Cariboo - Chilcotin - Central Coast
British Columbia, Canada

Cariboo - Chilcotin - Coast Region is a an ever changing adventure playground, from one eco system to another and from one community to another. It is a region explored by wilderness highways, backcountry gravel roads and dirt trails. The Cariboo is a land of lakes, rolling hills, rivers, waterfalls, mountains and ranchlands. The Chilcotin is a network of creeks, streams and rivers feeding into lakes crossing grassland fields and alpine plateaus. The coast is thundering mountain ranges, thick lush forests and the mighty Pacific Ocean.

This eco website is a one-stop shop for researching, planning and booking a Cariboo-Chilcotin-Coast, British Columbia vacation, trip or adventure. Each community lists the contact information of the local accommodations, activities, tour companies, guides, rentals, attractions, campgrounds, realtors and more. Many of the parks, trails, rivers and lakes include photos and descriptive text and they are listed under the community closest to them.

The Cariboo-Chilcotin-Coast region is home to some of BC's most popular Heritage Sites. The Cariboo Gold Rush attracted many pioneers, miners and fur traders to the area to live with the First Nations people. Today, there is a series of restored homestead and pioneer communities of the late 1800s attracting visitors to the region in high numbers. The Heritage Highway (Hwy #26) is a trip down memory lane visiting some of the more popular historic sites like the Cottonwood Homestead, the community of Wells and the mining town of Barkerville.

The lakes in the region line up one after the other. All communities have a series of fresh water lakes and/or rivers nearby. But, some areas like 100 Mile House and the Fishing Highway (Hwy #24) enjoy a very high number of lakes numbering in the hundreds. There are a few chain of lakes in the region also popular for canoeing and kayaking. The lakes and rivers in the region attracts explorers who enjoy fishing, canoeing, kayaking, camping and boating.

When traveling and visiting the communities located in the Cariboo-Chilcotin-Coast area be aware of wildlife. The wildlife in the region is diverse, like the landscape, providing many opportunities to view wildlife like black bears, grizzlies, fox, wolves, cougar, caribou, moose, deer, elk, mountain goats and bighorn sheep.

Many lakes and rivers will attract waterfowl and predator birds to the area. Some are local birds while others are migratory birds. Some of the birds to look for include Bald Eagles, loons, Mallard Ducks, Canada Geese, Spotted Sandpipers, Killdeer, Vesper Sparrows, osprey, Flammulated Owls, Red Tailed Hawks, Sandhill Cranes, swans, swifts, Western Grebes, Mountain Bluebirds, Spotted Towhees, Northern Shrikes and hundreds more.

The Cariboo-Chilcotin-Coast region is a popular destination to enjoy many wilderness adventures like boating, fresh water and salt water fishing, camping, horseback riding, off-roading, hiking, backpacking, kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking, cycling, golfing, bird watching, mountain climbing, river rafting, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, XC skiing to name a few.

Contact information for the local Cariboo - Chilcotin - Coast community accommodations, tours, guides, attractions, campgrounds, golf courses, realtors, galleries, parks, trails, lakes, rentals, etc. are posted under the community links listed to your right. >>>