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Eskers Park

Lakes, marshes and long gravel ridges left by glaciers create a varied network northwest of Prince George. A short Pine Marsh outing and a full outer circuit are very different days; choose the loop before using the headline distance.

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15 km of trails

The published measurements describe the wider trail network. Your walk’s length and climbing depend on the trails you choose. Choose a listed route option for its own measurements.

Pine Marsh and a beaver pond in Eskers Provincial Park
Pine Marsh and a beaver pond in Eskers Provincial Park.PineMarshEskersProvincialPark.jpg (opens original source) · The Interior · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens original source) · 2019-06-09 12:15:57. Wikimedia thumbnail downloaded; Wikimedia resized the original. Display may crop the view. Any adapted CC BY-SA version retains that image license.

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Partial elevation profile

Mapped portion · walking direction unconfirmed · 4.56 km

This chart covers only part of the route. It does not establish the full hike or a return journey.

Elevation along one mapped source section; direction is not an established walking itinerary750 m800 m850 m0 km1.1 km2.3 km3.4 km4.6 km
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Coverage and elevation sources

4.56 km along source section 1 of 1, in its mapped direction. Approximate 90 m terrain model along this mapped section. Separate sections are not joined. This chart does not measure total trail ascent or establish current access; use the guide’s published outing measurements.

Copernicus GLO-90 terrain elevations via Open-Meteo (CC BY4.0); linework: Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 · checked 2026-10-18 · CC BY4.0 elevation data; Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 linework. Copernicus DEM 2021 GLO-90 via Open-Meteo. Linework source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/434009112. Sampled and rounded for display.

Mapped named trail. Only the mapped Friendship Trail section is shown. The park contains many other walking and winter routes; this line is not the full park network or every named ski loop. Line source (opens original source).

Getting there & parking

  1. Turn west from Highway 97 onto Chief Lake Road.

  2. Continue about 27 km west; the route becomes Ness Lake Road around kilometre 12.

  3. Near the western end of Ness Lake, take Ness Lake Road North. The park entrance is about 1 km along this road.

Full access notes

From Highway 97 north, turn west onto Chief Lake Road and continue for about 27 km. At approximately 12 km the road name changes to Ness Lake Road. Near the west end of Ness Lake, turn north onto Ness Lake Road North and follow it about 1 km to the park entrance. The park is roughly 40 km northwest of Prince George. BC Parks warns of rough road surfaces, so allow time for the final approach and obey the posted speed limits.

Estimated drive from Prince George: 1 hr 1 min · 41.5 km. Modeled one-way driving time from downtown Prince George using mapped road speeds, rounded up to a whole minute. No live traffic or invented forest-road multiplier. BC Parks warns of rough road surfaces; allow extra time and obey posted limits. The model does not establish current road or snow conditions.

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Map position: 54.04475, -123.16577 · start point of published trip track (parking unverified). Embedded trip-map feature 'EskersFullTrail': first recorded coordinate [-123.165769, 54.044748]. Point extracted from the original public trip map. A track start is evidence of where recording began, not certification of parking, legal access, road suitability or the complete route.

Walking options

From the Pine Marsh parking area, a 3 km beginner loop provides the shorter outing. For a longer walk, follow the marked network linking Pine Marsh, Camp Lake and Kathie Lake; the full outer route is approximately 14 km, with repeated small climbs over the eskers rather than one sustained ascent. Use the park map to distinguish hiking paths from the service-road approach to Camp Lake. The network includes lakeside stops and a wildlife-viewing platform. Stay on designated paths around the wetlands and return by your selected loop. Cycling is limited to the designated 2.3 km service road to Camp Lake and the additional 3.2 km route toward Kathie Lake; other hiking paths are not bike routes.

Terrain: rough route.

Accessibility

Some sections permit wheelchair travel; other sections and the viewing deck transition can be difficult. Not an accessible rating for the entire long loop.

Distance and elevation source notes

14 km for the complete outer route (shorter trail/loops available)

350 m (many ups and downs)

Conditions & seasons

The summer paths are used for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. BC Parks describes periodic ski track-setting at Jago’s field only, not a groomed network throughout the park. A report says the trails were cleared of fallen trees on April 4, 2026; later storms can change that.

Blowdown clearing reported

The club reports park trails cleared of blowdown on April 4, 2026. Later storms and seasonal changes are not covered by this observation.

Notice or observation: April 4, 2026 · Source checked October 17, 2026 · Caledonia Ramblers (opens original source)

Winter route

The summer network is used for skiing and snowshoeing. The manager identifies a 3 km beginner loop near Pine Marsh and a longer 6 km ski option toward Kathie Lake. Tracks are periodically set in Jago’s Field; the rest of the park has no set tracks.

These are dated research notes. Open the trip planner for current available weather and advisory feeds; no alert found does not establish that a trail or road is open.

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Camping & overnight plans

Day use only. Fires, snowmobiles and ATVs are prohibited in the park.

Photos of Eskers Park

Pine Marsh and a beaver pond in Eskers Provincial Park
Pine Marsh and a beaver pond in Eskers Provincial Park.PineMarshEskersProvincialPark.jpg (opens original source) · The Interior · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens original source) · 2019-06-09 12:15:57. Wikimedia thumbnail downloaded; Wikimedia resized the original. Display may crop the view. Any adapted CC BY-SA version retains that image license.

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Sources, dates & research notes

Descriptions are written for this guide from the linked evidence. Source review dates, published reports and field observations can differ. Photographs and route lines retain their own attribution and reuse terms.

  1. https://bcparks.ca/eskers-park/ (opens original source)
  2. https://caledoniaramblers.ca/trails/eskers-park (opens original source)
  3. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/eskers-park/ (opens original source)
  4. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/hiking-prince-george-west/ (opens original source)
  5. https://nrs.objectstore.gov.bc.ca/kuwyyf/eskers_park_map_c89dfc7495.pdf (opens original source)
  6. https://project-osrm.org/ (opens original source)
  7. https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright (opens original source)
OpenStreetMap line references (2)

These contributor-mapped features support the map geometry. They are separate from the written access and route sources.

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/434009112 (opens original source)
  2. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/434009110 (opens original source)
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