Places for wildlife viewing
42 within 150 km, closest drive from downtown first.
42 places
Drive times are by road from downtown. “Near me” sorts by straight-line distance from you, on your device only.
- 32 mindrive
- 34 mindrive
- Tabor Mtn. Staging Area 10 (Dougherty Creek)38 mindrive
Recreation site
Horseback riding, Wildlife viewing, Picnics, Camping
- Giscome Portage Trail Protected Area41 mindrive
Protected Area
Hiking, Fishing, Wildlife viewing, Biking, Hunting
- 51 mindrive
- 55 mindrive
- 1 h 2 mindrive
- 1 h 5 mindrive
- 1 h 11 mindrive
- Dahl Lake Park1 h 13 mindrive
Provincial park
1 park advisory · Hiking, Canoeing and kayaking, Swimming, Fishing, Wildlife viewing
- Whiskers Point Park1 h 35 mindrive
Provincial park
1 park advisory · Hiking, Swimming, Fishing, Canoeing and kayaking, Wildlife viewing
- 1 h 48 mindrive
- 1 h 56 mindrive
- 1 h 56 mindrive
- 1 h 59 mindrive
- 2 h 4 mindrive
- 2 h 4 mindrive
- 2 h 10 mindrive
- 2 h 16 mindrive
- 2 h 31 mindrive
- Ptarmigan Protected Area2 h 33 mindrive
Protected Area
1 park advisory · Hiking, Fishing, Wildlife viewing, Hunting, Camping
- Ptarmigan Creek Park2 h 33 mindrive
Provincial park
1 park advisory · Hiking, Fishing, Wildlife viewing, Hunting, Camping
- Mary Jane (26 Mile) Lake2 h 33 mindrive
Recreation site on Twentysix Mile Lake
Wildlife viewing, Picnics, Ice fishing, Camping
- 2 h 34 mindrive
- 2 h 42 mindrive
- 2 h 59 mindrive
- Pelican Lake South3 h 5 mindrive
Recreation site on Pelican Lake
Wildlife viewing, Canoeing and kayaking, Fishing, Camping
- 3 h 10 mindrive
- 3 h 11 mindrive
- 3 h 13 mindrive
- 3 h 18 mindrive
- 3 h 23 mindrive
- 3 h 23 mindrive
- 3 h 28 mindrive
- 3 h 28 mindrive
- 3 h 39 mindrive
- Batnuni Lake West3 h 49 mindrive
Recreation site on Batnuni Lake
Boating, Wildlife viewing, Canoeing and kayaking, Camping
- 3 h 50 mindrive
- Finger-Tatuk Park4 h 34 mindrive
Provincial park
2 park advisories · Hiking, Canoeing and kayaking, Swimming, Fishing, Wildlife viewing
- 4 h 56 mindrive
- Monkman Park6 h 39 mindrive
Provincial park
2 park advisories · Hiking, Fishing, Wildlife viewing, Biking, Horseback riding
- Wapiti Lake Park7 h 35 mindrive
Provincial park
Hiking, Canoeing and kayaking, Fishing, Wildlife viewing, Horseback riding
Sources
- OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, read Oct 16, 2026ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Curated dataset outdoors-extra (each place names its source): 2 places, read Oct 16, 2026Facts from each place’s own website or a public source, with attribution
- BC Freshwater Atlas lakes (BC Data Catalogue): 483 places, read Oct 14, 2026Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- OpenStreetMap contributors: campgrounds and RV parks: 74 places, read Oct 14, 2026ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors
- OpenStreetMap contributors: waterfalls, peaks and viewpoints: 222 places, read Oct 14, 2026ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors
- OpenStreetMap contributors: boat launches, swimming areas and beaches: 27 places, read Oct 14, 2026ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors
- OpenStreetMap contributors: huts, ski areas, sledding hills and disc golf: 8 places, read Oct 14, 2026ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors
- BC Parks Data API: 47 places, read Oct 14, 2026Open Government Licence – British Columbia
- Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue): 186 places, read Oct 14, 2026Open Government Licence – British Columbia
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