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

181 to 190 of 324 places · 318 on the map

Wells / Quesnel Highlands

Mount Tinsdale

Tinsdale is a high, isolated summit in the Wells area, approached by logging roads and a very steep unformed mountain route. From the…

3 km · one way; return unconfirmed

Tumbler Ridge / Monkman / Peace Rockies

Lake Joan and Canary Falls

A lake-and-waterfall circuit with short steep sections; a shorter fork reaches the top of Canary Falls.

2 km · loop60 m gain
Stone Corral sinkhole in Monkman Provincial Park
Photo creditStone Corral Monkman Provincial Park.JPG · RPlunk at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Photographed Aug 13, 2006 · Original image downloaded without editing; display may crop the view.

Tumbler Ridge / Monkman / Peace Rockies

Stone Corral

4.6 AllTrails

Interpretive circuit through limestone features, ponds and cliffs; caves and springs are linked points of interest rather than independent hikes.

3 km · round trip230 m gain2–3 hours

Vanderhoof / farther west

Cutoff Butte

A short but very steep climb reaches an old volcanic landform and broad views. The drive is substantially longer than the walk, making road…

2.6 km · round trip
Kinuseo Falls in Monkman Provincial Park
Photo creditKinuseo Falls BC Canada.jpg · Happendstoday · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photographed Jun 26, 2017 · Original image downloaded without editing; display may crop the view. Any adapted CC BY-SA version retains that image license.

Tumbler Ridge / Monkman / Peace Rockies

Kinuseo Falls

Closure notice recorded · check guide

Several walks reach viewpoints of Kinuseo Falls. BC Parks confirms the main viewing platform is closed for the 2026 season; the upper viewpoints…

0.5 km · round trip
Sandy Lake at twilight in Bowron Lake Provincial Park
Photo creditCivil twilight sunset over Sandy Lake (DSCF2996).jpg · Trougnouf · CC BY 4.0 · Photographed Jul 15, 2018 · Wikimedia thumbnail downloaded; Wikimedia resized the original. Display may crop the view.

Bowron / Wells

Bowron Lakes Provincial Park

Bowron Lake Park is a paddling and camping destination with walking side trips, rather than one continuous land-based hiking loop. The full…

Area overview

Crescent Spur

Zig Zag Ridge

A demanding ridge route near Crescent Spur starts with an easier road approach before a sustained climb into the alpine. Driving farther up the…

17.8 km · round trip1,335 m gainSee time notesRecorded total time 8 hours 36 minutes; conditions and start point change this

Tumbler Ridge / Monkman / Peace Rockies

Windfall Lake

4.8 AllTrails

Forest and meadow approach reaches the alpine lake. A higher return loop and mountain extensions require stronger navigation skills.

10 km · round trip414 m gain5–7 hours

Robson Valley

Historic Goat River

A remote historic crossing between the upper Fraser River and the Bowron Lake plateau, with separate trail sections linked by a forest road.

49 km · point to point3–5 days

Robson Valley

Upper Goat River Cable Car

4.6 AllTrails

A short section of the historic Goat River corridor that reaches a cable-car crossing, with a remote forest-road approach.

7 km · round trip