Lakes near Vancouver

11 lakes with detailed profiles lie within 50 km of Vancouver, British Columbia. The closest is Lost Lagoon, 4.1 km north. 11 have sport-fish survey records.

Closest
4.1 km N
Lost Lagoon
Largest
53.2 km²
Pitt Lake
Most sport-fish species
15
Pitt Lake

Fishing

Sport fish recorded in the most of these lakes: cutthroat trout (10), rainbow trout (9), coastal cutthroat trout (6), coho salmon (6), kokanee (5) and black crappie (4).

Distances are straight-line to the nearest shore from the community’s official point. The map places each lake at its centre.

10 km25 km50 kmNLost Lagoon · 4.1 kmDeer Lake · 10.2 kmCapilano Lake · 11 kmBurnaby Lake · 11.3 kmMcCombe Lake · 21.7 kmKillarney Lake · 22.4 kmCoquitlam Lake · 25.7 kmCatbird Slough · 36.4 kmPitt Lake · 37.5 kmAlouette Lake · 45.5 kmWhonnock Lake · 48.3 km

Every lake, nearest first

LakeDistanceArea km²Max depth mSport fish
Lost LagoonGreater Vancouver4.1 km N0.16Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout
Deer LakeGreater Vancouver10 km SE0.3Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Black Crappie +3
Capilano LakeGreater Vancouver11 km NE2.42Coho Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Steelhead +3
Burnaby LakeGreater Vancouver11 km SE0.29Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Coastal Cutthroat Trout +1
McCombe LakeGreater Vancouver22 km E0.15Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Coastal Cutthroat Trout +2
Killarney LakeGreater Vancouver22 km NW0.21Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout +1
Coquitlam LakeGreater Vancouver26 km E12Kokanee, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout +2
Catbird SloughGreater Vancouver36 km E0.28Black Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed +1
Pitt LakeGreater Vancouver38 km E53.2Coho Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Sockeye Salmon +12
Alouette LakeFraser Valley46 km E15.8Kokanee, Bull Trout, Sockeye Salmon +2
Whonnock LakeGreater Vancouver48 km SE0.51Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, Cutthroat Trout +4

Data as of October 9, 2026. Sources: provincial surveys, HydroLAKES, Canadian Geographical Names Database. Details and licences.