---
title: "Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Park near Prince George"
description: "Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Park: provincial park, 1 h 25 min from downtown Prince George. Hunting, hiking. Pit or flush toilets, picnic areas."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-park/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-park.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:35:20.584Z
---

# Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Park

Provincial park, 1 h 25 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.797,-121.3157) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-park/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-park/#map)

## About

> Ancient Forest/Chun T’oh Whudujut Park is quickly becoming one of the “must do” parks to see and hike in British Columbia. Nestled in the traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh, the park protects a portion of one of the only inland temperate rainforest in the world.

From BC Parks Data API.

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking)

### Amenities

- Pit or flush toilets
- Picnic areas

As published by BC Parks Data API.

## Map

[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=provincial-parks)

Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

## Nearby

- [Papoose Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/papoose-lake/) Lake 5.1 km
- [Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Protected Area](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-protected-area/) Protected Area 6.2 km
- [Slim Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/slim-lake/) Lake 9.1 km
- [Slim Creek Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/slim-creek-park/) Provincial park 9.5 km
- [Red Mountain Cabin and Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/red-mountain-cabin-and-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 12 km
- [Tumuch Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tumuch-lake/) Lake 13 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 25 min, 106 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.7 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 95 km from downtown
- **Area**: 11,190 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.79700, -121.31570

## Links

- [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-park/)
- [BC Parks](https://bcparks.ca/)

[Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/)

Source: [BC Parks Data API](https://bcparks.ca/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-park/). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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## More in Explore

[See all in Explore](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#explore)

- [Things to do Parks, trails, indoor fun](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/)
- [Indoor fun Things to do on rainy and cold days](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/indoor-activities/)
- [Where to stay Hotels, motels, B&Bs and campgrounds](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/where-to-stay/)
- [History and places The bowl, the rivers, the railway](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/explore/)
- [Lheidli T’enneh Whose land this is](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/)
- [Land and resources Forests, mines, geography](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/)

## Data

Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/).

### Place data

Source: [BC Parks Data API, Recreation Sites and Trails BC and the BC Freshwater Atlas (BC Data Catalogue), OpenStreetMap](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bc-parks-data-api-access). Licence: Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc) for BC Parks, Recreation Sites and Trails BC and Freshwater Atlas places; ODbL 1.0 © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) for OpenStreetMap places and drive times; each place names its own source. Updated 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z.
JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/outdoors/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-park

- **slug**: ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-park
- **name**: Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Park
- **category**: provincial-parks
- **categories**: provincial-parks
- **kind**: Provincial park
- **lat**: 53.797
- **lng**: -121.3157
- **kmFromCentre**: 95
- **driveKm**: 106.1
- **driveMinutes**: 84.5
- **offRoadMetres**: 673
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 11190
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hunting, hiking
- **amenities**: Pit or flush toilets, Picnic areas
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: Ancient Forest/Chun T’oh Whudujut Park is quickly becoming one of the “must do” parks to see and hike in British Columbia. Nestled in the traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh, the park protects a portion of one of the only inland temperate rainforest in the world.
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-park/>
- **source**: BC Parks Data API
- **sourceUrl**: <https://bcparks.ca/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-park/>
- **licence**: Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc)
- **fetchedAt**: 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z
- **onShore**: _none_

#### links

| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| BC Parks page | https://bcparks.ca/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-park/ |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| papoose-lake | Papoose Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.75917 | -121.36038 | 5.1 | 92.8 | 130.2 |
| ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-protected-area | Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Protected Area | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Protected Area | 53.8229 | -121.2314 | 6.2 | 100.1 | 132.9 |
| slim-lake | Slim Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.74379 | -121.42041 | 9.1 | 89.3 | 125.8 |
| slim-creek-park | Slim Creek Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.76275 | -121.18393 | 9.5 | 104.2 | 115.6 |
| red-mountain-cabin-and-trail | Red Mountain Cabin and Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.89929 | -121.28618 | 11.5 | 95.9 | 127.2 |
| tumuch-lake | Tumuch Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.72177 | -121.47162 | 13.2 | 86.7 | 120.8 |

_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._

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