Campgrounds and RV parks near Bulkley-Nechako C, BC

Bulkley-Nechako C is a large rural electoral area on the Nechako Plateau of north-central British Columbia, centred roughly between Vanderhoof, Fraser Lake and Fort St. James. The region is defined by long, deep lakes, mixed spruce and aspen forest, and Highway 16 and Highway 27 as the main RV corridors. Most developed campgrounds sit on lakeshores that were part of the historic fur-trade network between Fort Fraser, Fort McLeod and Fort St. James. Stuart Lake and Fraser Lake anchor the two main clusters of RV camping. Paarens Beach Provincial Park and Sowchea Bay Provincial Recreational Area both sit on Stuart Lake near Fort St. James, while Beaumont Provincial Park occupies the southeastern shore of Fraser Lake, roughly a 134 km drive west of Prince George on Highway 16. Renters looking for services and hookups often base out of Riverside RV Park and Campground, while Finger Lake Wilderness Resort offers a remote option away from the highway. Together these campgrounds cover the range from full-service RV park to backcountry lake retreat.

The provincial park campgrounds in this area use the BC Parks reservation system. At Paarens Beach, reservations are accepted and first-come, first-served sites are also available, with each of the 39 vehicle-accessible sites plus 3 walk-in beach sites offering a picnic table and fire ring. Beaumont Provincial Park has 49 private campsites plus 5 walk-in beach sites, with reservations accepted and first-come, first-served sites also available. Sowchea Bay offers 30 vehicle-accessible sites, 12 reservable through BC Parks and 18 first-come, first-served. Since none of these BC Parks sites offer RV hookups, renters wanting power, water and sewer should book directly with Riverside RV Park and Campground or Finger Lake Wilderness Resort, both of which handle their own reservations outside the BC Parks system.