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title: "Turff Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Turff Lake: lake, 4 h 8 min from downtown Prince George. 94 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turff-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turff-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:43:53.917Z
---
# Turff Lake
Lake, 4 h 8 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.45976,-124.20759) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turff-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
- [Cory Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cory-lake/) Lake 2.6 km
- [Bodley Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bodley-lake/) Lake 3.3 km
- [Vance Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/vance-lake/) Lake 3.3 km
- [Harp Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/harp-lake/) Lake 3.9 km
- [Tatuk Hill](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tatuk-hill/) Summit 5.1 km
- [Tatuk Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tatuk-lake/) Lake 7.3 km
- [Finger-Tatuk Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/finger-tatuk-park/) Provincial park 7.6 km
- [Klunchatistli Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/klunchatistli-lake/) Lake 7.6 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 8 min, 171 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 7.2 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 109 km from downtown
- **Area**: 94 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.45976, -124.20759
## 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/turff-lake
- **slug**: turff-lake
- **name**: Turff Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 53.45976
- **lng**: -124.20759
- **kmFromCentre**: 108.6
- **driveKm**: 171.3
- **driveMinutes**: 247.6
- **offRoadMetres**: 7193
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 93.7
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| cory-lake | Cory Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.43646 | -124.20184 | 2.6 | 109.6 | 170.5 |
| bodley-lake | Bodley Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.43918 | -124.1726 | 3.3 | 107.7 | 165.5 |
| vance-lake | Vance Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.4604 | -124.1584 | 3.3 | 105.7 | 209.2 |
| harp-lake | Harp Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.44587 | -124.15408 | 3.9 | 106.3 | 165 |
| tatuk-hill | Tatuk Hill | summits | summits | Summit | 53.50568 | -124.20351 | 5.1 | 106 | 209.2 |
| tatuk-lake | Tatuk Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.52549 | -124.19706 | 7.3 | 104.7 | 209.2 |
| finger-tatuk-park | Finger-Tatuk Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds, huts, swimming, boat-launches | Provincial park | 53.52397 | -124.167 | 7.6 | 103 | 209.2 |
| klunchatistli-lake | Klunchatistli Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.39658 | -124.2522 | 7.6 | 114.7 | 172.7 |
_Nested fields (links, advisories) are in the JSON version._
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