---
title: "Stony Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Stony Lake: lake, 3 h 42 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, swimming, camping, fishing, boating. 874 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:22.393Z
---
# Stony Lake
Lake, 3 h 42 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.42159,-121.8816) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake/#map)
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating)
### 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
- [Stony Lake West](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-west/) Recreation site · 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables
- [Stony Lake South](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-south/) Recreation site · 4 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables
- [Stony Lake East](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-east/) Recreation site · 3 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables
## Nearby
- [Stony Lake North](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stony-lake-north/) Recreation site 1.1 km
- [Rond Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/rond-lake/) Lake 4.9 km
- [Stephen Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stephen-lake/) Lake 6.8 km
- [Teapot Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teapot-lake-6u3gpex/) Lake 11 km
- [Teapot Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teapot-lake/) Recreation site 11 km
- [Slender Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/slender-lake-byawfbn/) Lake 11 km
- [Lodi Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lodi-lake/) Lake 14 km
- [Upper Narrow Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/upper-narrow-lake/) Lake 15 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 42 min, 145 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.8 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 79 km from downtown
- **Area**: 874 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.42159, -121.88160
## 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/stony-lake
- **slug**: stony-lake
- **name**: Stony Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.42159
- **lng**: -121.8816
- **kmFromCentre**: 79.4
- **driveKm**: 145.3
- **driveMinutes**: 222.3
- **offRoadMetres**: 794
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 873.6
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: paddling, swimming, camping, fishing, boating
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| stony-lake-west | Stony Lake West | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.44276 | -121.91543 | 76.2 | 141.4 | 212.3 |
| stony-lake-south | Stony Lake South | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.43887 | -121.93168 | 75.7 | 136.5 | 204 |
| stony-lake-east | Stony Lake East | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.40348 | -121.83072 | 83.2 | 149.2 | 231.1 |
_Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| stony-lake-north | Stony Lake North | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.42892 | -121.87081 | 1.1 | 79.4 | 144.9 |
| rond-lake | Rond Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.39523 | -121.8221 | 4.9 | 84.3 | 150.3 |
| stephen-lake | Stephen Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.3864 | -121.79855 | 6.8 | 86.1 | 243.8 |
| teapot-lake-6u3gpex | Teapot Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.45509 | -122.03023 | 10.5 | 69.9 | 134.8 |
| teapot-lake | Teapot Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.45246 | -122.03674 | 10.8 | 69.8 | 134.8 |
| slender-lake-byawfbn | Slender Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.42575 | -121.71542 | 11 | 87.3 | 240.4 |
| lodi-lake | Lodi Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.37874 | -122.08155 | 14.1 | 74.3 | 122 |
| upper-narrow-lake | Upper Narrow Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.55035 | -121.83246 | 14.7 | 72.8 | 91.6 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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