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title: "Yatzutzin Lake: lake around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Yatzutzin Lake: lake, 2 h 54 min from downtown Prince George. 205 ha. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/yatzutzin-lake/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/yatzutzin-lake.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:51:22.258Z
---
# Yatzutzin Lake
Lake, 2 h 54 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.67243,-124.24191) [Official page](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/freshwater-atlas-lakes) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/yatzutzin-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
- [Hunitlin Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hunitlin-mountain/) Summit 3.3 km
- [Tsilcoh Falls](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tsilcoh-falls/) Recreation site 6.8 km
- [Tsetoyank'ut Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tsetoyankut-lake/) Lake 8.0 km
- [Destlay Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/destlay-lake/) Lake 8.3 km
- [Tezzeron Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tezzeron-lake/) Recreation site 9.2 km
- [Tezzeron Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tezzeron-mountain/) Summit 10 km
- [Hat Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hat-lake/) Lake 12 km
- [Pinchi Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pinchi-lake/) Lake 13 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 54 min, 193 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 6.2 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 128 km from downtown
- **Area**: 205 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.67243, -124.24191
## 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/yatzutzin-lake
- **slug**: yatzutzin-lake
- **name**: Yatzutzin Lake
- **category**: lakes
- **categories**: lakes
- **kind**: Lake
- **lat**: 54.67243
- **lng**: -124.24191
- **kmFromCentre**: 128.2
- **driveKm**: 193.2
- **driveMinutes**: 174.1
- **offRoadMetres**: 6238
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 205.2
- **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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| hunitlin-mountain | Hunitlin Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 54.68792 | -124.19802 | 3.3 | 127.2 | 198.6 |
| tsilcoh-falls | Tsilcoh Falls | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 54.6114 | -124.24999 | 6.8 | 124.3 | 194.8 |
| tsetoyankut-lake | Tsetoyank'ut Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.70628 | -124.13166 | 8 | 125.4 | 199.6 |
| destlay-lake | Destlay Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.74677 | -124.23551 | 8.3 | 133.4 | 205.6 |
| tezzeron-lake | Tezzeron Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.65663 | -124.38217 | 9.2 | 134.1 | 208.6 |
| tezzeron-mountain | Tezzeron Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 54.73374 | -124.36412 | 10.4 | 138.6 | 211 |
| hat-lake | Hat Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.7743 | -124.28555 | 11.7 | 137.8 | 209.6 |
| pinchi-lake | Pinchi Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.61247 | -124.40773 | 12.6 | 132.6 | 206.6 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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