Plan South Chilcotin Mountains Park with 200 km of trails, hiking, riding, mountain biking, Spruce Lake fishing, winter trips, wilderness access, and bear safety.
South Chilcotin Mountains Park is about 150 kilometres north of Whistler and 95 kilometres west of Lillooet. BC Parks describes a visually spectacular wilderness of mid-elevation grasslands, subalpine and alpine meadows, lakes, mountain peaks, and intact headwaters.
The park has more than 200 kilometres of trails through broad valleys, alpine meadows, and ridges.
Why Visit South Chilcotin Mountains Park
South Chilcotin is a major wilderness destination for hikers, horseback riders, and mountain bikers. BC Parks lists loop trips of varying difficulty, wildlife viewing, fishing, winter recreation, and broad alpine travel. Spruce Lake is the best-known fishing destination, with rainbow trout also found in Trigger, Hummingbird, and Warner lakes plus Gun and Tyaughton creeks.
The park is also culturally important to Tsilhqot’in, St’at’imc, and Secwepemc peoples, whose long-standing travel routes helped shape the modern trail system.
Things To Do
Backpack, hike, mountain bike, ride horses, swim in cold lakes, fish with the proper licence, watch wildlife, hunt during open seasons, ski, snowshoe, snowmobile where allowed, and plan multi-day loop trips.
Planning Notes
This is wilderness without staffed facilities or regular ranger patrols. Weather can change suddenly, and snowstorms occur at higher elevations even in summer. Dogs should not be taken into the park because of wildlife and bear-safety concerns. Off-road vehicles are prohibited. Access via the Hurley Forest Service Road, Highway 40, and logging or mining roads may require four-wheel drive and careful planning. Cyclists yield to all other users, and hikers yield to horses on shared trails. Carry food-storage gear and repair supplies for remote routes.