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Nechako Riverside Park
- Round trip
- 1 km
- Elevation gain
- Approx. 20 m Terrain-model estimate; not a surveyed measurement.
- Walking time
- Unconfirmed
- Difficulty
- Unconfirmed Out-and-back
one way from parking to lower riverfront picnic area
A short constructed path descends from Foothills Boulevard to picnic space beside the Nechako River. It offers a clear, compact outing with accessible facilities and a climb back to the parking area.
1. Getting there and parking
Use the municipal park entrance at 2333 Foothills Boulevard. The paved parking area includes an RV section and six accessible stalls. The vehicle gate is normally open from mid-April to October 31 as weather permits, with posted hours of 7 am–10 pm through August and 7 am–8 pm in September and October. The parking area is not maintained in winter.
Parking: The paved lot at 2333 Foothills Boulevard has an RV area and six accessible stalls. Gates are weather dependent, typically mid-April–October; posted hours are 7 am–10 pm April–August and 7 am–8 pm September–October.
2. Walking the route
Follow the broad crushed-gravel path downhill from the parking area to the lower riverfront lawn and picnic tables. The constructed approach is approximately 500 m and is described by the City as accessible, with benches providing stops on the descent. Return up the same approach after visiting the riverfront. There is a canoe launch and an outhouse, but the walking route is the formal path, not the riverbank itself. Allow enough time for the uphill return before the vehicle gate closes.
- Follow the broad crushed-gravel path downhill to the lower riverfront picnic area.
- Return uphill by the same formal approach.
The return
The City describes a 500 m approach. Retracing it makes approximately 1 km; the longer AllTrails riverside outing is a separate route.
Mapped outing: Paved trail entrance beside the parking area → End of the formal path at the lower riverfront lawn → Paved trail entrance beside the parking area. 1.2 km measured along the mapped line; published trip measurements may differ.
3. Route map
The highlighted line follows the documented outing.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Prince George. · Line source · Open Government Licence – City of Prince George
Elevation along the outing
Full round trip
Start: Paved trail entrance beside the parking area · Turn around: End of the formal path at the lower riverfront lawn (0.6 km) · Finish: Paved trail entrance beside the parking area (1.2 km mapped).
Approximate ground elevation from a 90 m terrain model. Distance follows the mapped itinerary and may differ from published walking distance. This is a terrain-model profile, not a surveyed measurement. Any ascent total is identified separately with its own source or estimation method.
How the route order was checked
The City describes a formal half-kilometre path from the paved parking area down to the riverfront picnic lawn. Its licensed trail-asset layer separately records the 24 m paved parking connector (OBJECTID 309) and 553 m formal switchback path (OBJECTID 686), both named Nechako Riverside Park and sharing an exact endpoint. The current official aerial photograph was visually checked for the lower switchbacks and path beside the picnic lawn. Those two complete City assets define this outing; the terminal point is the end of the formal path, not the water or canoe launch. The return climbs back by the same path. The mapped complete return is about 1.15 km, distinct from the approximate 500 m one-way public description.
Copernicus GLO-90 terrain elevations via Open-Meteo (CC BY4.0); linework: Open Government Licence – City of Prince George
Copernicus DEM 2021 GLO-90 via Open-Meteo. Linework source: https://services2.arcgis.com/CnkB6jCzAsyli34z/ArcGIS/rest/services/OpenData_ParkData/FeatureServer/7. Sampled and rounded for display.
Source: https://open-meteo.com/en/licence
Licence: CC BY4.0 elevation data; Open Government Licence – City of Prince George linework · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Profile source checked: 2026-10-18
Published locations
Numbered points match the map. Use the role beside each point. A summit or park reference point is not a parking location.
| Place and role | Coordinates | Source and notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nechako Riverside Park park reference point derived inside official boundary | 53.949465 -122.813693 | Official City ParkName=Nechako Riverside Park; OBJECTID=1442; active park polygon. Marker computed inside its largest polygon, checked against exterior and holes.
Park location marker for orientation; not a source-published parking point or trailhead. Neighbourhood park existence does not establish a named hiking route. https://services2.arcgis.com/CnkB6jCzAsyli34z/ArcGIS/rest/services/OpenData_ParkData/FeatureServer/12/query?where=OBJECTID%3D1442&outFields=*&outSR=4326&f=geojson |
5. Camping, facilities and seasons
Toilets
An outhouse is available.
Season and access
Parking unmaintained in winter. Gate typically mid-April–October, weather-dependent; April–August 07:00–22:00 and September–October 07:00–20:00 per park page.
Winter route
The municipal parking lot is not maintained in winter.
Accessibility
City describes a 0.5 km accessible crushed-gravel path; slope measurements not supplied.
Practical details checked 2026-10-17.
How the elevation gain was established
Outing: out-and-back outing from Paved trail entrance beside the parking area to End of the formal path at the lower riverfront lawn and back; 1.15 km along the mapped itinerary
Copernicus DEM 2021 GLO-90 via Open-Meteo (90 m resolution). v7-smoothed-ascent-1: interpolate retained terrain samples at 100 m spacing; apply one triangular 1:2:1 smoothing pass over ±100 m; preserve start, finish and documented turnaround heights; sum uphill excursions with a 5 m reversal threshold; round to nearest 10 m.
Approximate terrain-model ascent, not a field or GPS measurement. Coarse cells and smoothing can miss small climbs, switchbacks, structures and sharp terrain. Processing sensitivity is not a statistical confidence interval.
Sources checked 2026-10-19.
Measurement notes
The City describes an approximately 500 m accessible approach. Retracing it gives approximately 1 km for the outing; the mapped path measurement may differ slightly. The longer riverside AllTrails listing is separate.
More maps & trail files
Longer Nechako Riverside walk on AllTrails
The hosted map shows about 5.3 km return along the Nechako River. This is longer than the City’s 500 m constructed park approach and should not inherit its accessibility description.
AllTrails: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/british-columbia/nechako-riverside-trail
Comparison checked 2026-10-18.
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