---
title: "Monkman Park: provincial park around Prince George"
description: "Monkman Park: provincial park, 6 h 39 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, fishing, wildlife viewing, biking, horseback riding, hunting, camping."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/monkman-park/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/monkman-park.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:20:55.535Z
---

# Monkman Park

Provincial park, 6 h 39 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.54751,-121.17216) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/monkman-park/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/monkman-park/#map)

## BC Parks advisories

- Wear clean caving gear to protect bats from White-Nose Syndrome · May 20, 2021
- Kinuseo Falls viewing platform closure · February 3, 2026

[Details on the BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/monkman-park/)

## About

> Monkman Park, nestled in the Hart Ranges of the Central Rocky Mountains and Foothills, covers 62,867 hectares of diverse natural landscapes encompassing extensive alpine meadows, jagged mountain peaks, forested valleys, thundering waterfalls and clear alpine lakes. Monkman Park was established in 1981.

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)
- [Horseback riding](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=horse-riding)
- [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)

### Amenities

- Picnic areas
- Pit or flush toilets
- Drinking water
- Campfires
- Backcountry camping
- Frontcountry camping

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

- [Hugh Lake Viewpoint](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hugh-lake-viewpoint/) Viewpoint 0.6 km
- [Ridge Viewpoint](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ridge-viewpoint/) Viewpoint 1.6 km
- [Paxton Peak](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/paxton-peak/) Summit 3.3 km
- [Paxton Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/paxton-lake/) Lake 5.0 km
- [Lupin Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lupin-lake/) Lake 5.9 km
- [Monkman Lake Campground](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/monkman-lake-campground/) Campground 5.9 km
- [Monkman Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/monkman-lake/) Lake 7.1 km
- [Mount Watts](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-watts/) Summit 8.0 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 6 h 39 min, 482 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 13 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 124 km from downtown
- **Area**: 63,119 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.54751, -121.17216

## Links

- [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/monkman-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/)
- [Fire bans and restrictions](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions)

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

Source: [BC Parks Data API](https://bcparks.ca/monkman-park/). 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/monkman-park

- **slug**: monkman-park
- **name**: Monkman Park
- **category**: provincial-parks
- **categories**: provincial-parks, campgrounds
- **kind**: Provincial park
- **lat**: 54.54751
- **lng**: -121.17216
- **kmFromCentre**: 124.2
- **driveKm**: 481.6
- **driveMinutes**: 398.5
- **offRoadMetres**: 12744
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 63119
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hiking, fishing, wildlife, biking, horse-riding, hunting, camping
- **amenities**: Picnic areas, Pit or flush toilets, Drinking water, Campfires, Backcountry camping, Frontcountry camping
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **description**: Monkman Park, nestled in the Hart Ranges of the Central Rocky Mountains and Foothills, covers 62,867 hectares of diverse natural landscapes encompassing extensive alpine meadows, jagged mountain peaks, forested valleys, thundering waterfalls and clear alpine lakes. Monkman Park was established in 1981.
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/monkman-park/>
- **source**: BC Parks Data API
- **sourceUrl**: <https://bcparks.ca/monkman-park/>
- **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 |
| Kinuseo Falls viewing platform closure | 2026-02-03T08:00:00.000Z | false |


#### links

| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| BC Parks page | https://bcparks.ca/monkman-park/ |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| hugh-lake-viewpoint | Hugh Lake Viewpoint | summits | summits | Viewpoint | 54.55245 | -121.16685 | 0.6 | 124.8 | 481.6 |
| ridge-viewpoint | Ridge Viewpoint | summits | summits | Viewpoint | 54.5617 | -121.17077 | 1.6 | 125.2 | 481.5 |
| paxton-peak | Paxton Peak | summits | summits | Summit | 54.53583 | -121.12496 | 3.3 | 126 | 481.6 |
| paxton-lake | Paxton Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.52582 | -121.10364 | 5 | 126.6 | 481.6 |
| lupin-lake | Lupin Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.56695 | -121.08775 | 5.9 | 129.9 | 481.6 |
| monkman-lake-campground | Monkman Lake Campground | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 54.60041 | -121.17471 | 5.9 | 127.4 | 476.4 |
| monkman-lake | Monkman Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.6103 | -121.19136 | 7.1 | 127.2 | 476.3 |
| mount-watts | Mount Watts | summits | summits | Summit | 54.60398 | -121.09493 | 8 | 131.8 | 481.5 |

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

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