Northern Rocky Mountains Protected Area is about 90 kilometres southwest of Fort Nelson. BC Parks says it was established in January 2001 and includes part of the Wokkpash Valley-MacDonald Creek Loop Trail.
Together with Stone Mountain Park and Kwadacha Wilderness Park, it helps protect a vast northeastern mountain wilderness.
Old-growth white spruce forests occur along major river valley bottoms, and alpine plant communities include dwarf willows, grasses, sedges, forbs, and lichens.
This protected area is for experienced backcountry travellers seeking remote scenery, wildlife, angling, boating, hunting, adventure tourism, camping, hiking, horseback riding, and nature photography. Access is mainly by riverboat, horse, aircraft, or foot.
Recreation is primarily in summer and autumn. Primitive campsites occur along major river courses, and most main rivers and creeks have guide-outfitter trails, though few are well maintained. Experienced paddlers can research multi-day Tuchodi River or Muskwa River trips, with air access or helicopter access required for some starts. The protected area also offers fishing for lake trout, rainbow trout, bull trout, arctic grayling, and lake whitefish.
Hike Wokkpash-area routes, paddle wilderness rivers if qualified, fish with a licence, view black bear, grizzly bear, elk, caribou, goat, Stone's sheep, wolf, and deer, ride horseback in wilderness conditions, hunt during open seasons, and mountaineer where appropriate.
Grizzly and black bears may be encountered. Alpine and subalpine areas are fragile. Snowmobiling is allowed only in designated Nature Recreation Zone areas, and winter users need avalanche skills. Bring navigation, communications, emergency supplies, and plans for remote access.
