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title: "Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Protected Area | PG Pulse"
description: "Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Protected Area: protected Area, 3 h 18 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, hunting. Picnic areas, pit or flush toilets."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-protected-area/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-protected-area.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:35:11.626Z
---

# Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Protected Area

Protected Area, 3 h 18 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.8229,-121.2314) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-protected-area/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-protected-area/#map)

## About

> Nestled in the traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh, this protected area protects a portion of the only inland temperate rainforest in the world. Hiking the Ancient Forest trail will bring you past thousand year old western redcedars and a rich biodiversity of plants, mosses, lichens and fungi.

From BC Parks Data API.

## What’s there

### Activities

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

### Amenities

- Picnic areas
- Pit or flush toilets

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

- [Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-park/) Provincial park 6.2 km
- [Slim Creek Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/slim-creek-park/) Provincial park 7.4 km
- [Red Mountain Cabin and Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/red-mountain-cabin-and-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 9.2 km
- [Papoose Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/papoose-lake/) Lake 11 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 18 min, 133 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 2.1 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 100 km from downtown
- **Area**: 772 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.82290, -121.23140

## Links

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

- **slug**: ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-protected-area
- **name**: Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Protected Area
- **category**: provincial-parks
- **categories**: provincial-parks
- **kind**: Protected Area
- **lat**: 53.8229
- **lng**: -121.2314
- **kmFromCentre**: 100.1
- **driveKm**: 132.9
- **driveMinutes**: 198.2
- **offRoadMetres**: 2137
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 772
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hiking, hunting
- **amenities**: Picnic areas, Pit or flush toilets
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: Nestled in the traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh, this protected area protects a portion of the only inland temperate rainforest in the world. Hiking the Ancient Forest trail will bring you past thousand year old western redcedars and a rich biodiversity of plants, mosses, lichens and fungi.
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-protected-area/>
- **source**: BC Parks Data API
- **sourceUrl**: <https://bcparks.ca/ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-protected-area/>
- **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-protected-area/ |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ancient-forest-chun-toh-whudujut-park | Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.797 | -121.3157 | 6.2 | 95 | 106.1 |
| slim-creek-park | Slim Creek Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.76275 | -121.18393 | 7.4 | 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 | 9.2 | 95.9 | 127.2 |
| papoose-lake | Papoose Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.75917 | -121.36038 | 11 | 92.8 | 130.2 |

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

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