--- title: "Sutherland River Protected Area near Prince George" description: "Sutherland River Protected Area: protected Area, 4 h 9 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, hunting, camping. 4,835 ha." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sutherland-river-protected-area/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sutherland-river-protected-area.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:33:19.152Z --- # Sutherland River Protected Area Protected Area, 4 h 9 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.3383,-124.81734) [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/sutherland-river-protected-area/) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sutherland-river-protected-area/#map) ## About > Sutherland River Protected Area protect adjacent parcels of land along approximately 50 km of the Sutherland River and Babine Lake. It provides visitors with a variety of river based recreation opportunities, and protects a river with important habitat for spawning fish and other wildlife. 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) - [Fishing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=fishing) - [Hunting](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hunting) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 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 - [McKnab Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcknab-lake/) Lake 7.5 km - [Mount Beals](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-beals/) Summit 8.9 km - [Peta Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/peta-mountain/) Summit 11 km - [Jean Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jean-lake/) Lake 12 km - [Mount Bud](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-bud/) Summit 13 km - [Top Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/top-lake/) Lake 13 km - [Top Lake And Peta Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/top-lake-and-peta-lake/) Recreation site 13 km - [Peta Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/peta-lake/) Lake 13 km - **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 9 min, 208 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.1 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 143 km from downtown - **Area**: 4,835 ha - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 54.33830, -124.81734 ## Links - [BC Parks page](https://bcparks.ca/sutherland-river-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/sutherland-river-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/sutherland-river-protected-area - **slug**: sutherland-river-protected-area - **name**: Sutherland River Protected Area - **category**: provincial-parks - **categories**: provincial-parks - **kind**: Protected Area - **lat**: 54.3383 - **lng**: -124.81734 - **kmFromCentre**: 142.6 - **driveKm**: 207.6 - **driveMinutes**: 249.3 - **offRoadMetres**: 1091 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: 4835 - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: hiking, paddling, fishing, hunting, camping - **amenities**: Wilderness camping - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: Sutherland River Protected Area protect adjacent parcels of land along approximately 50 km of the Sutherland River and Babine Lake. It provides visitors with a variety of river based recreation opportunities, and protects a river with important habitat for spawning fish and other wildlife. - **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/sutherland-river-protected-area/ | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | mcknab-lake | McKnab Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.38426 | -124.73203 | 7.5 | 139.1 | 197.2 | | mount-beals | Mount Beals | summits | summits | Summit | 54.40782 | -124.74914 | 8.9 | 141.1 | 198.5 | | peta-mountain | Peta Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 54.25256 | -124.73571 | 10.9 | 134.8 | 196.1 | | jean-lake | Jean Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.24465 | -124.89918 | 11.7 | 144.9 | 194.7 | | mount-bud | Mount Bud | summits | summits | Summit | 54.30192 | -124.63422 | 12.5 | 130.1 | 201.5 | | top-lake | Top Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.22358 | -124.81887 | 12.8 | 139.2 | 192.9 | | top-lake-and-peta-lake | Top Lake And Peta Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.22176 | -124.81508 | 13 | 139 | 192.5 | | peta-lake | Peta Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.21938 | -124.79217 | 13.3 | 137.4 | 192.3 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sutherland-river-protected-area/. 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