First pick
Hallett Lake Recreation Site
Park or garden
227 ha
15 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Ryan Durand · CC BY 4.03.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako · parks, protected land & trails
Step out of Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako into Beaumont Park
The 10 km around town hold 16 protected areas. Within 100 km there is no national park. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.
Protected land
3.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
16
within 10 km, 12 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Beaumont Park
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako compares with other Canadian towns
Each figure against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (not city hubs or reserves), with the town marked and the typical one’s line. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km3.7%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town2.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas12Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako comes 14th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,772 to 2,587 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Protected within 10 km
Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako3.7%
Towns its size1.6%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako12
Towns its size4
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako0
Towns its size0
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako does best for public protected areas: 9 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako BC | 3.7% | 2.2% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
28 named parks and woods to walk in near Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
Largest first: Hallett Lake Recreation Site leads with 227 ha. Numbers match the map.
28 named parks and woods, 809 ha in all
Parks & gardens 809 ha
The green is scattered, with no place over 28%.
Peterson's Beach Recreation Site
Park or garden
75 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
15 km northfrom the centre
Ormond Creek Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Cutoff Creek Recreation Site
Park or garden
67 ha
30 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Mouse Mountain Park
Park or garden
56 ha5.5 km of path
1 h 15 minto walk all 5.5 km of path
11 km northfrom the centre
Mouse Meadow TrailFraser Lake Lookout TrailOver The Peak Trail (Summit Trail)+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Top Lake & Peta Lake Recreation Site
Park or garden
59 ha
28 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Casey Lake Recreation Site
Park or garden
47 ha
20 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Hobson Lake Recreation Site
Park or garden
46 ha0.3 km of path
43 km southfrom the centre
Chief Gray (Bitch) Lake Trail
Directionsto a point inside
All 28 named parks and green spaces
Hallett Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 227 ha
DirectionsPeterson's Beach Recreation SitePark or garden · 75 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsCutoff Creek Recreation SitePark or garden · 67 ha
DirectionsMouse Mountain ParkPark or garden · 56 ha · 5.5 km of path
DirectionsTop Lake & Peta Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 59 ha
DirectionsOona Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 49 ha
DirectionsCasey Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 47 ha
DirectionsHobson Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 46 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsBurner Bay Recreation SitePark or garden · 23 ha
DirectionsOrmond Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 22 ha
DirectionsFish Lake South Recreation SitePark or garden · 20 ha
DirectionsGreer Creek Recreation SitePark or garden · 20 ha
DirectionsLaurie Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 17 ha
DirectionsRum Cache Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 15 ha
DirectionsEtcho Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 10 ha
DirectionsBrewster Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 9.2 ha
DirectionsCheslatta River Recreation SitePark or garden · 8.9 ha
DirectionsAngly Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 7.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsKnewstubb Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 7.0 ha
DirectionsBorel Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 6.8 ha
DirectionsWhite Swan ParkPark or garden · 3.7 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsAnzus Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 4.4 ha
DirectionsStern Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 2.4 ha
DirectionsMeuoon Lake Recreation SitePark or garden · 2.2 ha
DirectionsThe GullyPark or garden · 0.8 ha
DirectionsStellako Community ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · just outside town
DirectionsFort Fraser Community SitePark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsKin ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, commons and woods with a name, in the town or within 400 m, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Sizes are the mapped outline’s.
Close to home
In Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako, parks are rarely a short walk away
Residents of each 2021 dissemination area, at a point inside it, within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of a park or playing field mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Within 400 m (0%)Further (100%)
Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako0%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 1,800 residents live further than 400 m from one. The typical Canadian town reaches 83%.
Protected areas
Around Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako, protected areas make up 3.7%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako2.2%
Within 10 km3.7%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of the 16, 12 are public land; the others are privately held. Entiako Park leads for size with 126,023 ha. Another 4 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Francois Lake ParkProvincial park · 7,214 ha · reaches Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
Nechako Canyon Protected AreaNature reserve · 1,246 ha · reaches Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
Stellako River Wildlife Management AreaWildlife area · 503 ha · reaches Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
Beaumont ParkProvincial park · 178 ha · reaches Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
Drywilliam Lake Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 94 ha · reaches Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
Francois Lake Protected AreaNature reserve · 29 ha · reaches Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
Ellis Island Ecological ReserveNature reserve · 6.6 ha · reaches Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
Entiako ParkProvincial park · 126,023 ha · 2.0 km from the edge of town
Uncha Mountain Red Hills ParkProvincial park · 9,421 ha · 2.4 km from the edge of town
Sutherland River Protected AreaNature reserve · 4,835 ha · 5.5 km from the edge of town
1 more named area within 10 km is in the comparison figures.
1 area recorded only by its type (a provincial layer such as wildlife habitat areas) is counted, not listed.
