The Northern Rockies is the ideal place to explore and play. Kick back and relax at Art Fraser Park and have a picnic, tennis match or splash around in the Rotary Spray Park. Wander through our unique boreal forest and enjoy a hike or cross-country ski in the Fort Nelson Demonstration Forest or explore untouched areas of wilderness and back country by road or trail. Find out more about facilities in and around Fort Nelson below, or explore further afield on our Tourism Northern Rockies site. Find your adventure!
Andy Bailey Updates:
- Trails Active Mobility Planning Project
- May 3rd Update: Accessibility and Improvement Project Kicking Off
Demonstration Forest
Mountainview Drive, Fort Nelson, V0C 1R0
250-774-2541 extension 1
250-774-6868
Recreation SItes and Trails BC
Hours
- Dawn to Dusk
Open
The Fort Nelson Demonstration Forest Is a series of trails in the forest located on the northwest corner of town with access at the west end of Mountainview Drive. Three main trails off the trail head are groomed in the summer months for hiking and walking - at the trail head and around the pond area there is bench and picnic table seating, with three outdoor pit toilets located off the three main trails. The rest of the trails are available during the winter for cross country skiing.
No camping,smoking, alcohol or motorized vehicles are permitted. As a Recreation Sites and Trails BC site, the Demonstration Forest is user-maintained. Please ensure that you take any garbage with you when you leave.
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