---
title: "Yanks Peak Snowmobile Cabin near Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Yanks Peak Snowmobile Cabin: hut or cabin (recreation site), 6 h 3 min from downtown Prince George. Skiing, snowmobiling. Toilets, cabin or warming hut."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/yanks-peak-snowmobile-cabin/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/yanks-peak-snowmobile-cabin.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:51:13.702Z
---

# Yanks Peak Snowmobile Cabin

Hut or cabin (recreation site), 6 h 3 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.84786,-121.38158) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC6706) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/yanks-peak-snowmobile-cabin/#map)

## About

> Emergency Snowmobile Cabin location. Overnight use is not permitted, not accessible in snowfree conditions due to sensitive alpine areas and a motorized elevation closure. Refer to www.wlpowderkings.com/ for winter access details

From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Skiing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=skiing)
- [Snowmobiling](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=snowmobiling)

### Amenities

- Toilets
- Cabin or warming hut

As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).

## Getting there

By Snowmobile ONLY, from Likely travel to Keithly Creek, onto the Snowmobile Trail network. Follow the "shortcut" trail to the cabin.

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

- [Yanks Peak](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/yanks-peak/) Summit 3.3 km
- [Middle Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/middle-mountain/) Summit 8.8 km
- [Roundtop Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/roundtop-mountain/) Summit 9.6 km
- [Duck Creek Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/duck-creek-mountain/) Summit 15 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 6 h 3 min, 306 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 8.3 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 150 km from downtown
- **Maintenance**: Maintained to Standard
- **Access**: Trail, Multi-Use
- **Good for**: Winter
- **Coordinates**: 52.84786, -121.38158

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC6706)
- [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)
- [Avalanche Canada](https://avalanche.ca/map)

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

Source: [Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC6706). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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## 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/yanks-peak-snowmobile-cabin

- **slug**: yanks-peak-snowmobile-cabin
- **name**: Yanks Peak Snowmobile Cabin
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites, huts
- **kind**: Hut or cabin (recreation site)
- **lat**: 52.84786
- **lng**: -121.38158
- **kmFromCentre**: 149.6
- **driveKm**: 305.7
- **driveMinutes**: 362.5
- **offRoadMetres**: 8282
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: skiing, snowmobiling
- **amenities**: Toilets, Cabin or warming hut
- **seasons**: winter
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: Emergency Snowmobile Cabin location. Overnight use is not permitted, not accessible in snowfree conditions due to sensitive alpine areas and a motorized elevation closure. Refer to www.wlpowderkings.com/ for winter access details
- **directions**: By Snowmobile ONLY, from Likely travel to Keithly Creek, onto the Snowmobile Trail network. Follow the "shortcut" trail to the cabin.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/yanks-peak-snowmobile-cabin/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC6706>
- **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/REC6706 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| yanks-peak | Yanks Peak | summits | summits | Summit | 52.84615 | -121.43119 | 3.3 | 147.7 | 299.4 |
| middle-mountain | Middle Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 52.91036 | -121.29994 | 8.8 | 147.5 | 207.7 |
| roundtop-mountain | Roundtop Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 52.92427 | -121.31619 | 9.6 | 145.6 | 207.7 |
| duck-creek-mountain | Duck Creek Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 52.81129 | -121.59723 | 15 | 144.8 | 300.3 |

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

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