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Know before you go
Advisories
Safety information
- Very limited signage. Visitors must be well prepared for hiking in the backcountry.
- Visitors should be bear aware as the area has high populations of bears.
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
- Location Map
- Map reference:
- 93H/7 Goat River (1:50000)
- 93H/8 McBride (1:50000)
Getting there
To access Boulder Mountain Hike, drive 166 km from Prince George on Highway 16 toward McBride and at the Goat River Forestry Road, turn in and drive another 1 km. Where a side road turns left park your vehicle. This is where the hike begins.
There is a popular hiking trail off the West Dore River Road (just northwest of McBride). This hike is 7 km to the cabin and then the hike can extend to various areas of the park.
Things to do
There are plentiful hiking opportunities available in West Twin Provincial Park. Namely the Boulder Mountain Trail located not far off Highway 16 and the Ozalenka Valley trail located on the Dore River Road.
Boulder Mountain Provides great views of the Rocky Mountain Trench and of the Caribou and Rocky Mountains with alpine meadows to explore once the trail breaches treeline. The trail lasts 5km before you hit treeline starting out in some lush old growth cedar forests that gradually gives way to subalpine. Once above treeline plan on another 2.6km of hiking to reach the summit and a total of 1200m of elevation gain. There are no overnight backcountry facilities along this trail.
Ozalenka valley is a 7km hike from the Dore River trailhead with about 500m of elevation gain. The trail leads to a Cabin and backcountry campground located in a beautiful subalpine valley with lots of day hiking opportunities to explore the surrounding area. If interested in using the Ozalenka cabin, please contact the Ozalenka Alpine Club: 250 569-2596 to inquire about availability. The campground is first-come first-serve. Day users please refrain from utilizing the cabin as overnight fees help support and maintain these facilities.
Dogs and other domestic animals must be leashed and are not allowed in park buildings. You must always be in control of your pets and dispose of their waste appropriately.
The discharge and carrying of firearms is permitted in this park for the purposes of hunting during open season. Please consult the BC Government Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis for more information. Contact BC Parks at parkinfo@gov.bc.ca with any specific questions.
Anyone hunting in British Columbia must comply with BC hunting regulations. To learn more, see the fishing and hunting guide.
There are opportunities for backcountry skiing and snowshoeing within the park during winter months. The Dore River Road is not maintained in the wintertime for vehicle traffic to access the trailhead. Just a reminder, snowmobiles are not permitted in the park and must remain at the Ozalenka trailhead.
Please check the Avalanche Canada forecast for up-to-date conditions and make sure you have appropriate experience and equipment before venturing into avalanche terrain.
About this park
The wildlife values are extraordinary in this provincial park. There are mountain goats throughout the park, the lower sections are a wintering range for deer and moose, and there is high caribou habitat in certain areas. The main valley trench provides a caribou corridor as well as connectivity between the ranges for many other species. grizzly bear densities are high throughout the park. The lower West Twin Creek is an important spawning area for chinook salmon.
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.
Contact
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