Evanoff Park | BC Parks

Highlights in this park

The park is situated in the Hart Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. This park protects one of the most remarkable caves, the nationally significant Fang Cave complex, which includes the ninth longest cave in Canada. Other caves include the Tooth Decave and Window on the West.

The park also provides a scenic, easily accessible destination for backcountry recreation. It includes picturesque alpine bowls, three small alpine lakes, and distinctive limestone pinnacles and ridges. Two separate trails, the Fang Trail and Torpy Trail provide access to small alpine basins, with a connection over Fang Mountain. The Torpy Trail continues outside the park to Torpy Mountain.

Know before you go

Advisories

Safety information

The caves are suitable only for experienced cavers.
The trail comes close to a deep fissure, overgrown with brush.
There are avalanche hazards in this park.
This area is excellent black and grizzly bear habitat. Be Bear Aware!
Users of the area must be knowledgeable about wilderness travel and take the necessary precautions.
Bring your own water as potable water is not available in the park.

Review the detailed guides under visit responsibly for more information on staying safe and preserving our natural spaces.

Visit responsibly

Follow these guides to ensure your activities are safe, respectful, and ecologically friendly:

Maps and location

Getting there

The park is located approximately 121 km east of Prince George along Highway 16, the Bowron Forest Service Road and Pass Lake Road in the McGregor Mountains. Prince George is the closest community.

There are two points to access the park. One from the west end just to the north of Pass Lake and one from the Upper Torpy Road and then through a logging block up to the south boundary.

Camping

Wilderness camping

Wilderness camping is allowed. No facilities are provided. Winter camping is also allowed, and winter campers must be experienced and be avalanche-aware.

Things to do

Hiking

This park has hiking and walking trails:

Fang Trail: 6 km hiking trail, access to alpine lakes. The caves are accessible by an alternate fork which continues along the ridge above the bowl.
Torpy Trail: 1.5 km hiking trail, access to small alpine lake from high elevation forest road east of Pass Lake.

For your own safety and the preservation of the park, obey posted signs and keep to designated trails. Shortcutting trails destroys plant life and soil structure.

Wildlife viewing

There is no viewing platform but the park has a high grizzly habitat and is protection of a complex of caves.

Caving

There are spelunking opportunities. Spelunkers must be experienced as caving area is hazardous and dangerous.

White-Nose Syndrome

White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) is a fungal disease linked to the mass die-off of hibernating bats in Eastern North America. Humans have accelerated spread by bringing contaminated clothing, gear, and equipment into caves. To learn more about White-Nose Syndrome, read the White-Nose Syndrome fact sheet [PDF], or visit the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative website.

Before you enter a cave, use the gear decontamination instructions.

Help protect bats and their habitats from the spread of White-Nose Syndrome. Clothing and gear that has been used in caves east of the Rocky Mountains should not be used in B.C.

Hunting

Hunting is allowed in the park. Please check the BC Hunting & Trapping Regulations Synopsis for more information.

Firearms are not permitted in the provincial park unless during an open season specified under the Wildlife Act and anyone hunting must have a valid licence and appropriate species licence.

Anyone hunting in British Columbia must comply with BC hunting regulations. To learn more, see the fishing and hunting guide.

Winter recreation

Snowmobilers access the park from the Upper Torpy Road and then through a logging block up to the south boundary. Please see snowmobile boundary map [PDF] to see where recreational snowmobiling is permitted.

It is very likely that open areas in high country are also used by mountain caribou. If wildlife of any kind is encountered please do not approach, shut down your machines and give animals the chance to move away.

Avalanche training is strongly recommended for all winter recreational users to recognize and avoid avalanche terrain. It is important to be prepared with emergency and first aid equipment and the knowledge how to use it as distances are great and the area is isolated. The winter climate can be severe and unforgiving with weather conditions changing quickly.

About this park

Cultural Heritage

The park is the traditional territory of Lheidli T’enneh Nation.

History

The park is named for George Evanoff, a Prince George outdoorsman, who was one of the original explorers of the cave system and was a member of the Prince George Land and Resource Management Plan process.

George was instrumental in the formation of several new provincial parks in the Prince George area. This 1,473 hectare park has a large cave system in it called Fang Cave and was explored by George and friends in 1976.

Conservation

The area is an important habitat for caribou, moose, black and grizzly bears.

Wildlife

Caribou, moose, black bear and grizzly bear can all be found in this park.

Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples

BC Parks honours Indigenous Peoples’ connection to the land and respects the importance of their diverse teachings, traditions, and practices within these territories. This park webpage may not adequately represent the full history of this park and the connection of Indigenous Peoples to this land. We are working in partnership with Indigenous Peoples to update our websites so that they better reflect the history and cultures of these special places.

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