---
title: "Turner Lake, 4 h 48 min from Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Turner Lake: lake, 4 h 48 min from downtown Prince George. Camping, fishing. Boat launch, camping on the shore. 39 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turner-lake-jl8rpmw/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turner-lake-jl8rpmw.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:41:09.573Z
---
# Turner Lake
Lake, 4 h 48 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.84351,-123.58231) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turner-lake-jl8rpmw/#map)
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
### 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
- [Turner Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turner-lake/) Recreation site · 2 campsites, Picnic tables, Fire rings
## Nearby
- [Munlo Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/munlo-lake/) Lake 6.1 km
- [Mount Mackinnon](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-mackinnon/) Summit 6.7 km
- [Two Bears Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/two-bears-lakes/) Lake 11 km
- [Old Man Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/old-man-lake/) Recreation site 15 km
- [Old Man Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/old-man-lake-w3w0dfb/) Lake 15 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 48 min, 170 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.6 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 116 km from downtown
- **Area**: 39 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 54.84351, -123.58231
## 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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- [Where to stay Hotels, motels, B&Bs and campgrounds](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/where-to-stay/)
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- [Lheidli T’enneh Whose land this is](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/)
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## 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/turner-lake-jl8rpmw
- **slug**: turner-lake-jl8rpmw
- **name**: Turner Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 54.84351
- **lng**: -123.58231
- **kmFromCentre**: 116.3
- **driveKm**: 170.1
- **driveMinutes**: 288.4
- **offRoadMetres**: 556
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 39.4
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: camping, fishing
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| turner-lake | Turner Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.8413 | -123.59109 | 116.3 | 170.3 | 289.4 |
_Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| munlo-lake | Munlo Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.83361 | -123.48917 | 6.1 | 112.6 | 157.1 |
| mount-mackinnon | Mount Mackinnon | summits | summits | Summit | 54.88565 | -123.65677 | 6.7 | 122.7 | 175.1 |
| two-bears-lakes | Two Bears Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.769 | -123.70319 | 11.3 | 113.1 | 162.6 |
| old-man-lake | Old Man Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.71084 | -123.5886 | 14.8 | 103.7 | 149.1 |
| old-man-lake-w3w0dfb | Old Man Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.70887 | -123.59109 | 15 | 103.6 | 149 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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