Cariboo Chilcotin Coast
Be a part of the Gold Rush Days and come camping in the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast. With more than
100,000 square kilometers of land stretching from the foothills of the Cariboo Mountains in the east to the
Pacifi c Ocean in the west, this is a land of lakes, rivers and forests.
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Cariboo The Fishing Highway Route
The Cariboo was a land born of dreams… dreams of discovery, yellow dust and Known as The Fishing Highway, the Interlakes Highway 24 in the Cariboo
instant riches. In 1862, Billy Barker found gold on Williams Creek, a discovery region of British Columbia accesses a tranquil and beautiful area of rolling
that started a rush of adventurers from around the world. The rush for gold soon hills and pine forests boasting approximately 125 lakes teeming with
waned, but not the trek of discovery into the Cariboo. People from all over the rainbow trout, lake trout and kokanee. Even if fi shing is not your sport, the
world still follow the footsteps of the expeditions that went before. Interesting drive itself is well worth taking for the scenery alone. In addition to fi shing,
museums and roadhouses still stand where stagecoaches once came to rest and other activities in the area include horseback riding, wildlife viewing,
Barkerville is home to over 40 restored 1870’s buildings. hiking, and in winter, snowmobiling.
Chilcotin
Chilcotin Freedom Highway Route
Accessed by road on the Freedom Highway (Highway 20) or by sea from Bella
The backbone of the Chilcotin region is Highway 20, which traverses
Coola, the Chilcotin is a land of dramatic scenery, rugged landscapes and thick
456 km (274 mi) from Williams Lake to Bella Coola, linking the Central
forests. Here Mount Waddington rises 4,016 meters. The jagged mountain peaks
Coast with the Central Interior as it crosses the Coast Mountains and
of the Chilcotin are covered in vast ice fi elds and wide alpine meadows, gradu-
the Chilcotin Plateau including Tweedsmuir Provincial Park and Farwell
ally softening into large valleys, rolling foothills, pine covered forests, lakes and
Canyon. Highway 20, also known as the Chilcotin Freedom Highway is
rivers and the grasslands of the Chilcotin Plateau. Along the way discover some
well worth taking two or three days to drive and stops of interest include
of the best fi shing lakes and rivers to be found in North America. Nimpo Lake
Anahim Lake and Nimpo Lake (Floatplane Capital of British Columbia).
the Floatplane Capital of British Columbia offers fabulous aerial sightseeing
Approximately 400 km (240 mi) are paved and the remaining 57 km
and fl y-in fi shing trips. The traveller will experience rolling semi-desert terrain,
(34.2 mi) consist of well-maintained gravel. It is recommended that
exquisite canyons, to fl at grasslands, cross over rivers and past lakes through
travellers use a detailed backcountry map for off-highway 20 travel.
rocky mountains and old growth forest to the ocean inlets of the central coast.
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Central Coast
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Once you reach the central coast you are met with 15,000 kilometers of awe-
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inspiring coastline scattered with coves and inlets, pristine beaches and rocky
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shores. Here is some of the world’s best saltwater fi shing and wildlife viewing
of sea birds, whales and porpoises. Getting there is an adventure, access is by
road on the Freedom Highway (Highway 20) or by sea (BC Ferries) to Bella
Coola. By road your travels take you through the Cariboo and Chilcotin areas
to the central coast.
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