---
title: "Close-To-The-Edge Protected Area near Prince George"
description: "Close-To-The-Edge Protected Area: protected Area, 4 h 27 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, hunting. 288 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/close-to-the-edge-protected-area/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/close-to-the-edge-protected-area.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:22:53.728Z
---

# Close-To-The-Edge Protected Area

Protected Area, 4 h 27 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.0639,-121.03982) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/close-to-the-edge-protected-area/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/close-to-the-edge-protected-area/#map)

## BC Parks advisories

- Wear clean caving gear to protect bats from White-Nose Syndrome · May 20, 2021

[Details on the BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/close-to-the-edge-protected-area/)

## What’s there

### Activities

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

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

- [Close-To-The-Edge Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/close-to-the-edge-park/) Provincial park 2.1 km
- [Mount Hedrick](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-hedrick/) Summit 5.4 km
- [Hedrick Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hedrick-lake/) Lake 5.7 km
- [Mount McCullagh](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-mccullagh/) Summit 6.5 km
- [Kittil Falls](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kittil-falls/) Recreation site 12 km
- [Torpy Access Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/torpy-access-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 15 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 27 min, 150 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 2.5 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 113 km from downtown
- **Area**: 288 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.06390, -121.03982

## Links

- [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/close-to-the-edge-protected-area/)
- [BC Parks](https://bcparks.ca/)

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

Source: [BC Parks Data API](https://bcparks.ca/close-to-the-edge-protected-area/). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

Source read 2 days ago

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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/close-to-the-edge-protected-area

- **slug**: close-to-the-edge-protected-area
- **name**: Close-To-The-Edge Protected Area
- **category**: provincial-parks
- **categories**: provincial-parks
- **kind**: Protected Area
- **lat**: 54.0639
- **lng**: -121.03982
- **kmFromCentre**: 113
- **driveKm**: 150.4
- **driveMinutes**: 266.8
- **offRoadMetres**: 2454
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 288
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hiking, hunting
- **amenities**: _none_
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **description**: _none_
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/close-to-the-edge-protected-area/>
- **source**: BC Parks Data API
- **sourceUrl**: <https://bcparks.ca/close-to-the-edge-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_

#### advisories

| title | date | safety |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wear clean caving gear to protect bats from White-Nose Syndrome | 2021-05-20T17:00:00.000Z | false |


#### links

| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| BC Parks page | https://bcparks.ca/close-to-the-edge-protected-area/ |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| close-to-the-edge-park | Close-To-The-Edge Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 54.05573 | -121.01021 | 2.1 | 114.8 | 152.6 |
| mount-hedrick | Mount Hedrick | summits | summits | Summit | 54.11164 | -121.05573 | 5.4 | 112.8 | 145.8 |
| hedrick-lake | Hedrick Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.11264 | -121.01238 | 5.7 | 115.6 | 148.1 |
| mount-mccullagh | Mount McCullagh | summits | summits | Summit | 54.05189 | -120.94177 | 6.5 | 119.2 | 155.7 |
| kittil-falls | Kittil Falls | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, waterfalls | Recreation site | 54.09698 | -121.20919 | 11.6 | 102.6 | 138 |
| torpy-access-trail | Torpy Access Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 54.02242 | -121.25446 | 14.8 | 98.5 | 128.4 |

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

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