--- title: "Verdant Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Verdant Lake: lake, 57 min from downtown Prince George. 29 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/verdant-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/verdant-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:33:42.442Z --- # Verdant Lake Lake, 57 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.03654,-123.20424) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/verdant-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 - [Vivian Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/vivian-lake/) Lake 1.2 km - [Circle Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/circle-lake/) Lake 1.7 km - [Erickson Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/erickson-lake-ad73hm3/) Lake 3.1 km - [Boquist Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boquist-lake/) Lake 3.1 km - [Camp Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake-js3ck3j/) Lake 3.6 km - [Ring Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ring-lake/) Lake 3.9 km - [Ness Lake Boat Launch](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ness-lake-boat-launch/) Boat launch 4.5 km - [Kathie Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kathie-lake/) Lake 4.6 km - **Drive from downtown**: 57 min, 42 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.5 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 33 km from downtown - **Area**: 29 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.03654, -123.20424 ## 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/verdant-lake - **slug**: verdant-lake - **name**: Verdant Lake - **category**: lakes - **categories**: lakes - **kind**: Lake - **lat**: 54.03654 - **lng**: -123.20424 - **kmFromCentre**: 32.6 - **driveKm**: 42.1 - **driveMinutes**: 57.3 - **offRoadMetres**: 521 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 28.7 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | vivian-lake | Vivian Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.02627 | -123.21003 | 1.2 | 32.5 | 41.5 | | circle-lake | Circle Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.02965 | -123.1805 | 1.7 | 30.8 | 39.9 | | erickson-lake-ad73hm3 | Erickson Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.02904 | -123.15893 | 3.1 | 29.5 | 39.3 | | boquist-lake | Boquist Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.0471 | -123.24822 | 3.1 | 35.7 | 45.9 | | camp-lake-js3ck3j | Camp Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.06318 | -123.17402 | 3.6 | 32.1 | 42.9 | | ring-lake | Ring Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.06106 | -123.24591 | 3.9 | 36.2 | 46 | | ness-lake-boat-launch | Ness Lake Boat Launch | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 54.02351 | -123.13873 | 4.5 | 28.1 | 40.5 | | kathie-lake | Kathie Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.07275 | -123.17073 | 4.6 | 32.5 | 43.2 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/verdant-lake/. 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