--- title: "Top Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Top Lake: lake, 3 h 16 min from downtown Prince George. Fishing, camping. Boat launch, camping on the shore. 24 ha." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/top-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/top-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:56.464Z --- # Top Lake Lake, 3 h 16 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.22358,-124.81887) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/top-lake/#map) ## What’s there ### Activities - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - Boat launch - Camping on the shore 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 - [Top Lake And Peta Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/top-lake-and-peta-lake/) Recreation site · 5 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables ## Nearby - [Peta Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/peta-lake/) Lake 1.8 km - [Jean Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jean-lake/) Lake 5.7 km - [Peta Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/peta-mountain/) Summit 6.3 km - [Oona Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/oona-lake/) Recreation site 6.6 km - [Oona Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/oona-lake-t5ri7l2/) Lake 6.8 km - [Justine Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/justine-lake/) Lake 7.8 km - [Ormond Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ormond-lake-0826nu1/) Lake 9.8 km - [Angly Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/angly-lake/) Recreation site 10 km - **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 16 min, 193 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.5 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 139 km from downtown - **Area**: 24 ha - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 54.22358, -124.81887 ## 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 [Report a problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Foutdoors%2Ftop-lake%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Top+Lake) ## 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/top-lake - **slug**: top-lake - **name**: Top Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 54.22358 - **lng**: -124.81887 - **kmFromCentre**: 139.2 - **driveKm**: 192.9 - **driveMinutes**: 195.7 - **offRoadMetres**: 459 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 24.3 - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: fishing, camping - **amenities**: Boat launch, Camping on the shore - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | top-lake-and-peta-lake | Top Lake And Peta Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.22176 | -124.81508 | 139 | 192.5 | 194.7 | _Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._ #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | peta-lake | Peta Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.21938 | -124.79217 | 1.8 | 137.4 | 192.3 | | jean-lake | Jean Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.24465 | -124.89918 | 5.7 | 144.9 | 194.7 | | peta-mountain | Peta Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 54.25256 | -124.73571 | 6.3 | 134.8 | 196.1 | | oona-lake | Oona Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.18808 | -124.73746 | 6.6 | 133.2 | 191.2 | | oona-lake-t5ri7l2 | Oona Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.18114 | -124.74362 | 6.8 | 133.4 | 190.7 | | justine-lake | Justine Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.21139 | -124.93759 | 7.8 | 146.5 | 186.2 | | ormond-lake-0826nu1 | Ormond Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.17086 | -124.69807 | 9.8 | 130.3 | 152.6 | | angly-lake | Angly Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.23259 | -124.6635 | 10.1 | 129.7 | 192.6 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/top-lake/. 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