--- title: "Ptarmigan Protected Area, provincial park near Prince George" description: "Ptarmigan Protected Area: protected Area, 2 h 33 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, fishing, wildlife viewing, hunting, camping. 1,304 ha." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ptarmigan-protected-area/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ptarmigan-protected-area.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:38:10.061Z --- # Ptarmigan Protected Area Protected Area, 2 h 33 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.53169,-120.86357) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/ptarmigan-protected-area/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ptarmigan-protected-area/#map) ## BC Parks advisories - Catfish Creek Forest Road washed out at 3 km and 12 km · May 17, 2022 [Details on the BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/ptarmigan-protected-area/) ## About > Ptarmigan Protected Area is a narrow, steep-sided valley at the north end of the Cariboo Mountains Ecosection above the Upper Fraser Trench. This protected area protects 1,304 hectares of the complete, intact watershed of the east branch of Ptarmigan Creek, a tributary to the Fraser River. 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) - [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - Campfires - Winter camping - Wilderness 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 - [Erg Mountain Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/erg-mountain-park/) Provincial park 5.0 km - [Ptarmigan Creek Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ptarmigan-creek-park/) Provincial park 5.0 km - [Diggens Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/diggens-lake/) Lake 5.6 km - [Zig Zag Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zig-zag-ridge/) Summit 7.1 km - [Mount Hammel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-hammel/) Summit 7.1 km - [Zig Zag Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zig-zag-ridge-summit-maw0n3e/) Summit 7.2 km - [Zig Zag Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zig-zag-ridge-summit-4e7mzeo/) Summit 8.1 km - [Oog Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/oog-lake/) Lake 8.5 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 33 min, 155 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 4.2 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 131 km from downtown - **Area**: 1,304 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.53169, -120.86357 ## Links - [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/ptarmigan-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/ptarmigan-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/ptarmigan-protected-area - **slug**: ptarmigan-protected-area - **name**: Ptarmigan Protected Area - **category**: provincial-parks - **categories**: provincial-parks - **kind**: Protected Area - **lat**: 53.53169 - **lng**: -120.86357 - **kmFromCentre**: 131.3 - **driveKm**: 155.4 - **driveMinutes**: 153.1 - **offRoadMetres**: 4201 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 1304 - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: hiking, fishing, wildlife, hunting, camping - **amenities**: Campfires, Winter camping, Wilderness camping - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **description**: Ptarmigan Protected Area is a narrow, steep-sided valley at the north end of the Cariboo Mountains Ecosection above the Upper Fraser Trench. This protected area protects 1,304 hectares of the complete, intact watershed of the east branch of Ptarmigan Creek, a tributary to the Fraser River. - **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_ #### advisories | title | date | safety | | --- | --- | --- | | Catfish Creek Forest Road washed out at 3 km and 12 km | 2022-05-17T15:27:47.313Z | true | #### links | label | url | | --- | --- | | BC Parks page | https://bcparks.ca/ptarmigan-protected-area/ | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | erg-mountain-park | Erg Mountain Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.56858 | -120.90605 | 5 | 127.3 | 155 | | ptarmigan-creek-park | Ptarmigan Creek Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.48763 | -120.88025 | 5 | 132 | 155.4 | | diggens-lake | Diggens Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.48538 | -120.82918 | 5.6 | 135.2 | 158.1 | | zig-zag-ridge | Zig Zag Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.50068 | -120.76988 | 7.1 | 138.3 | 158.2 | | mount-hammel | Mount Hammel | summits | summits | Summit | 53.48344 | -120.93369 | 7.1 | 128.9 | 155.4 | | zig-zag-ridge-summit-maw0n3e | Zig Zag Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.49893 | -120.76971 | 7.2 | 138.4 | 158.2 | | zig-zag-ridge-summit-4e7mzeo | Zig Zag Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.48794 | -120.76618 | 8.1 | 139 | 158.3 | | oog-lake | Oog Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.53878 | -120.99223 | 8.5 | 123 | 155 | _Nested fields (links, advisories) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ptarmigan-protected-area/. 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