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Hanging Valley

Kwoiek Creek

Nahatlatch

Forestry Lookout

Kwoiek Creek
(Ky eek)

O.K., now this really is a day trip. This will take you about 6 hours of driving and how long you stay is up to you. The views, as always are spectacular. If you decide to take the drive, catching a fish or going for a hike would only add to your day.


When leaving the cabins go back to 14.5Km, this is where REO is and the message board. