Hixon & Quesnel
Follow the corridor south from Prince George toward Hixon and Quesnel for waterfall walks, forest trails and recreation sites. Check both the highway approach and the final access road; a place’s distance from town does not establish its driving time.
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Northern Experience RV Park
Northern Experience is a private campground on Highway 97 south of Prince George, offering tent sites and a mix of serviced RV sites. It is useful as a base for city parks and day…
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Coburn Trail
The Coburn trails near Red Rock combine forest walking with views from bluffs above the Fraser River. The easier published outing is an approximately 8 km loop with mostly level…
Moderate · 4 hoursRead guide → 
Photo: John Freeland · CC BY 2.0waterfall · Hixon & QuesnelHixon Falls
A short path leads into the Hixon Creek canyon to the lower waterfall. This is a useful stop on the Highway 97 corridor, with a separate short walk to Hixon Chutes nearby.…
Easy · 0.24 km round trip · 30 minRead guide →- camping · Hixon & Quesnel
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 the Highway 97 corridor. The…
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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 between rock walls. The path has more…
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Kosta's Cove Accessible Trail
Kosta’s Cove provides a lakeshore walk at the north end of Ten Mile Lake, with forest sections and places to pause beside the water. The regional district distinguishes the gentle…
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Photo: Moldyholstein · CC BY-SA 4.0hike · Hixon & QuesnelTen Mile Lake
Ten Mile Lake Park combines a short nature walk to a beaver pond with a larger forest trail network, beaches and camping. The approximately 2 km nature trail follows part of an…
Easy · 3 - 4 hoursRead guide →- camping · Hixon & Quesnel
Ten Mile Lake campgrounds
Ten Mile Lake is a practical vehicle-accessible base for Quesnel-area walks, with beaches, a boat launch and a forest trail network in the same provincial park. The park lists…
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Claymine Low Mobility Trail
Claymine is a gentle forest circuit around a large boulder left by glaciation, west of Quesnel. The regional district describes approximately 1 km of low-mobility trail, with an…
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Photo: John Freeland · CC BY 2.0viewpoint · Hixon & QuesnelThe Pinnacles
A maintained path leads to a fenced viewpoint over hoodoos and the Baker Creek valley on the west side of Quesnel. BC Parks places the viewpoint approximately 1 km from the…
Moderate · 2 km round trip · See time notes Official 15 minutes to viewpoint; return time additional.Read guide →- hike · Hixon & Quesnel
Quesnel River
This Quesnel River outing starts above the south bank and descends through a utility clearing before following an old riverside road. The described return climbs steeply through a…
Easy · 6 km loop · 120 m gain · 3 hrsRead guide → - hike · Hixon & Quesnel
Dragon Lake
Dragon Lake is a broad recreation destination on the south side of Quesnel, best known for fishing and lake access. The older hiking listing labels an easy loop but gives no…
Easy · 3 - 4 hoursRead guide → - walk · Hixon & Quesnel
Pioneer Park Accessible Trails
Pioneer Park is a small forest and lakeside walking area on the west side of Dragon Lake. Its approximately 1 km of packed crushed-gravel trails connects green space, picnic…
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Hallis Lake
Hallis Lake is a ski-centre trail network southeast of Quesnel with summer walking opportunities and a shorter low-mobility route to a lake lookout. The wider network is described…
Easy · 2 hoursRead guide → - viewpoint · Hixon & Quesnel
Sisters Creek Accessible Trail
This short Kersley trail leads from the recreation-centre area toward a viewpoint over the Fraser River. The approximately 800 m route has a packed crushed-gravel surface, mostly…
1.6 km round tripRead guide → - waterfall · Hixon & Quesnel
Deserters Creek Falls
Deserter’s Creek, also called Deep Creek locally, follows a creek valley to a waterfall and viewpoints southwest of Quesnel. The walking line first follows Narcosli Creek and then…
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Wineglass Falls
Wineglass Falls drops into a deeply undercut rock recess east of Kersley. A short trail descends from a rough access road to the waterfall, with a recorded outing of about 1 km…
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