East of Prince George
Purden Lake campground
Highway 16, approximately 64 km east of Prince George.
Camping destination
A LOCAL FIELD GUIDE
Hiking around Prince George
Find a walk close to home, a waterfall, or a day in the mountains.
Hixon & south
Canyon Creek Campground and RV Park
Canyon Creek is a private campground in Hixon beside Canyon Creek and Hixon Creek. It offers tenting and RV stays as a base for short outings in…
About 49 min from PGCamping destination
Hixon / south
Hixon Chutes
Hixon Chutes is the second short creek walk near Hixon Falls. Its destination is a constricted section of the gorge where the water funnels…
North of Prince George
Coffeepot Mt.
A short climb reaches the rim of an old volcanic landform, with a loop on top and views across the surrounding country. Recent logging has…
2.5 km loop129 m gain2–3 hours
Blackwater & southwest
Punchaw Lake recreation site
A small forest-sheltered lakeside campsite along the Blackwater road corridor. It provides a rustic overnight stop and lake access rather than a…
Camping destination
North of Prince George
Crooked River campground
A lakeside camping base north of Prince George with beaches and several short forest walks. Livingston Springs is a longer separate outing whose…
Camping destination
Crooked River / Bear Lake
Livingston Springs
A mostly level forest route in Crooked River Park leads to cool spring water that can remain open in winter. The springs are a wildlife-viewing…
About 9 km from summer parking or 10 km from the winter gate4–6 hours
Blackwater
Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail
Local day walks follow part of the much longer Nuxalk-Carrier Grease Trail through the Blackwater country. The historic route predates Alexander…
Variable, 3 to 16 km depending on trails taken3 - 6 hoursdepending on how far one goes
Upper Fraser & east
Amanita Lake recreation site
A small tent-friendly lake campground on the Upper Fraser forest-road network, with a swimming beach and dock.
Camping destination
East / Sugarbowl-Grizzly Den
Sugarbowl ridge
A steep forest climb reaches Sugarbowl’s open subalpine ridge, with a shorter turnaround than the summit outing. The upper ridge needs careful…
About 1 hr 4 min from PG10 km round trip