--- title: "Tabor Mtn. Staging Area 10 (Dougherty Creek) | PG Pulse" description: "Tabor Mtn. Staging Area 10 (Dougherty Creek): recreation site, 38 min from downtown Prince George. Horseback riding, wildlife viewing, picnics, camping." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tabor-mtn-staging-area-10-dougherty-creek/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tabor-mtn-staging-area-10-dougherty-creek.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:14:54.088Z --- # Tabor Mtn. Staging Area 10 (Dougherty Creek) Recreation site, 38 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.81123,-122.54124) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC160974) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tabor-mtn-staging-area-10-dougherty-creek/#map) ## About > The Dougherty Creek Recreation Site is part of the Tabor Mountain Trail System, and is located next to a staging area that accesses hundreds of kilometres of multi-use trails. The site has 13 camp pads including 8 universally accessible sites to provide an opportunity for people with mobility challenges. From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## What’s there ### Activities - [Horseback riding](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=horse-riding) - [Wildlife viewing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=wildlife) - [Picnics](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=picnics) - [Camping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=camping) ### Amenities - 13 campsites - Toilets - Picnic tables - Wheelchair-accessible facilities As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). ## Getting there Travel south of Prince George and turn left onto Buckhorn Road. Follow Buckhorn Road for approximately 6km, and turn left onto Scott Road. After approximately 3km, the site is located through the gate on the right hand side of the road, just before the bridge over Dougherty Creek. Driving directions from Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). Forest service roads can be rough or closed: check [DriveBC](https://www.drivebc.ca/) for highways. ## Map [Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=rec-sites) Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. ## Nearby - [Buckhorn Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/buckhorn-lake/) Recreation site 6.7 km - [Buckhorn Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/buckhorn-lake-se6w79r/) Lake 7.0 km - [Tabor Mtn. Trail System](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tabor-mtn-trail-system/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 7.1 km - [Northern Experience RV Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/northern-experience-rv-park/) RV park 11 km - [Log House Campground](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/log-house-campground/) Campground 11 km - [Tabor Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tabor-lake/) Lake 12 km - [Tabor Mtn Bike](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tabor-mtn-bike/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 12 km - [Tabor Mountain Bike Trails](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tabor-mountain-bike-trails/) Recreation site 12 km - **Drive from downtown**: 38 min, 27 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 18 km from downtown - **Campsites**: 13 - **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive - **Good for**: Summer and winter - **Coordinates**: 53.81123, -122.54124 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC160974) - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.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: [Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC160974). 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/tabor-mtn-staging-area-10-dougherty-creek - **slug**: tabor-mtn-staging-area-10-dougherty-creek - **name**: Tabor Mtn. Staging Area 10 (Dougherty Creek) - **category**: rec-sites - **categories**: rec-sites, campgrounds - **kind**: Recreation site - **lat**: 53.81123 - **lng**: -122.54124 - **kmFromCentre**: 18 - **driveKm**: 26.9 - **driveMinutes**: 38 - **offRoadMetres**: _none_ - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: _none_ - **activities**: horse-riding, wildlife, picnics, camping - **amenities**: 13 campsites, Toilets, Picnic tables, Wheelchair-accessible facilities - **seasons**: summer, winter - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: The Dougherty Creek Recreation Site is part of the Tabor Mountain Trail System, and is located next to a staging area that accesses hundreds of kilometres of multi-use trails. The site has 13 camp pads including 8 universally accessible sites to provide an opportunity for people with mobility challenges. - **directions**: Travel south of Prince George and turn left onto Buckhorn Road. Follow Buckhorn Road for approximately 6km, and turn left onto Scott Road. After approximately 3km, the site is located through the gate on the right hand side of the road, just before the bridge over Dougherty Creek. - **page**: - **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue) - **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 | | --- | --- | | Recreation Sites and Trails BC page | https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC160974 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | buckhorn-lake | Buckhorn Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.75451 | -122.50766 | 6.7 | 24.1 | 30.7 | | buckhorn-lake-se6w79r | Buckhorn Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.75102 | -122.51046 | 7 | 24.2 | 30.8 | | tabor-mtn-trail-system | Tabor Mtn. Trail System | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.87453 | -122.55222 | 7.1 | 13.8 | 17.1 | | northern-experience-rv-park | Northern Experience RV Park | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 53.84365 | -122.6912 | 10.5 | 9 | 11.5 | | log-house-campground | Log House Campground | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.9092 | -122.56091 | 11 | 12.4 | 21 | | tabor-lake | Tabor Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.91565 | -122.54077 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 18 | | tabor-mtn-bike | Tabor Mtn Bike | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.91685 | -122.52046 | 11.8 | 15 | 20.4 | | tabor-mountain-bike-trails | Tabor Mountain Bike Trails | rec-sites | rec-sites | Recreation site | 53.91748 | -122.5216 | 11.9 | 14.9 | 20.4 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tabor-mtn-staging-area-10-dougherty-creek/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. 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