CLEARWATER WELLS GRAY
EXPLORE CLEARWATER WELLS GRAY… ADVENTURES AWAIT by a short hike, while others take a little longer, either way these sights are sure to amaze. Visit the Wells Gray Information Centre to get your free Park map and help plan your visit.
26 Take a hike
CLEARWATER/WELLS GRAY
24 Wells Gray Information Centre
Open May through October, the Wells Gray Information Centre is your key to unlocking your Clearwater and Wells Gray Park experience. Located on Highway 5 and Clearwater Valley Road, this interpretive centre includes detailed exhibits about the areas indigenous and natural history. The friendly staff will provide you with detailed information and can help you plan your hiking, biking, boating and other exciting activities. Make sure to take a snap shot with “Jerry the Moose.”
25 Wells Gray’s waterfalls
Wells Gray Park is home to 41 named waterfalls, including Helmcken Falls, Canada’s fourth-highest waterfall, cascading 141 metres into a canyon borne of lava and carved by glaciers. Some can be accessed
Clearwater and Wells Gray Park are home to hiking trails for all ages and experience levels. Travel up the scenic park corridor, 70-kilometres of road from the park entrance to Clearwater Lake, and explore a variety of hiking trails and viewpoints. A “hiker’s haven,” the park is like nowhere else, with volcanic lava fields, glacier-fed lakes, meadows of wildflowers, breathtaking mountain views and magnificent waterfalls.
27 Whitewater rafting
Feeling adventurous? Raft the churning white water of the Clearwater River in Wells Gray Park, which offers some of the best rapids you can run in Canada. Seeing the beauty of Wells Gray Park from the river is a view and experience unlike any other. With three guiding companies you’re sure to experience the wild side of Wells Gray Park. Trips include hikes to waterfalls where you can feel the spray of the falls first hand.
The Adventure Starts Here On your way to the world famous Wells Gray Park or along highway 5, don’t forget to stop in Clearwater. The town itself has a lot to offer; stop for coffee or pastries, check out the new shopping centre, dip your toes into Dutch Lake or take a quick but scenic walk on the hospital rim trail. Even better; spend a night and have a look at our “Discover Clearwater” guide and the local business directory available on our website www.districtofclearwater.com. Clearwater welcomes you to stay for a while or forever- we love where we live. www.districtofclearwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Discover-Clearwater-booklet.pdf
Contact Us: PO Box 157, 209 Dutch Lake Road, Clearwater, BC, V0E 1N0
Telephone: 250 674-2257 www.districtofclearwater.ca 14 | North Thompson Valley | NorthThompson.ca
