--- title: "Swamp Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Swamp Lake: lake, 1 h from downtown Prince George. 395 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/swamp-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/swamp-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:33:42.270Z --- # Swamp Lake Lake, 1 h from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.06006,-122.96001) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/swamp-lake/#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 - [Nukko Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nukko-lake/) Lake 3.7 km - [Eena Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/eena-lake/) Lake 3.9 km - [Ramblers Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ramblers-lake/) Lake 4.1 km - [Ruby Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ruby-lake/) Lake 4.2 km - [Pilot Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pilot-mountain/) Summit 4.7 km - [Bolarn Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bolarn-lake/) Lake 6.3 km - [Chief Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-lake/) Lake 7.5 km - [Edna Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/edna-lake/) Lake 8.3 km - **Drive from downtown**: 1 h, 27 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.1 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 21 km from downtown - **Area**: 395 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.06006, -122.96001 ## 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/swamp-lake - **slug**: swamp-lake - **name**: Swamp Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 54.06006 - **lng**: -122.96001 - **kmFromCentre**: 21 - **driveKm**: 26.8 - **driveMinutes**: 60.2 - **offRoadMetres**: 1100 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 394.5 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | nukko-lake | Nukko Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.0714 | -123.01371 | 3.7 | 24.3 | 31.8 | | eena-lake | Eena Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.04918 | -123.01739 | 3.9 | 22.8 | 31.5 | | ramblers-lake | Ramblers Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.09649 | -122.96206 | 4.1 | 24.3 | 35.6 | | ruby-lake | Ruby Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.09187 | -122.99413 | 4.2 | 25.2 | 34.1 | | pilot-mountain | Pilot Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 54.04654 | -122.89197 | 4.7 | 17.1 | 21.6 | | bolarn-lake | Bolarn Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.06268 | -123.05592 | 6.3 | 25.7 | 31.9 | | chief-lake | Chief Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.12187 | -123.00622 | 7.5 | 28.3 | 35.9 | | edna-lake | Edna Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.04602 | -123.08498 | 8.3 | 26.2 | 34.8 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/swamp-lake/. 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