--- title: "Muskeg River Falls: recreation site around Prince George" description: "Muskeg River Falls: recreation site, 2 h 59 min from downtown Prince George. Wildlife viewing, hiking. Map, driving directions and places nearby." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/muskeg-river-falls/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/muskeg-river-falls.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:50:40.558Z --- # Muskeg River Falls Recreation site, 2 h 59 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.59786,-123.2933) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1393) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/muskeg-river-falls/#map) ## About > This trails offers a fairly short and easy hike that leads visitors to rewarding views of the relatively small but very beautiful Muskeg Falls. The trail ends at a gorgeous creek-side picnic spot with an excellent view of the falls. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife) - [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking) As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there From the community of Bear Lake, access the 200 (Davie-Muskeg) Road and proceed northwest for approximately 59 kilometres. The trailhead is located on the right side of the road at approximately KM 259.5. There is a parking area with ample parking for around 6 vehicles as well as a kiosk that displays an updated trail map. Driving directions from Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). Forest service roads can be rough or closed: check [DriveBC](https://www.drivebc.ca/) for highways. ## Map [Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=rec-sites) Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. ## Nearby - [Kaminski Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kaminski-lake/) Lake 3.7 km - [Joanne Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/joanne-lake/) Lake 3.9 km - [Gilgan Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/gilgan-lake/) Lake 7.9 km - [Oop Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/oop-lake/) Lake 12 km - [Whusnatsidzih Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/whusnatsidzih-lake/) Lake 13 km - [Terrapin Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/terrapin-lake/) Lake 13 km - [Hawk Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hawk-lake/) Lake 13 km - [Shiner Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shiner-lake/) Lake 14 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 59 min, 125 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 84 km from downtown - **Maintenance**: User Maintained - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.59786, -123.29330 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1393) - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.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: [Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1393). 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/muskeg-river-falls - **slug**: muskeg-river-falls - **name**: Muskeg River Falls - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 54.59786 - **lng**: -123.2933 - **kmFromCentre**: 83.5 - **driveKm**: 125.3 - **driveMinutes**: 179.3 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: wildlife, hiking - **amenities**: _none_ - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: This trails offers a fairly short and easy hike that leads visitors to rewarding views of the relatively small but very beautiful Muskeg Falls. The trail ends at a gorgeous creek-side picnic spot with an excellent view of the falls. - **directions**: From the community of Bear Lake, access the 200 (Davie-Muskeg) Road and proceed northwest for approximately 59 kilometres. The trailhead is located on the right side of the road at approximately KM 259.5. There is a parking area with ample parking for around 6 vehicles as well as a kiosk that displays an updated trail map. - **page**: - **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue) - **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 | | --- | --- | | Recreation Sites and Trails BC page | https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1393 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | kaminski-lake | Kaminski Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.58734 | -123.34703 | 3.7 | 84 | 129.9 | | joanne-lake | Joanne Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.56936 | -123.25717 | 3.9 | 79.7 | 120.7 | | gilgan-lake | Gilgan Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.59118 | -123.41521 | 7.9 | 86.5 | 132.6 | | oop-lake | Oop Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.50805 | -123.39935 | 12.1 | 78.1 | 97.1 | | whusnatsidzih-lake | Whusnatsidzih Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.6947 | -123.3924 | 12.5 | 96 | 141.9 | | terrapin-lake | Terrapin Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.49134 | -123.21042 | 13 | 70.5 | 88.9 | | hawk-lake | Hawk Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.47755 | -123.2724 | 13.4 | 71 | 89.1 | | shiner-lake | Shiner Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.69556 | -123.43385 | 14.1 | 97.3 | 142.1 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/muskeg-river-falls/. 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