---
title: "Paarens Beach Park: provincial park around Prince George"
description: "Paarens Beach Park: provincial park, 2 h 26 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, canoeing and kayaking, swimming, fishing, biking, camping. 50 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/paarens-beach-park/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/paarens-beach-park.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:34:39.182Z
---
# Paarens Beach Park
Provincial park, 2 h 26 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.41848,-124.38005) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/paarens-beach-park/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/paarens-beach-park/#map)
## About
> Situated on the south-west shore of beautiful Stuart Lake, Paarens Beach is a delightfully small provincial park that few people outside of the area seem to know about. A large day-use area is located on a lengthy stretch of wide sandy beach.
From BC Parks Data API.
## What’s there
### Activities
- [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking)
- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Swimming](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=swimming)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Biking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=biking)
- [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping)
### Amenities
- Picnic areas
- Pit or flush toilets
- Drinking water
- Playground
- Boat launch
- Campfires
- Frontcountry camping
- Capacity 43
- Fee charged
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
- [Boat launch on Stuart Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-stuart-lake/) Boat launch 0.5 km
- [Sowchea Bay Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sowchea-bay-park/) Provincial park 4.5 km
- [Lind Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lind-lake/) Lake 4.7 km
- [Mount Rosetti](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-rosetti/) Summit 7.2 km
- [Boat launch on Stuart Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-stuart-lake-3i7eiv7/) Boat launch 7.8 km
- [Mount Pope Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-pope-park/) Provincial park 8.6 km
- [Nanna Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nanna-lake/) Lake 9.2 km
- [Mount Pope](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-pope/) Summit 10 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 26 min, 164 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 120 km from downtown
- **Area**: 50 ha
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 54.41848, -124.38005
## Links
- [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/paarens-beach-park/)
- [Reservations (BC Parks)](https://camping.bcparks.ca/)
- [Website](https://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/paarens_bch/)
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/544896078)
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1716634438)
- [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/paarens-beach-park/). 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/paarens-beach-park
- **slug**: paarens-beach-park
- **name**: Paarens Beach Park
- **category**: provincial-parks
- **categories**: provincial-parks, campgrounds, swimming, boat-launches
- **kind**: Provincial park
- **lat**: 54.41848
- **lng**: -124.38005
- **kmFromCentre**: 119.9
- **driveKm**: 164.4
- **driveMinutes**: 146
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 50
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hiking, paddling, swimming, fishing, biking, camping
- **amenities**: Picnic areas, Pit or flush toilets, Drinking water, Playground, Boat launch, Campfires, Frontcountry camping, Capacity 43, Fee charged
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: Situated on the south-west shore of beautiful Stuart Lake, Paarens Beach is a delightfully small provincial park that few people outside of the area seem to know about. A large day-use area is located on a lengthy stretch of wide sandy beach.
- **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/paarens-beach-park/ |
| Reservations (BC Parks) | https://camping.bcparks.ca/ |
| Website | https://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/paarens_bch/ |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/544896078 |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1716634438 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| boat-launch-on-stuart-lake | Boat launch on Stuart Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 54.42219 | -124.37608 | 0.5 | 119.8 | 164.8 |
| sowchea-bay-park | Sowchea Bay Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds, swimming, boat-launches | Provincial park | 54.42012 | -124.44951 | 4.5 | 124 | 169.1 |
| lind-lake | Lind Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.39548 | -124.32003 | 4.7 | 115.3 | 163.3 |
| mount-rosetti | Mount Rosetti | summits | summits | Summit | 54.35871 | -124.42328 | 7.2 | 119.6 | 171.4 |
| boat-launch-on-stuart-lake-3i7eiv7 | Boat launch on Stuart Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 54.4523 | -124.27511 | 7.8 | 115.7 | 162.7 |
| mount-pope-park | Mount Pope Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 54.49078 | -124.33289 | 8.6 | 121.1 | 168.3 |
| nanna-lake | Nanna Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.34612 | -124.44953 | 9.2 | 120.6 | 173.9 |
| mount-pope | Mount Pope | summits | summits | Summit | 54.50493 | -124.3403 | 10 | 122.4 | 177.9 |
_Nested fields (links, advisories) are in the JSON version._
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