---
title: "Nechako Canyon Protected Area near Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Nechako Canyon Protected Area: protected Area, 3 h 8 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, fishing, hunting. 1,246 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nechako-canyon-protected-area/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nechako-canyon-protected-area.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T17:23:43.966Z
---

# Nechako Canyon Protected Area

Protected Area, 3 h 8 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.64255,-124.92713) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/nechako-canyon-protected-area/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nechako-canyon-protected-area/#map)

## About

> Established in July of 2000, this 1,246 hectare protected area is located about 80 km southwest of Vanderhoof. Access is via the Holy Cross forest service road on the west side of the canyon, or the Kenney Dam Road to the east (NTS map reference: 93F/10).

From BC Parks Data API.

## What’s there

### Activities

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

- [Cheslatta Falls](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cheslatta-falls/) Waterfall 1.0 km
- [Cheslatta River](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cheslatta-river/) Recreation site 1.9 km
- [Fish Lake South](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake-south/) Recreation site 5.2 km
- [Fish Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/fish-lake/) Lake 5.4 km
- [Knewstubb Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/knewstubb-lake/) Recreation site 7.6 km
- [Cutoff Creek](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cutoff-creek/) Recreation site 10 km
- [Cutoff Butte](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cutoff-butte/) Summit 11 km
- [Chief Gray Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chief-gray-lake-i6pyr2a/) Lake 12 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 8 min, 211 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.6 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 146 km from downtown
- **Area**: 1,246 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 53.64255, -124.92713

## Links

- [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/nechako-canyon-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/nechako-canyon-protected-area/). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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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/nechako-canyon-protected-area

- **slug**: nechako-canyon-protected-area
- **name**: Nechako Canyon Protected Area
- **category**: provincial-parks
- **categories**: provincial-parks
- **kind**: Protected Area
- **lat**: 53.64255
- **lng**: -124.92713
- **kmFromCentre**: 146.3
- **driveKm**: 210.8
- **driveMinutes**: 187.8
- **offRoadMetres**: 1635
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 1246
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hiking, fishing, hunting
- **amenities**: _none_
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: Established in July of 2000, this 1,246 hectare protected area is located about 80 km southwest of Vanderhoof. Access is via the Holy Cross forest service road on the west side of the canyon, or the Kenney Dam Road to the east (NTS map reference: 93F/10).
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nechako-canyon-protected-area/>
- **source**: BC Parks Data API
- **sourceUrl**: <https://bcparks.ca/nechako-canyon-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_

#### links

| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| BC Parks page | https://bcparks.ca/nechako-canyon-protected-area/ |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| cheslatta-falls | Cheslatta Falls | waterfalls | waterfalls | Waterfall | 53.64625 | -124.94029 | 1 | 147 | 210.8 |
| cheslatta-river | Cheslatta River | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.64158 | -124.95656 | 1.9 | 148.2 | 211.3 |
| fish-lake-south | Fish Lake South | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.59817 | -124.90053 | 5.2 | 145.8 | 223.7 |
| fish-lake | Fish Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.59918 | -124.89092 | 5.4 | 145.1 | 224.5 |
| knewstubb-lake | Knewstubb Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.57442 | -124.93907 | 7.6 | 148.9 | 221 |
| cutoff-creek | Cutoff Creek | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.70326 | -124.80614 | 10.4 | 137.1 | 238.2 |
| cutoff-butte | Cutoff Butte | summits | summits | Summit | 53.58371 | -124.79491 | 10.9 | 139.5 | 195.3 |
| chief-gray-lake-i6pyr2a | Chief Gray Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.59215 | -124.77156 | 11.7 | 137.7 | 194 |

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

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