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The Chilcotin & Cariboo Tour Minimize
Start & Finish: Vancouver
Duration: 14 - 21 days
Distance: 2000 km


This tour will take you into the heart of the Chilcotin and the Cariboo. Bordered by the wild Cariboo and Columbia mountains to the east and the forested fjords of the central coast to the west, it is here that the legendary Wild West lives on - complete with cowboys, cattle drives, a million fishin' holes and even a BC Gold Rush Trail. Relive history as you travel along the historic routes like the Cariboo Trail, visit Barkerville and other heritage sites, and do as the cowboys had done a hundred years ago.

 

Your trip begins here:

 

Ferry:  Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay (www.bcferries.com)

 


Nanaimo
  • Approximately 20 minutes from the Ferry Terminal.

Living Forest Oceanside Campground

  • Reservable Campsites: 250.755.1755 or (www.campingbc.ca)
  • Open May – September

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Downtown Victoria
  • Parliament Building
  • Royal B.C. Museum
  • Victoria City Harbour
  • Whale Watching
  • many more

Qualicum Beach
  • Along Highway 19A, approximately 12 km north of Parksville.

Qualicum Bay Resort: RV Park & Campground

  • Reservable Campsites: 1.800.663.6899
  • Open all year

Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park

  • Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca)
  • Open April – October

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Sea-side village
  • Vancouver Island Paleontology Museum
  • Heritage Forest
  • Fishing
  • Golf
  • Kayaking & Canoeing

Campbell River
  • Along Highway 19 or 19A.

Elk Falls Provincial Campground

  • Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca)
  • Open all year

Loveland Bay Provincial Campground

  • Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca)
  • Open May – October

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Sea-side village
  • Sport-Fishing
  • Golf
  • a variety of outdoor activities including swimming, hiking, horseback riding etc.

Port Hardy
  • Along Highway 19 or 19A.

Quatse River Campground

  • 10mins from Ferry Terminal
  • Reservable Campsites: 250.949.2395
  • Open all year

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Sea-side village
  • Sport-Fishing
  • Golf

 

Ferry:  Port Hardy to Bella Coola RESERVATIONS REQUIRED (www.bcferries.com)

 

Bella Coola
  • On Hwy 20

Gnomes Home RV Park

  • 16km from Ferry Terminal in Hagensborg
  • Reservable Campsites: 250.982.2504
  • Closed in off season

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Sea-side town of Bella Coola
  • a variety of outdoor activities including swimming, hiking, horseback riding etc.
Anahim Lake
  • On Hwy 20

Anahim Lake Resort

  • Reservable Campsites: 1-800-667-7212 or (www.anahimlakeresort.com)
  • Open April – September

Escott Bay Resort

  • Reservable Campsites: 250.742.3233 or
    (www.escottbay.com)
  • Open April – September

 

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Boating: canoeing, kayaking
  • Horseback riding
  • Rodeos
  • Fishing
  • Floatplanes
  • Guided Tours & Adventures
  • a variety of recreational activities
Alexis Creek
  • Along Hwy 20

Bull Canyon Provincial Campground

  • No reservations available
  • Open April – September

 

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Boating: canoeing, kayaking
  • Horseback riding
  • Rodeos
  • Fishing
  • Floatplanes
  • Guided Tours & Adventures
  • a variety of recreational activities
Williams Lake
  • Junction Hwy 20 & 97

Deep Creek Service

  • Reservable Campsites: 250.989.5134
  • Open all year

 

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Williams Lake Stampede
  • Horseback riding
  • a variety of town activities
Quesnel
  • Junction Hwy 97 & 26

10 Mile Lake Provincial Campground

  • Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca)
  • Open May – September

 

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Billy Barker Days
  • Pulp & Paper Mill Tours
  • Forestry Tours
  • A variety of in-town activities.
Barkerville
  • End of Hwy 26

Barkerville Provincial Campground

Bowron Provincial Campground

  • Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca)
  • Open May – September

 

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Town of Barkerville
  • Town of Wells
  • Bowron Lakes Canoeing
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • A variety of recreational activities.

In 1862, Billy Barker found gold on William's Creek - a discovery that started a rush of fortune seekers from all over the world. Thousands of people traveled the Cariboo Wagon Road between 1862 and 1870, converging on the boomtown called Barkerville. After 1870, Barkerville remained a supply town for the goldfields until it was taken over by the Province of British Columbia in 1958 and run as one of Canada's largest historic
sites. Today, Barkerville remains a town of discovery. The best time to visit is between mid- May and the end of September when the Barkerville streetscape is alive with 130 heritage buildings, live theatre and special events, informative and entertaining interpretation, and over twenty shops that bring to life the history of Barkerville, the Cariboo and British Columbia.
Lac La Hache
  • Along Hwy 97

Lac La Hache Provincial Campground

  • Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca)
  • Open May – September

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Swimming, Canoeing
  • Fishing
  • Horsebackriding
  • Ranching
  • A variety of recreational activities
100 Mile House
  • On Hwy 97

Canim Lake Resort

  • Reservable Campsites: 280.397.2355 or
    (www.canim.com)
  • Open all year

Bridge Lake Provincial Campground
ATV Tours

  • No reservations available
  • Open May-September

Green Lake Provincial Campground

Reservable Campsites: (www.discovercamping.ca)

Open May – September

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Fishing
  • Fly-in Sightseeing tours
  • Horsebackriding
  • Canoeing
  • ATV Tours
  • A variety of recreational activities
Possible Detour: To Vancouver via Lilooet, Whistler
  • Follow Hwy 1 then Hwy 99

Lilooet:

  • Cayoosh Creek Campground
  • Fraser Cover Campground

Pemperton

  • Narin Falls Provincial Campground

Whistler

  • Brandywine Provincial Campground

Squamish

  • Alice Lake Provincial Campground
  • Stawamus Chief Provincial Campground
  • Porteau Cove Provincial Park

See Vancouver Coast Mountains Tour for more detailed information.

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Hat Creek Ranch
  • Town of Lilooet
  • Town of Whistler
  • Joffre Lakes
  • Hiking, canoeing, kayaking, water-skiing, horseback riding, swimming and a variety of recreational activities
Yale or Lytton
  • Along Highway 1

Emory Creek Provincial Park (Yale)

  • No reservations available
  • Closed during off season

Skihist Provincial Park (Lytton)

  • No reservations available
  • Closed during off season

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Historic Yale
  • Alexandra Suspension Bridge
  • Hell’s Gate
  • River Rafting

 

 
Possible Detour: Manning Provincial Park
  • 40km east of Hope along Highway 3

Cold Spring Campground
Hampton Campground
Mule Deer Campground
Lightning Lake Campground

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Hiking, canoeing, kayaking,
    horseback riding, swimming,
    and a variety of other
    recreational activities.
Coquitlam
  • Located along Highway 1

Capilano RV Park (under the Lion’s Gate Bridge)

Burnaby Cariboo RV Park

  • Reservable Sites: 1-800-667-9901 (www.bcrv.com)
  • Open all year

Points of Interest & Activities:

  • Grouse Mountain
  • Capilano Suspension Bridge
  • Lynn Canyon
  • Deep Cove
  • Downtown Vancouver

Campground is highly recommended by Go West guests.

 

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