--- title: "Giscome Portage Trail Protected Area near Prince George" description: "Giscome Portage Trail Protected Area: protected Area, 41 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, fishing, wildlife viewing, biking, hunting. 160 ha." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/giscome-portage-trail-protected-area/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/giscome-portage-trail-protected-area.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:42.706Z --- # Giscome Portage Trail Protected Area Protected Area, 41 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.2349,-122.57533) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/giscome-portage-trail-protected-area/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/giscome-portage-trail-protected-area/#map) ## About > Giscome Portage Trail is a designated Heritage Trail that is located 40 km north of Prince George and 6 km off Highway 97 North on Mitchell Road. The Giscome Portage is a route approximately 8.5 km in length, crossing the Continental Divide, which separates the Pacific and Arctic watersheds and provides a link for… 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 - 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 - [Huble Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/huble-lake/) Lake 4.7 km - [Elsie Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/elsie-lake/) Lake 5.2 km - [Twin Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/twin-lake/) Lake 8.0 km - [Haglund Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/haglund-lake/) Lake 8.3 km - [Echo Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/echo-lake/) Lake 8.8 km - [Summit Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/summit-lake/) Lake 8.8 km - [Little Heart Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/little-heart-lake/) Lake 9.1 km - [Tie Mill Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tie-mill-lake/) Lake 10 km - **Drive from downtown**: 41 min, 44 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 37 km from downtown - **Area**: 160 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.23490, -122.57533 ## Links - [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/giscome-portage-trail-protected-area/) - [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/giscome-portage-trail-protected-area/). 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/giscome-portage-trail-protected-area - **slug**: giscome-portage-trail-protected-area - **name**: Giscome Portage Trail Protected Area - **category**: provincial-parks - **categories**: provincial-parks - **kind**: Protected Area - **lat**: 54.2349 - **lng**: -122.57533 - **kmFromCentre**: 37.1 - **driveKm**: 43.6 - **driveMinutes**: 41 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 160 - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: hiking, fishing, wildlife, biking, hunting - **amenities**: Pit or flush toilets - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: Giscome Portage Trail is a designated Heritage Trail that is located 40 km north of Prince George and 6 km off Highway 97 North on Mitchell Road. The Giscome Portage is a route approximately 8.5 km in length, crossing the Continental Divide, which separates the Pacific and Arctic watersheds and provides a link for… - **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/giscome-portage-trail-protected-area/ | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | huble-lake | Huble Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.26942 | -122.61724 | 4.7 | 40.1 | 47.2 | | elsie-lake | Elsie Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.27958 | -122.55418 | 5.2 | 42.3 | 49.9 | | twin-lake | Twin Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.30047 | -122.5232 | 8 | 45.1 | 49.9 | | haglund-lake | Haglund Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.23467 | -122.7028 | 8.3 | 35.4 | 46 | | echo-lake | Echo Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.26493 | -122.70114 | 8.8 | 38.8 | 51.1 | | summit-lake | Summit Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.29764 | -122.65846 | 8.8 | 42.7 | 56 | | little-heart-lake | Little Heart Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.31656 | -122.58168 | 9.1 | 45.7 | 52.7 | | tie-mill-lake | Tie Mill Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.32618 | -122.5528 | 10.3 | 47.3 | 65 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/giscome-portage-trail-protected-area/. 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