--- title: "Upper Blue Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Upper Blue Lake: lake, 6 h 39 min from downtown Prince George. 123 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/upper-blue-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/upper-blue-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:22.915Z --- # Upper Blue Lake Lake, 6 h 39 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.50176,-121.04876) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/upper-blue-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 - [Paxton Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/paxton-lake/) Lake 4.4 km - [Mount Bulley](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-bulley/) Summit 4.5 km - [Lower Blue Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lower-blue-lake/) Lake 5.4 km - [Paxton Peak](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/paxton-peak/) Summit 6.2 km - [Limestone Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/limestone-lakes-x2g4mvr/) Lake 7.4 km - [Lupin Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lupin-lake/) Lake 7.7 km - [Monkman Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/monkman-park/) Provincial park 9.4 km - [Limestone Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/limestone-lakes/) Lake 9.4 km - **Drive from downtown**: 6 h 39 min, 482 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 14 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 128 km from downtown - **Area**: 123 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.50176, -121.04876 ## 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. 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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/upper-blue-lake - **slug**: upper-blue-lake - **name**: Upper Blue Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 54.50176 - **lng**: -121.04876 - **kmFromCentre**: 128.3 - **driveKm**: 481.6 - **driveMinutes**: 398.5 - **offRoadMetres**: 13686 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 123.4 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | paxton-lake | Paxton Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.52582 | -121.10364 | 4.4 | 126.6 | 481.6 | | mount-bulley | Mount Bulley | summits | summits | Summit | 54.48431 | -120.98521 | 4.5 | 131 | 481.6 | | lower-blue-lake | Lower Blue Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.54986 | -121.03947 | 5.4 | 131.5 | 481.6 | | paxton-peak | Paxton Peak | summits | summits | Summit | 54.53583 | -121.12496 | 6.2 | 126 | 481.6 | | limestone-lakes-x2g4mvr | Limestone Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.43958 | -121.00827 | 7.4 | 127.3 | 177.9 | | lupin-lake | Lupin Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.56695 | -121.08775 | 7.7 | 129.9 | 481.6 | | monkman-park | Monkman Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds | Provincial park | 54.54751 | -121.17216 | 9.4 | 124.2 | 481.6 | | limestone-lakes | Limestone Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.42711 | -120.98093 | 9.4 | 128.3 | 177.9 | _Nested fields (links, advisories) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/upper-blue-lake/. 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