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British Columbia · Canada
The capital of northern British Columbia, at the meeting of the Fraser and Nechako rivers, with a museum, riverside parks and the Chun T'oh Whudujut ancient cedar rainforest.
In the photo: Nechako River seen from McMillan Creek Regional Park, in Prince George.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
Get to know the place
Prince George sits in the center of British Columbia where the Nechako River flows into the Fraser. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province and a crossroads of roads and railways, between Vancouver, Jasper, Prince Rupert and the Alaska Highway. The Lheidli T’enneh people have lived at the river confluence for thousands of years.
The city grew around an early 19th-century fur trading post and later developed with the railroad and the timber industry. Parks follow the riverbanks, such as Fort George, home to the Exploration Place museum, and Cottonwood Island, with trails among poplars and carved faces on tree trunks.
About 110 km to the east, Chun T'oh Whudujut, also called the Ancient Forest, protects an inland wet cedar forest with trees over a thousand years old, far from the sea. A boardwalk leads among giant trees and waterfalls.
Prince George is mainly a stop on northern journeys, by car or by train between Jasper and Prince Rupert.
This destination brings together 1 city: Prince George.
One destination, many paths
Start with one city or combine several in your itinerary.
Boundaries: Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence) / geoBoundaries. Adapted by Cidade Turismo.
✈ Prince George Airport (YXS) · 10 km to Prince George
Prince George Airport (YXS) receives flights from Vancouver, Calgary and other cities. The train between Jasper and Prince Rupert stops in town. By car, it’s about 790 km from Vancouver and about 380 km from Jasper.
The local experience
A science and history museum in Fort George Park, with fossils, the history of the Lheidli T’enneh, the railroad and the timber industry, and a dinosaur gallery.
A park at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers, with trails among poplars, carved faces on tree trunks, and birds and beavers along the banks.
An inland wet cedar forest with red cedars over a thousand years old, about 110 km from Prince George, with a wooden boardwalk and waterfalls.
Before you go
A little planning leaves more time to enjoy the journey.
From June to September, with long days and trails open. Winter is cold and snowy, good for cross-country skiing. In summer, wildfire smoke can affect some days.
The seasons shown are the most usual ones; nature doesn't always follow the calendar.
One or two days: one for the parks and museum and another for the Chun T'oh Whudujut forest.
The downtown has hotels near the parks and the station. There are highway hotels on the city’s entrance avenues.
Take your trash with you, follow the signs and support local businesses. In natural areas, follow the visiting guidelines.
Get your questions answered
Visit the Exploration Place museum, walk the riverside parks and go to the Chun T'oh Whudujut ancient forest.
Yes, the train between Jasper and Prince Rupert stops in the city and spends the night there.
For the Ancient Forest, yes. Downtown and the parks are walkable or reachable by bus.
About 380 km, roughly a 4‑hour drive.
Pacific Time, fixed year-round: UTC−7.
