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title: "Targe Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Targe Lake: lake, 2 h 51 min from downtown Prince George. 52 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/targe-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/targe-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:33:49.811Z
---
# Targe Lake
Lake, 2 h 51 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.74984,-124.92378) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/targe-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
- [Bentzi Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bentzi-lake/) Lake 3.8 km
- [Rognaas Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/rognaas-lake/) Lake 6.1 km
- [Holy Cross Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/holy-cross-mountain-summit/) Summit 7.1 km
- [Copley Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/copley-lake/) Lake 8.0 km
- [Cutoff Creek](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cutoff-creek/) Recreation site 9.3 km
- [Hallett Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hallett-lake-ts5sh6i/) Lake 11 km
- [Triangle Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/triangle-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Cheslatta Falls](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cheslatta-falls/) Waterfall 12 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 51 min, 196 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.8 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 144 km from downtown
- **Area**: 52 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.74984, -124.92378
## 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/targe-lake
- **slug**: targe-lake
- **name**: Targe Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.74984
- **lng**: -124.92378
- **kmFromCentre**: 143.9
- **driveKm**: 196.2
- **driveMinutes**: 171
- **offRoadMetres**: 767
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 52.3
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| bentzi-lake | Bentzi Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.76922 | -124.87671 | 3.8 | 140.5 | 193.7 |
| rognaas-lake | Rognaas Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.77278 | -124.83977 | 6.1 | 138 | 190.7 |
| holy-cross-mountain-summit | Holy Cross Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.78069 | -125.01854 | 7.1 | 149.6 | 198.6 |
| copley-lake | Copley Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.74598 | -124.80249 | 8 | 136 | 167.8 |
| cutoff-creek | Cutoff Creek | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.70326 | -124.80614 | 9.3 | 137.1 | 238.2 |
| hallett-lake-ts5sh6i | Hallett Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.80638 | -124.79538 | 10.5 | 134.7 | 185.8 |
| triangle-lake | Triangle Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.79533 | -124.76901 | 11.4 | 133.1 | 185.8 |
| cheslatta-falls | Cheslatta Falls | waterfalls | waterfalls | Waterfall | 53.64625 | -124.94029 | 11.6 | 147 | 210.8 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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