The main attraction at the Ancient Forest-Chun T'oh Whudujut Provincial Park has been reopened to the public but the Driscoll Ridge trail remains closed as crews work to contain a wildfire in the park's upper reaches.
Located about 115 kilometres east of Prince George, it had been completely closed since July 10 when two fires were detected.
A much smaller spot fire was quickly doused but as of Thursday afternoon the other remained listed as out of control by the B.C. Wildfire Service, although it appears to have held steady at 39 hectares in size.
The boardwalk which takes visitors on a tour of massive thousand-year-old cedar trees is now open but no one is allowed beyond the universal boardwalk where it meets the eastern trailhead of the Driscoll Ridge trail. The trail is also closed at the western trailhead.
The partial reopening came into effect on Thursday morning. BC Parks also downgraded the risk from wildfire to medium but also warned that visitors may be ordered to evacuate on short notice.
No updates on work to containt the wildfire had been posted on the BCWS website since Thursday morning.
Elsewhere, a wildifre continues to pose a medium risk for Bowron Lake Provincial Park due to the Cornish Mountain fire north of Jack of Clubs Lake.
The fire is listed as under control, but an evacuation order issued by the District of Wells for the Cornish Mountain-8 Mile Mine area remains in place and covers portions of the single road in and out of the park.
"The park is not currently under an evacuation alert but visitors should be aware that fires are present in the nearby area and conditions or alerts/orders can change at anytime," B.C. Parks has posted.
As well, B.C. Parks said Wells Gray Provincial Park is within the perimeter of a wildfire west of Battle Mountain. Listed as out of control by the BCWS, It measured 58.5 hectares as of Thursday, a day after it was discovered, and remained visible from Clearwater.
"Wildfire crews are actively monitoring and may be working in the is area. If wildfire conditions change, park visitors may be told to evacuate on short notice," B.C. Parks said.
