--- title: "Fort George Canyon Park, provincial park near Prince George" description: "Fort George Canyon Park: provincial park, 34 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, fishing, wildlife viewing, biking, hunting. 178 ha." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fort-george-canyon-park/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fort-george-canyon-park.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:35:09.745Z --- # Fort George Canyon Park Provincial park, 34 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.68022,-122.72129) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/fort-george-canyon-park/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fort-george-canyon-park/#map) ## About > This small 178 hectare park consists of two parcels on either side of the Fraser River south of the city of Prince George. Public recreation opportunities and trail access is available on the west side of the river. The park is day-use only. From BC Parks Data API. ## What’s there ### Activities - [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife) - [Biking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=biking) - [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 - [Fyfe Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fyfe-lake/) Lake 6.2 km - [Nadsilnich Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nadsilnich-lake/) Lake 9.5 km - [Nadsilnich Lake (West Lake) Trail System](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nadsilnich-lake-west-lake-trail-system/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 11 km - [Boat launch on Nadsilnich Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-nadsilnich-lake/) Boat launch 11 km - [West Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/west-lake-park/) Provincial park 11 km - [Camp Lake Recreation Site](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake-recreation-site-campground/) Campground 13 km - [Camp Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/camp-lake/) Recreation site 13 km - [Lynx Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lynx-lake/) Lake 14 km - **Drive from downtown**: 34 min, 33 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 0.6 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 26 km from downtown - **Area**: 178 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.68022, -122.72129 ## Links - [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/fort-george-canyon-park/) - [BC freshwater fishing regulations](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/fishing-regulations) - [BC Parks](https://bcparks.ca/) [Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/) Source: [BC Parks Data API](https://bcparks.ca/fort-george-canyon-park/). Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. 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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/fort-george-canyon-park - **slug**: fort-george-canyon-park - **name**: Fort George Canyon Park - **category**: provincial-parks - **categories**: provincial-parks - **kind**: Provincial park - **lat**: 53.68022 - **lng**: -122.72129 - **kmFromCentre**: 26.4 - **driveKm**: 33.1 - **driveMinutes**: 34 - **offRoadMetres**: 599 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 178 - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: hiking, fishing, wildlife, biking, hunting - **amenities**: Picnic areas, Pit or flush toilets - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This small 178 hectare park consists of two parcels on either side of the Fraser River south of the city of Prince George. Public recreation opportunities and trail access is available on the west side of the river. The park is day-use only. - **directions**: _none_ - **page**: - **source**: BC Parks Data API - **sourceUrl**: - **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/fort-george-canyon-park/ | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | fyfe-lake | Fyfe Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.72108 | -122.78565 | 6.2 | 21.9 | 34.1 | | nadsilnich-lake | Nadsilnich Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.71427 | -122.85319 | 9.5 | 23.6 | 28.3 | | nadsilnich-lake-west-lake-trail-system | Nadsilnich Lake (West Lake) Trail System | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.7101 | -122.87298 | 10.5 | 24.4 | 28.2 | | boat-launch-on-nadsilnich-lake | Boat launch on Nadsilnich Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 53.7322 | -122.8591 | 10.8 | 21.8 | 25.6 | | west-lake-park | West Lake Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, swimming, boat-launches | Provincial park | 53.73642 | -122.86078 | 11.1 | 21.4 | 24.9 | | camp-lake-recreation-site-campground | Camp Lake Recreation Site | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.61327 | -122.56124 | 12.9 | 36 | 52 | | camp-lake | Camp Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.61299 | -122.55691 | 13.2 | 36.1 | 52.3 | | lynx-lake | Lynx Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.62507 | -122.90656 | 13.7 | 34.1 | 39.1 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fort-george-canyon-park/. 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