---
title: "Stuart River Park: provincial park around Prince George"
description: "Stuart River Park: provincial park, 2 h 4 min from downtown Prince George. Canoeing and kayaking, fishing, wildlife viewing, hunting. 20,948 ha."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stuart-river-park/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stuart-river-park.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:33:07.852Z
---

# Stuart River Park

Provincial park, 2 h 4 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.13244,-123.72564) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/stuart-river-park/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stuart-river-park/#map)

## About

> This 20,984 hectare park takes in three-quarters of the 110 km long Stuart River corridor between Fort St. James and the Nechako River. Road access to the corridor exists at several points but the most efficient access is by boat. There are no facilities provided.

From BC Parks Data API.

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Canoeing and kayaking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=paddling)
- [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing)
- [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife)
- [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

- [Webber Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/webber-lake/) Lake 3.5 km
- [Shanley Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shanley-lake/) Lake 7.4 km
- [Franklin Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/franklin-lake/) Lake 7.9 km
- [Breadalbane Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/breadalbane-lake/) Lake 8.8 km
- [St. Mary Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/st-mary-lake/) Lake 9.5 km
- [Second Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/second-lake/) Lake 9.8 km
- [Waterlily Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/waterlily-lake/) Lake 9.8 km
- [Waterlily Lake Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/waterlily-lake-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 9.9 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 4 min, 130 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.6 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 68 km from downtown
- **Area**: 20,948 ha
- **Good for**: Summer and winter
- **Coordinates**: 54.13244, -123.72564

## Links

- [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/stuart-river-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/)

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

Source: [BC Parks Data API](https://bcparks.ca/stuart-river-park/). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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- [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/stuart-river-park

- **slug**: stuart-river-park
- **name**: Stuart River Park
- **category**: provincial-parks
- **categories**: provincial-parks
- **kind**: Provincial park
- **lat**: 54.13244
- **lng**: -123.72564
- **kmFromCentre**: 68.1
- **driveKm**: 129.9
- **driveMinutes**: 124.4
- **offRoadMetres**: 1645
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: 20948
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: paddling, fishing, wildlife, hunting
- **amenities**: _none_
- **seasons**: summer, winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: This 20,984 hectare park takes in three-quarters of the 110 km long Stuart River corridor between Fort St. James and the Nechako River. Road access to the corridor exists at several points but the most efficient access is by boat. There are no facilities provided.
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/stuart-river-park/>
- **source**: BC Parks Data API
- **sourceUrl**: <https://bcparks.ca/stuart-river-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_

#### links

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


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| webber-lake | Webber Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.11287 | -123.68452 | 3.5 | 64.8 | 133 |
| shanley-lake | Shanley Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.13165 | -123.83866 | 7.4 | 75 | 125.1 |
| franklin-lake | Franklin Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.10618 | -123.61375 | 7.9 | 60.2 | 135.6 |
| breadalbane-lake | Breadalbane Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.14498 | -123.85839 | 8.8 | 76.7 | 127.1 |
| st-mary-lake | St. Mary Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.19499 | -123.62694 | 9.5 | 65.1 | 90 |
| second-lake | Second Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.20752 | -123.64575 | 9.8 | 66.8 | 90 |
| waterlily-lake | Waterlily Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.09713 | -123.86297 | 9.8 | 75.5 | 115 |
| waterlily-lake-trail | Waterlily Lake Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 54.09898 | -123.86715 | 9.9 | 75.8 | 115 |

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

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