---
title: "Tzenzaicut Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Tzenzaicut Lake: lake, 3 h 21 min from downtown Prince George. Boating, canoeing and kayaking, camping. Camping on the shore. 812 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tzenzaicut-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tzenzaicut-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:40.545Z
---

# Tzenzaicut Lake

Lake, 3 h 21 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.65378,-122.83604) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tzenzaicut-lake/#map)

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- 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

- [Tzenzaicut Lake North](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tzenzaicut-lake-north/) Recreation site · 21 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 21 min, 183 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 3.0 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 141 km from downtown
- **Area**: 812 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 52.65378, -122.83604

## 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/tzenzaicut-lake

- **slug**: tzenzaicut-lake
- **name**: Tzenzaicut Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 52.65378
- **lng**: -122.83604
- **kmFromCentre**: 140.6
- **driveKm**: 182.7
- **driveMinutes**: 200.5
- **offRoadMetres**: 3002
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 811.5
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: boating, paddling, camping
- **amenities**: Camping on the shore
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: _none_
- **directions**: _none_
- **links**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tzenzaicut-lake/>
- **source**: BC Freshwater Atlas lakes (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes>
- **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
- **nearby**: _none_

#### onShore

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | kmFromCentre | driveKm | driveMinutes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| tzenzaicut-lake-north | Tzenzaicut Lake North | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 52.66423 | -122.88353 | 139.6 | 190.1 | 218.1 |

_Nested fields (distanceKm, links) are in the JSON version._

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