--- title: "Shesta Lake, 57 min from Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Shesta Lake: lake, 57 min from downtown Prince George. Fishing, boating, swimming, camping. Boat launch, camping on the shore, swimming spot. 55 ha." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shesta-lake-rk4t5u0/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shesta-lake-rk4t5u0.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:35:06.136Z --- # Shesta Lake Lake, 57 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.63071,-122.99596) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shesta-lake-rk4t5u0/#map) ## What’s there ### Activities - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating) - [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - Boat launch - Camping on the shore - Swimming spot From the sites on its shore listed below. ## Map [Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=lakes) Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. ## On the shore - [Shesta Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shesta-lake/) Recreation site · 2 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables ## Nearby - [Shesta Picnic Site](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shesta-picnic-site/) Recreation site 1.2 km - [Mount Baldy Hughes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-baldy-hughes/) Summit 3.2 km - [Clear Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/clear-lake/) Recreation site 4.4 km - [Erickson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/erickson-lake-nlrgtxr/) Lake 4.8 km - [Nelson Lake Rec Site](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nelson-lake-rec-site/) Recreation site 5.6 km - [Lynx Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lynx-lake/) Lake 5.9 km - [Mackenzie Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mackenzie-lakes/) Recreation site 10 km - [MacKenzieLake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mackenzielake/) Lake 11 km - **Drive from downtown**: 57 min, 40 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 36 km from downtown - **Area**: 55 ha - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.63071, -122.99596 ## Links - [BC freshwater fishing regulations](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/fishing-regulations) [Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/) Source: [BC Freshwater Atlas lakes (BC Data Catalogue)](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes). Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. 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Licence: Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc) for BC Parks, Recreation Sites and Trails BC and Freshwater Atlas places; ODbL 1.0 © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) for OpenStreetMap places and drive times; each place names its own source. Updated 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z. JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/outdoors/shesta-lake-rk4t5u0 - **slug**: shesta-lake-rk4t5u0 - **name**: Shesta Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 53.63071 - **lng**: -122.99596 - **kmFromCentre**: 35.7 - **driveKm**: 39.5 - **driveMinutes**: 57.4 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 54.5 - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: fishing, boating, swimming, camping - **amenities**: Boat launch, Camping on the shore, Swimming spot - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: _none_ - **directions**: _none_ - **links**: _none_ - **page**: - **source**: BC Freshwater Atlas lakes (BC Data Catalogue) - **sourceUrl**: - **licence**: Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc) - **fetchedAt**: 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z #### onShore | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | kmFromCentre | driveKm | driveMinutes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | shesta-lake | Shesta Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.63392 | -122.98961 | 35.2 | 39.1 | 56.3 | _Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._ #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | shesta-picnic-site | Shesta Picnic Site | rec-sites | rec-sites | Recreation site | 53.62032 | -123.00023 | 1.2 | 36.9 | 40.7 | | mount-baldy-hughes | Mount Baldy Hughes | summits | summits | Summit | 53.61542 | -122.95444 | 3.2 | 36.1 | 41.2 | | clear-lake | Clear Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.66747 | -123.02155 | 4.4 | 33 | 39.4 | | erickson-lake-nlrgtxr | Erickson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.58755 | -122.99117 | 4.8 | 39.9 | 42.9 | | nelson-lake-rec-site | Nelson Lake Rec Site | rec-sites | rec-sites | Recreation site | 53.58686 | -122.95312 | 5.6 | 39.1 | 43.3 | | lynx-lake | Lynx Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.62507 | -122.90656 | 5.9 | 34.1 | 39.1 | | mackenzie-lakes | Mackenzie Lakes | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.54276 | -122.94598 | 10.3 | 43.6 | 49.8 | | mackenzielake | MacKenzieLake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.54017 | -122.9417 | 10.7 | 43.8 | 49.8 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shesta-lake-rk4t5u0/. 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