---
title: "Upper Summit Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Upper Summit Lake: lake, 1 h 3 min from downtown Prince George. 97 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/upper-summit-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/upper-summit-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:32:58.454Z
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# Upper Summit Lake
Lake, 1 h 3 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.29199,-122.70964) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/upper-summit-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
- [Echo Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/echo-lake/) Lake 3.1 km
- [Summit Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/summit-lake/) Lake 3.4 km
- [Enquist Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/enquist-lake/) Lake 3.4 km
- [Jakes Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jakes-lake/) Lake 3.7 km
- [Erickson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/erickson-lake/) Lake 4.0 km
- [Teapot Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/teapot-mountain/) Recreation site 4.6 km
- [Tang Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tang-lake/) Lake 5.8 km
- [Sucker Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sucker-lake/) Lake 6.2 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 3 min, 62 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.9 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 42 km from downtown
- **Area**: 97 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.29199, -122.70964
## 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/upper-summit-lake
- **slug**: upper-summit-lake
- **name**: Upper Summit Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 54.29199
- **lng**: -122.70964
- **kmFromCentre**: 41.8
- **driveKm**: 61.5
- **driveMinutes**: 63.3
- **offRoadMetres**: 1867
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 97.4
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| echo-lake | Echo Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.26493 | -122.70114 | 3.1 | 38.8 | 51.1 |
| summit-lake | Summit Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.29764 | -122.65846 | 3.4 | 42.7 | 56 |
| enquist-lake | Enquist Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.32058 | -122.72787 | 3.4 | 44.9 | 61.5 |
| jakes-lake | Jakes Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.32546 | -122.71047 | 3.7 | 45.5 | 61.3 |
| erickson-lake | Erickson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.2814 | -122.76905 | 4 | 40.5 | 53 |
| teapot-mountain | Teapot Mountain | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, summits | Recreation site | 54.32698 | -122.67087 | 4.6 | 45.9 | 57.1 |
| tang-lake | Tang Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.32294 | -122.7817 | 5.8 | 45.2 | 61.5 |
| sucker-lake | Sucker Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.28405 | -122.80444 | 6.2 | 41 | 53.8 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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