Source: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
National & provincial parks
Francois Lake Park starts at the edge of Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
National parks (Parks Canada) and provincial or territorial parks by direction and distance from the town’s edge: every one within 10 km, and the nearest of each within 100 km.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Francois Lake Park
At the edge72 km²since 1999
Provincial park
Beaumont Park
At the edge1.8 km²since 1960
Provincial park
Entiako Park
2.0 km south-west1,260 km²since 1999
Provincial park
Uncha Mountain Red Hills Park
2.4 km west94 km²since 2001
Provincial park
Finger-Tatuk Park
7.7 km south-east171 km²since 1999
For a national park, people in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako travel more than 100 km. Within 10 km are 5 provincial parks.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako has 86 km of footpaths in and around it
OpenStreetMap footpaths, paths, bridleways and steps, and tracks open on foot, in the town and 1 km around it; woods as mapped (landuse=forest, natural=wood).
Footpaths
86 km
in and around the town (5,038.8 km²)
Woodland
90%
about 4,535.9 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Electoral Area D, Bulkley-NechakoTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Electoral Area D, Bulkley-NechakoTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland90%
0%50%100%
For path density, 97% of Canadian towns do better. Woods cover more of it than in 99% of Canadian towns.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
OpenStreetMap shows no walking route near Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the town. Trails may exist without being mapped as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako: May and July to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Prince George (137 km), and daylight at the town’s latitude. Good months: 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15–30 °C, little rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | -4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 1 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 50 | 31 | 29 | 37 | 45 | 68 | 64 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 57 | 41 |
June is the wettest month (68 mm) and March the driest (29 mm). January brings highs of -4 °C, July highs of 22 °C. The climate in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako →
Beaches
A beach within 5 km of Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Canada publishes no open register of beach water tests; the local public health unit posts swimming advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako has 2 viewpoints and 1 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
2Viewpoints10Hills and peaks1Waterfalls4Nature reserves3Picnic sites13Playgrounds26Campsites3Slipways
There are 26 campsites, more than of anything else. The highest named peak nearby is Holy Cross Mountain, at 1,429 m.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 10
Cutoff Butte1,067 m · in town
DirectionsHoly Cross Mountain1,429 m · in town
DirectionsMount Greer1,253 m · in town
DirectionsMount Hobson1,277 m · in town
DirectionsNithi Mountain1,347 m · in town
DirectionsPitka Mountain1,387 m · in town
DirectionsSavory Ridge1,182 m · in town
DirectionsPeta Mountain1,412 m · 0.3 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 hills and peaks more.
Waterfalls 1
Cheslatta Fallsin town
DirectionsNature reserves 4
Drywilliam Lake Ecological Reservein town
DirectionsEllis Island Ecological Reservein town
DirectionsNechako Canyon Protected Areain town
DirectionsStellako River Wildlife Management Areain town
DirectionsPicnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 13
Plus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 26
Beaumont Provincial Park Campgroundin town
DirectionsEtcho Lake Recreation Sitein town
DirectionsMeuoon Lake Recreation Sitein town
DirectionsTop Lake & Peta Lake Recreation Sitein town
DirectionsWalk-In Campingin town
DirectionsPlus 21 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 50–71 km out.
VanderhoofElectoral Area F, Bulkley-NechakoElectoral Area C, Bulkley-NechakoFort St. JamesBurns LakeElectoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako | 3.7% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanderhoof 50 km | 0.2% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako 57 km | 4.8% | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako 58 km | 11% | 33 | 1 | 79 |
| Fort St. James 63 km | 3.4% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Burns Lake 71 km | 4.7% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako has twice as much or more.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
Questions about the outdoors in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
How far is the nearest provincial park from Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako?
Beaumont Park touches the town.
Are there protected areas near Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako?
Protected areas cover 3.7% of the land within 10 km.
Which is the biggest protected area near Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako?
Entiako Park, a provincial park of 126,023 ha.
Is there a beach near Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
When should you visit Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako for the outdoors?
May and July to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
How far is Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako from a national park?
No national park lies within 100 km of Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako.
Sources
Sources for this page on Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
Protected areas: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2026: every area within 10 km and the nearest national and provincial parks, measured outline to outline.
Walking routes and beaches: OpenStreetMap, November 2026: named hiking, foot and walking route relations within 2 km and beaches within 5 km.
Towns: Statistics Canada 2021 Census boundaries and populations; the comparison is the Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, not city hubs or reserves.
When to go: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, from the nearest station that publishes them.
Green space, paths, woods, things to do: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik’s Canada extract), November 2026: parks, gardens, playing fields, woods, footpaths, the coastline and things to do in and around each town.
Residents: Statistics Canada 2021 Census dissemination areas (population, boundaries), each at a point inside it.
Walking routes and beaches © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Not on this page: trailheads and trail grades, and beach water quality. No open Canadian dataset gives these for every town yet.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).