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title: "Cariboo Falls: waterfall around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Cariboo Falls: waterfall in Bowron Lake Park, 4 h 49 min from downtown Prince George. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cariboo-falls/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cariboo-falls.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-23T03:13:08.651Z
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# Cariboo Falls
Waterfall in Bowron Lake Park, 4 h 49 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.04465,-121.16837) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cariboo-falls/#map)
## Map
[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=waterfalls)
Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
## Nearby
- [Unna Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/unna-lake/) Lake 1.4 km
- [Turks Nose Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/turks-nose-mountain/) Summit 3.7 km
- [Babcock Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/babcock-lake/) Lake 4.6 km
- [Sandy Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sandy-lake/) Lake 5.3 km
- [Hunter Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hunter-lake/) Lake 5.7 km
- [Mount Tinsdale](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-tinsdale/) Summit 7.0 km
- [Iltzul Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/iltzul-ridge/) Summit 8.7 km
- [Kimball Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kimball-lake/) Lake 9.4 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 49 min, 233 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 6.5 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 143 km from downtown
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.04465, -121.16837
## Links
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/628919477)
[Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/)
Source: [OpenStreetMap contributors: waterfalls, peaks and viewpoints](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/628919477). ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.
Source read 2 days ago
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## 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 2026-10-21T11:40:01.426Z.
JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/outdoors/cariboo-falls
- **slug**: cariboo-falls
- **name**: Cariboo Falls
- **category**: waterfalls
- **categories**: waterfalls
- **kind**: Waterfall
- **lat**: 53.04465
- **lng**: -121.16837
- **kmFromCentre**: 142.7
- **driveKm**: 233.3
- **driveMinutes**: 289
- **offRoadMetres**: 6549
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: _none_
- **amenities**: _none_
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: Bowron Lake Park
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: _none_
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**:
- **source**: OpenStreetMap contributors: waterfalls, peaks and viewpoints
- **sourceUrl**:
- **licence**: ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- **fetchedAt**: 2026-10-21T11:40:01.426Z
- **onShore**: _none_
#### links
| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/628919477 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| unna-lake | Unna Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.05648 | -121.16157 | 1.4 | 142.1 | 233.3 |
| turks-nose-mountain | Turks Nose Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.01187 | -121.17766 | 3.7 | 144.8 | 219.5 |
| babcock-lake | Babcock Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.0839 | -121.18927 | 4.6 | 138.7 | 217.5 |
| sandy-lake | Sandy Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.03861 | -121.09014 | 5.3 | 147 | 237 |
| hunter-lake | Hunter Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.01886 | -121.09415 | 5.7 | 148.3 | 237 |
| mount-tinsdale | Mount Tinsdale | summits | summits | Summit | 53.02173 | -121.26667 | 7 | 139.8 | 214.2 |
| iltzul-ridge | Iltzul Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.11981 | -121.20626 | 8.7 | 135.2 | 217 |
| kimball-lake | Kimball Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.96047 | -121.16323 | 9.4 | 149.5 | 229.9 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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