The Peace River Wildland Provincial Park preserves the forest and grassland habitats within the Peace River valleys since these areas are important wildlife corridors for deer, elk, wolf, bears and is also home to a wide variety of birds.

Mackenzie Cairn was erected on River Lot 19 along Shaftesbury Trail in the Municipal District of Peace No.

The confluence of the Peace and Smoky is dotted with small islands, some of which create slow moving waters and good fishing opportunities.

Fish species include: Arctic Grayling, Brook Stickleback, Bull Trout, Burbot, Emerald Shiner, Flathead Chub, Goldeye, Kokanee, Lake Chub, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Longnose Dace, Longnose Sucker, Mountain Whitefish, Ninespine Stickleback, Northern Pike, Northern Pikeminnow, Pearl Dace, Prickly Sculpin, Rainbow Trout, Redside Shiner, Slimy Sculpin, Spoonhead Sculpin, Spottail Shiner, Trout-Perch, Walleye, White Sucker and Yellow Perch.

Road access is limited although the Peace River Wildland Provincial Park features a number of trails for hiking, off-highway vehicle riding and snowmobiling.