Elephant Hill Park is a natural dry grassland area five kilometres southeast of Cache Creek, accessed by the Trans-Canada Highway 1 and Highway 97C toward Ashcroft. BC Parks says it has typical wildlife species including rattlesnakes.
The park provides ungrazed and lightly grazed grassland in some of the driest conditions in British Columbia.
Elephant Hill is a simple walking and wildlife-viewing park where grassland conservation comes first. BC Parks states that the grassland hills are closed to vehicle traffic, no camping or day-use facilities are provided, and ATV use is prohibited on park roads.
The park protects unique dry grasslands and associated wildlife species and plants on both Elephant and Rattlesnake hills. South-facing slopes create some of the driest conditions in the province, giving visitors a strong example of Thompson-region grassland habitat in the park.
Wildlife listed by BC Parks includes rare western rattlesnake, gopher snake, sharp-tailed grouse, mule deer, coyote, common merganser, chukar, belted kingfisher, and rosy finch. The area also has many native archaeological sites, while nearby Semlin Ranch reflects early ranching history dating from the early 1860s.
Plan around walking, dry grassland photography, wildlife viewing from a safe distance, rattlesnake awareness, archaeological-site respect, ranching-history context, leashed-pet management, and seasonal hunting where permitted.
Do not take vehicles onto grassland hills or use ATVs on park roads. Keep pets leashed, respect archaeological values, check hunting regulations, watch for rattlesnakes, and arrive self-sufficiently because no camping or day-use facilities are provided.
