Fraser Canyon

城市概覽

The region had a population of 133,000 in 2016, over three quarters of whom lived in Kamloops.

如何抵達

By plane

Airport within this region with scheduled commercial flights Kamloops Airport (YKA IATA) - flights from Calgary, Vancouver, Prince George. Seasonal flights from Edmonton.

By car

Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) travels through the region, traveling east from around Vancouver, through Boston Bar, Cache Creek, and Kamloops, and traveling west from Alberta including Calgary via Banff Highway 5 Southbound (Yellowhead Highway) to Kamloops. Travels from the Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) just north of Valemount. Highway 16 travels east from Prince George and west from Edmonton via Jasper. Northbound (Coquihalla Highway). Travels from Hope in the Fraser Valley to Kamloops via Merritt. Highway 97 Travels north from the border with the United States, the Okanagan cities of Kelowna and Vernon, before entering the region, passing through Kamloops. Travels south from Prince George via Williams Lake on its way to Kamloops via Cache Creek.

By bus Ebus, toll-free: +1 877-769-3287. (updated Jan 2023) Three routes pass through the region. Between Kamloops and Vancouver with stops in Merritt, Hope, Chilliwack, Abbotsford, and Surrey. Between Kelowna and Vancouver with stops in Merritt, Hope, Chilliwack, Abbotsford, and Surrey. Between Kamloops and Kelowna with stops in Chase, Sorrento, Salmon Arm, Enderby, Armstrong, and Vernon. (some trips do not make all stops). Three days per week per direction between Kamloops and Prince George with stops in Savona, Cache Creek, Clinton, 70 Mile House, 100 Mile House, Lac La Hache, Williams Lake, Quesnel, and Hixon. Rider Express, toll-free: +1-833-583-3636. Multiple days per week service along the Trans-Canada Highway from between Calgary and Vancouver with stops in Canmore, Banff, Lake Louise, Golden, Revelstoke, Sicamous, Salmon Arm, Sorrento, Chase, Kamloops, Merritt, Hope, Chilliwack, Abbotsford, and Surrey. In Salmon Arm, this service provider offers some trips with timed connections with its route between Sal

當地交通

By public transit BC Transit operates local bus services in Cache Creek, Kamloops, and Merritt.

By boat Inland Ferries. Operated under contract for British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, inland ferries are vehicle ferries that connect roads across rivers and lakes. Routes operate throughout the year, but some river ferries may not operate during parts of the Spring due to river conditions. Free. Ferry in this region:

1 Lytton Reaction Ferry. Daily 12:45 AM - 2:30 AM, 3:00 AM - 4:45 AM, 5:00AM - 8:45 AM, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM, 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM, 4:45 PM - 6:30 PM, 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM, 9:00 AM - 12:30 AM. Crosses the Fraser River about 2 km north of Lytton using a turn off from Highway 12. 5 minutes crossing. Operates on demand.

必看景點

Lillooet is a beautiful town that is a great base for exploring the Fraser Canyon. BC Wildlife Park, in Kamloops, is a local zoo with many animals from around BC, such as bears (black & grizzly), wolves, cougars, bighorn sheep, and rattlesnakes. Historic Hat Creek, near Cache Creek, is on one of the few sections of the original Cariboo Wagon Roads still accessible to the public. The ranch includes almost 130 hectares (320 acres) of fields and hills. The buildings stand as they did in 1901; some were built as early as 1860.

體驗活動

The Hell's Gate Airtram, 10 km south of Boston Bar, is a gondola ride over the white water of the Fraser Canyon. There is alpine skiing at Sun Peaks Resort just north of Kamloops, whitewater rafting on the North Thompson River (Lytton claims to be the Rafting Capital of Canada), boating on the massive 200-km length of manmade Kinbasket Lake, and horseback riding in various locations through the region.

The Kamloops Heritage Railway in Kamloops has a steam locomotive that goes for a one-hour excursion from the historic former CNR station. The Rockin' River Musicfest is four-day country music festival in Merritt on the first weekend in August. For a different vibe, check out the Bass Coast Music Festival, in early July, an electronic music festival founded and run by women with no sponsors or corporate presence.

順遊推薦

Mount Robson in the North Thompson and Robson Valley is not to be missed. At 3,954 m (12,972 ft), it is the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. It is rare to see this mountain completely cloud-free, it is so tall it seems to make its own weather. However, if you do happen to see it on one of those rare bluebird days you will know instantly that you are seeing something special. It's on Hwy 16 just east of where it meets Hwy 5 (about 20 km northeast of Valemount).