A LOCAL FIELD GUIDE

Hiking around Prince George

Find a walk close to home, a waterfall, or a day in the mountains.

Places to go

151 to 160 of 324 places · 318 on the map

Fraser Lake & west

Beaumont campground

A Fraser Lake camping and beach stop beside Highway 16, with a short interpretive walk through local natural and historical features. It is…

Camping destination

Vanderhoof & west

Greer Creek recreation site

A small four-site camping area on the Nechako River below the mouth of Greer Creek. This river campsite is separate from the Greer Creek Falls…

Camping destination

Tumbler Ridge / Monkman

Hugh Lake Camp

Official Monkman map marks camp at trail km 33; these are route-chainage values, not road distances.

33 km one way

Fort St. James & northwest

Sowchea Bay campground

A Stuart Lake campground west of Fort St. James, with many sites near the water. It is primarily a lake camping destination rather than a…

Camping destination
Fraser Lake from Fraser Mountain
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Fort Fraser

Fraser Mountain

4.5 AllTrails

A steep forest climb reaches several viewpoints above Fraser Lake and the former fire-lookout site. The old tower is no longer a reliable…

8.2 km round trip4-6 hours

Kersley / Quesnel / farther south

Deserters Creek Falls

4.2 AllTrails

Deserter’s Creek, also called Deep Creek locally, follows a creek valley to a waterfall and viewpoints southwest of Quesnel. The walking line…

Fort St. James / farther northwest

Tsilcoh Falls

A short forest approach north of Fort St. James reaches a waterfall, picnic area and pit toilets. The lengthy road approach should be planned…

2.4 km round trip

Tumbler Ridge / Monkman

Monkman Lake Camp

Official Monkman map marks camp at trail km 25; these are route-chainage values, not road distances.

25 km point to pointApprox. 460 m gain
The view east from Mount Agnes in the Cariboo Mountains, 20 July 2008, with a snow patch below the alpine meadow
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Region to confirm

Mount Agnes

Mount Agnes adds a summit above Groundhog Lake to the long approach from Barkerville. The local trail society lists around 20 km return and 740…

20 km round trip740 m gain5–6 hoursas published
Dawn over Groundhog Lake in the Cariboo Mountains south of Barkerville
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Barkerville

Mount Agnes/Groundhog Lake

Groundhog Lake is a long walk into the mountains behind Barkerville, using the old mining-road approach before reaching a high lake and rustic…

17 km round trip490 m gain5-6 hour