---
title: "Sovereign Lakes, 3 h 4 min from Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Sovereign Lakes: lake, 3 h 4 min from downtown Prince George. 33 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sovereign-lakes-8fm85e1/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sovereign-lakes-8fm85e1.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:51:14.275Z
---
# Sovereign Lakes
Lake, 3 h 4 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.92915,-121.84897) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sovereign-lakes-8fm85e1/#map)
## 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.
## Nearby
- [Sovereign Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sovereign-lakes/) Lake 1.4 km
- [Bendixon Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bendixon-lake/) Lake 4.7 km
- [Sovereign Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sovereign-mountain/) Summit 8.7 km
- [Grub Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grub-mountain/) Summit 13 km
- [Mount Van Winkle](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-van-winkle/) Summit 13 km
- [Mount Anderson](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-anderson/) Summit 14 km
- [Robertson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/robertson-lake/) Lake 15 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 4 min, 158 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 7.7 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 125 km from downtown
- **Area**: 33 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 52.92915, -121.84897
## 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.
Source read 2 days ago
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## More in Explore
[See all in Explore](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#explore)
- [Things to do Parks, trails, indoor fun](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/)
- [Indoor fun Things to do on rainy and cold days](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/indoor-activities/)
- [Where to stay Hotels, motels, B&Bs and campgrounds](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/where-to-stay/)
- [History and places The bowl, the rivers, the railway](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/explore/)
- [Lheidli T’enneh Whose land this is](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/)
- [Land and resources Forests, mines, geography](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/)
## Data
Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/).
### Place data
Source: [BC Parks Data API, Recreation Sites and Trails BC and the BC Freshwater Atlas (BC Data Catalogue), OpenStreetMap](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bc-parks-data-api-access). 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/sovereign-lakes-8fm85e1
- **slug**: sovereign-lakes-8fm85e1
- **name**: Sovereign Lakes
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 52.92915
- **lng**: -121.84897
- **kmFromCentre**: 125
- **driveKm**: 157.5
- **driveMinutes**: 183.9
- **offRoadMetres**: 7666
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 32.9
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: _none_
- **amenities**: _none_
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **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**: _none_
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| sovereign-lakes | Sovereign Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.94097 | -121.85681 | 1.4 | 123.6 | 156.3 |
| bendixon-lake | Bendixon Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.89018 | -121.87433 | 4.7 | 128.1 | 157.7 |
| sovereign-mountain | Sovereign Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.00673 | -121.86818 | 8.7 | 116.8 | 156.7 |
| grub-mountain | Grub Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.01718 | -121.72522 | 12.8 | 120.9 | 169.6 |
| mount-van-winkle | Mount Van Winkle | summits | summits | Summit | 53.00225 | -121.69164 | 13.3 | 123.5 | 175.5 |
| mount-anderson | Mount Anderson | summits | summits | Summit | 53.04251 | -121.77497 | 13.5 | 116.7 | 162.6 |
| robertson-lake | Robertson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.89541 | -122.05902 | 14.6 | 122.5 | 149.5 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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