Dunn Peak Park is a large BC Parks wilderness area 12 kilometres northeast of Little Fort and about 90 kilometres north of Kamloops. BC Parks describes important wildlife habitat, backcountry recreation, old-growth forest, lakes, tarns, swamps, and mountain scenery.
Dunn Peak rises to 2,634 metres and is the highest mountain between the Stein and the Monashees.
Dunn Peak is for self-sufficient backcountry visitors seeking wilderness hiking, mountaineering, fishing, wildlife viewing, hunting, ski touring, and snowshoeing. BC Parks says no camping or day-use facilities are provided, aircraft access is not permitted, and ranger patrols are limited.
The user-created trail above Harper Creek on the east side of Dunn Peak can be wet and muddy. Boardwalk and trail work have improved conditions, but BC Parks asks visitors to stay on designated routes rather than creating secondary trails.
The park protects Thompson River floodplain, alpine terrain, lakes, tarns, swamps, old-growth Douglas-fir, Engelmann spruce, montane spruce, glacial erosion features, and habitat for wolf, cougar, marten, river otter, black bear, mule deer, mountain goat, great blue heron, and bald eagle.
Plan around wilderness hiking, Harper Creek route planning, alpine viewpoints, fishing, wildlife viewing, mountaineering, backcountry ski touring, snowshoeing, seasonal hunting, old-growth forest, alpine terrain, swamps, and glacial-feature observation.
Bring drinking water because potable water is not available. Mountain weather can include snow in any month, so travel self-sufficiently, leave a trip plan, prepare for avalanche hazards in winter, and do not use aircraft access.
