Bear Lake & northern lakes / Full trip pack
Tacheeda Lookout
- Round trip
- 10 km
- Elevation gain
- 565 m Published route measurement
- Walking time
- 4–5 hours
- Difficulty
- Moderate out-and-back
return
Access and trail reports
Trail cleared to lookout
The source reports removal of fallen trees as far as the lookout in June 2026.
Reported 2026-06 · checked 2026-10-17 · Caledonia Ramblers
Trail cleared to lookout
The club reports blowdown cleared to the lookout in June 2026. The page also carries a separately undated industrial-road traffic warning.
Reported 2026-06 · checked 2026-10-17 · Caledonia Ramblers
Reports describe the cited dates. An expected reopening date does not establish reopened access.
A forest climb reaches a lookout above the Tacheeda lake country. Access uses busy resource roads, making current radio and road information part of the trip rather than an optional detail.
1. Getting there and parking
From Prince George follow Highway 97 north approximately 85.8 km and turn right onto Redrocky Road, also known as the 2000 Road. After about 7.7 km, take the slight left onto Colbourne Road, or the 800 Road. Continue approximately 9.5 km to the trailhead parking area on the right. The source carries an industrial-traffic warning for the 700, 800 and 2000 road system and advises travellers to carry and know how to use a two-way radio. Confirm current posted channels and keep clear of logging, railway and construction access.
- Travel about 85.8 km north of Prince George on Highway 97 and turn right onto Redrocky / 2000 Road.
- After roughly 7.7 km, keep slightly left onto Colbourne / 800 Road. Continue about 9.5 km to parking on the right.
Road and vehicle: The club carries an industrial-traffic warning for the 700/800/2000 road system and advises travellers to carry and know how to use a two-way radio. Confirm the current posted road channel.
2. Walking the route
From the marked parking access, follow the established lookout trail uphill and return along the same route. The published outing is approximately 10 km return, with 565 m of gain and an allowance of four to five hours. A June 2026 report says fallen timber was cleared to the lookout; that dated work report does not verify later conditions or the access roads. The public trail entry does not supply intermediate junction distances, so carry the trail map and navigation information rather than treating this brief route outline as a substitute for a mapped line. Do not enter a lookout building unless its current access rules permit it.
The return
The lookout outing is listed as 10 km return. June 2026 tree-clearing work does not establish current road access or later storm damage.
3. Route map
Government recreation-project geometry is an overview reference. It may contain branches or historic alignments; current access and a continuous navigable itinerary are not established.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tacheeda Lookout start point of published trip track (parking unverified) | 54.701448 -122.530396 | Embedded trip-map feature 'unnamed route feature': first recorded coordinate [-122.530396, 54.701448].
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. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/tacheeda-fire-lookout-trail/ |
5. Camping, facilities and seasons
Season and access
Club reports blowdown cleared to lookout June 2026. Industrial roads carry logging, pipeline and railway traffic; posted radio procedures apply.
Practical details checked 2026-10-17.
Measurement notes
10 km
565 m
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