Hixon Falls

Map & elevation

A reusable trail line has not yet been verified for this outing. Any location pin shows the published location described above; it does not draw the hike or establish a navigable approach.

Original map 1 (opens original source)

Getting there & parking

From Prince George, follow Highway 97 south to Hixon and turn east onto Hixon Creek Road. The detailed August 2018 approach describes staying left at a fork 2 km from the highway, then turning left at a T-junction at about 3.8 km; the falls parking area is directly ahead. A later tourism brochure uses different distance increments, so identify the junctions and signed parking instead of relying on one odometer reading. The gravel road was narrow, potholed and exposed above drop-offs in the older report. Stop earlier if present conditions exceed your vehicle clearance and keep the access road clear.

Map position: 53.44832, -122.55967 · start point of published trip track (parking unverified). Embedded trip-map feature 'HixonFalls': first recorded coordinate [-122.559666, 53.448325]. 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.

On the trail

The path starts at the far end of the parking area and follows the creek into the canyon. Allow around ten minutes to reach the falls, with time for the same return. An August 2018 report describes a short descent and climb where a footbridge had failed; its present repair status is unconfirmed. The first view is partly screened by rock and vegetation. A closer view involved stepping across slippery creek rocks in that report, but crossing is optional and should be avoided in strong flow or poor footing. Return by the approach path; the Chutes outing starts from another parking area roughly 200 m back along the road.

Terrain: gravel.

Conditions & seasons

A January 11, 2026 visitor report described breaking a snowshoe track to the lower falls. This establishes a winter visit, not maintained winter access or safe creek ice. Snow and ice can obscure the short banks and rock steps.

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

On-route camping permission has not been established for this outing. Check the relevant land manager before planning an overnight stay; a mapped lake, cabin or previous tent location does not confirm permission.

Photos of Hixon Falls

Original photo galleries

These galleries stay on their photographers’ original websites.

• Hixon Falls — Jack Bowling, August 2007 (opens original source) · Jack Bowling / Flickr
• Hixon Falls — norwester2009, July 2009 (opens original source) · norwester2009 / Flickr
• Hixon Falls in Hixon, BC — photographs and trip report (opens original source) · Hiking Prince George