| Cache
Creek , B.C. is a small valley
community situated on the shores of the Bonaparte River surrounded
by rolling desert hills decorated with sagebrush, tumbleweeds
and cactus. The river community is located at a junction where
Hwy #1 (Trans Canada Hwy) and Hwy #97 meet and where Highway 99
is within a stones throw away.
In the early days, Cache Creek,
was a destination community for miners and fur traders. Some say
Cache Creek got its name in the mid 1800s from the fur traders
who stored or "cached" their supplies in the valley.
Today, the community is a destination on the Historic Gold Rush
Trail which explores the entire Thompson-Shuswap region.
The Cache Creek downtown core lines the highway
and includes many of the amenities necessary for a successful
trip by travelers like accommodations, a grocery store, gas stations,
banks, restaurants, retail stores, pubs, liquor stores, internet
access and coffee shops. In the community, just off the main highway,
is a public swimming pool, playground and some ball diamonds in
Recreation Park.
In the summer months people enjoy activities like
golfing, hiking, boating, camping, river kayaking, mountain biking,
off roading, fishing, dirt biking, canoeing and horseback riding.
In the winter months, after the snow falls, the community enjoys
snowshoeing, cross country skiing, snowmobiling and ice fishing.
Cache Creek is cowboy and mining country. There
is even a miner statue welcoming people to Cache Creek at the
main highway intersection in town. And just north of the community
is a heritage destination called Hat
Creek Ranch which explores the history of the First Nation
people and of the early ranchers who settled in the region.
A few of the popular Provincial Parks in the region
provide hours of entertainment. A good hiking, fishing, camping
and lake destination near the community of Cache Creek and Lillooet
is Marble Canyon Provincial Park.
A geological destination park located in
a limestone canyon. And not far east of the community is a river
park named Juniper Beach Provincial
Park.
Contact information for
the local Cache Creek, BC accommodations, tours, guides,
guest ranches, golf courses, attractions, realtors, etc.
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