---
title: "West Lake Park: provincial park around Prince George"
description: "West Lake Park: provincial park, 32 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, canoeing and kayaking, swimming, fishing, wildlife viewing. 256 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/west-lake-park/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/west-lake-park.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:23:43.624Z
---

# West Lake Park

Provincial park, 32 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.73642,-122.86078) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/west-lake-park/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/west-lake-park/#map)

## About

> West Lake is a day-use park where visitors can enjoy fishing, boating, swimming, and hiking. In the winter, popular activities include cross-country skiing and tobogganing. A boaters beach complete with picnic tables, pit toilets and fire pits has been developed for boaters and waterskiers.

From BC Parks Data API.

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife)

### Amenities

- Picnic shelters
- Picnic areas
- Pit or flush toilets
- Drinking water
- Boat launch

As published by BC Parks Data API.

## Map

[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=provincial-parks)

Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

## Nearby

- [Boat launch on Nadsilnich Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-nadsilnich-lake/) Boat launch 0.5 km
- [Nadsilnich Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nadsilnich-lake/) Lake 2.5 km
- [Nadsilnich Lake (West Lake) Trail System](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nadsilnich-lake-west-lake-trail-system/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 3.0 km
- [Fyfe Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fyfe-lake/) Lake 5.2 km
- [Aird Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/aird-lake/) Lake 9.4 km
- [Fort George Canyon Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fort-george-canyon-park/) Provincial park 11 km
- [Chilako River](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chilako-river/) Recreation site 13 km
- [Lynx Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lynx-lake/) Lake 13 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 32 min, 25 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 21 km from downtown
- **Area**: 256 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.73642, -122.86078

## Links

- [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/west-lake-park/)
- [Reservations (BC Parks)](https://camping.bcparks.ca/)
- [BC freshwater fishing regulations](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/fishing-regulations)
- [BC Parks](https://bcparks.ca/)

[Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/)

Source: [BC Parks Data API](https://bcparks.ca/west-lake-park/). 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/west-lake-park

- **slug**: west-lake-park
- **name**: West Lake Park
- **category**: provincial-parks
- **categories**: provincial-parks, swimming, boat-launches
- **kind**: Provincial park
- **lat**: 53.73642
- **lng**: -122.86078
- **kmFromCentre**: 21.4
- **driveKm**: 24.9
- **driveMinutes**: 31.8
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 256
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hiking, paddling, swimming, fishing, wildlife
- **amenities**: Picnic shelters, Picnic areas, Pit or flush toilets, Drinking water, Boat launch
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: West Lake is a day-use park where visitors can enjoy fishing, boating, swimming, and hiking. In the winter, popular activities include cross-country skiing and tobogganing. A boaters beach complete with picnic tables, pit toilets and fire pits has been developed for boaters and waterskiers.
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/west-lake-park/>
- **source**: BC Parks Data API
- **sourceUrl**: <https://bcparks.ca/west-lake-park/>
- **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_

#### links

| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| BC Parks page | https://bcparks.ca/west-lake-park/ |
| Reservations (BC Parks) | https://camping.bcparks.ca/ |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| boat-launch-on-nadsilnich-lake | Boat launch on Nadsilnich Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 53.7322 | -122.8591 | 0.5 | 21.8 | 25.6 |
| nadsilnich-lake | Nadsilnich Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.71427 | -122.85319 | 2.5 | 23.6 | 28.3 |
| nadsilnich-lake-west-lake-trail-system | Nadsilnich Lake (West Lake) Trail System | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.7101 | -122.87298 | 3 | 24.4 | 28.2 |
| fyfe-lake | Fyfe Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.72108 | -122.78565 | 5.2 | 21.9 | 34.1 |
| aird-lake | Aird Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.79162 | -122.96966 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 26.5 |
| fort-george-canyon-park | Fort George Canyon Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.68022 | -122.72129 | 11.1 | 26.4 | 33.1 |
| chilako-river | Chilako River | rec-sites | rec-sites, swimming | Recreation site | 53.83113 | -122.97004 | 12.7 | 17.3 | 23.6 |
| lynx-lake | Lynx Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.62507 | -122.90656 | 12.7 | 34.1 | 39.1 |

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

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