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title: "Stuart Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Stuart Lake: lake, 3 h 13 min from downtown Prince George. Swimming, camping, fishing, boating. Camping on the shore, swimming spot, boat launch. 35,932 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stuart-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stuart-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:32:57.109Z
---
# Stuart Lake
Lake, 3 h 13 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.56174,-124.59068) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stuart-lake/#map)
## What’s there
### Activities
- [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
- Camping on the shore
- Swimming spot
- Boat launch
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
- [Boat launch on Stuart Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-stuart-lake/) Boat launch
- [Boat launch on Stuart Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-stuart-lake-3i7eiv7/) Boat launch
- [Boat launch on Stuart Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-stuart-lake-37dj0v4/) Boat launch
- [Whitefish Bay](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whitefish-bay/) Recreation site · 10 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables
- [Battleship Bay](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/battleship-bay/) Recreation site · 1 campsite, Toilets, Picnic tables
## Nearby
- [Stuart Lake Marine Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stuart-lake-marine-park/) Provincial park 6.6 km
- [Stuart Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stuart-lake-park/) Provincial park 7.4 km
- [Pam Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pam-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Pinchi Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pinchi-mountain/) Summit 13 km
- [Pinchi Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pinchi-lake/) Lake 13 km
- [Jenny Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jenny-lake/) Lake 14 km
- [Mount Nielsp](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-nielsp/) Summit 14 km
- [Grassham Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grassham-lake/) Recreation site 14 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 13 min, 199 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 2.6 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 140 km from downtown
- **Area**: 35,932 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 54.56174, -124.59068
## 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/stuart-lake
- **slug**: stuart-lake
- **name**: Stuart Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 54.56174
- **lng**: -124.59068
- **kmFromCentre**: 139.5
- **driveKm**: 199.2
- **driveMinutes**: 193.2
- **offRoadMetres**: 2609
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 35932.4
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: swimming, camping, fishing, boating
- **amenities**: Camping on the shore, Swimming spot, Boat launch
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| boat-launch-on-stuart-lake | Boat launch on Stuart Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 54.42219 | -124.37608 | 119.8 | 164.8 | 147.6 |
| boat-launch-on-stuart-lake-3i7eiv7 | Boat launch on Stuart Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 54.4523 | -124.27511 | 115.7 | 162.7 | 142 |
| boat-launch-on-stuart-lake-37dj0v4 | Boat launch on Stuart Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 54.56973 | -124.5146 | 135.7 | 196.2 | 189.4 |
| whitefish-bay | Whitefish Bay | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 54.58252 | -124.7198 | 147.8 | 211.1 | 219.4 |
| battleship-bay | Battleship Bay | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, swimming | Recreation site | 54.52279 | -124.40892 | 127.2 | 187.4 | 175.9 |
_Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| stuart-lake-marine-park | Stuart Lake Marine Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, swimming | Provincial park | 54.59603 | -124.67498 | 6.6 | 146.1 | 211.2 |
| stuart-lake-park | Stuart Lake Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, swimming | Provincial park | 54.61961 | -124.64763 | 7.4 | 145.9 | 206.4 |
| pam-lake | Pam Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.46747 | -124.62088 | 10.7 | 136.2 | 193.5 |
| pinchi-mountain | Pinchi Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 54.66027 | -124.48814 | 12.8 | 139.9 | 210.9 |
| pinchi-lake | Pinchi Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.61247 | -124.40773 | 13.1 | 132.6 | 206.6 |
| jenny-lake | Jenny Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.46663 | -124.73038 | 13.9 | 142.6 | 197.2 |
| mount-nielsp | Mount Nielsp | summits | summits | Summit | 54.43592 | -124.54887 | 14.2 | 130.5 | 187.5 |
| grassham-lake | Grassham Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.51159 | -124.79577 | 14.4 | 148.5 | 202.9 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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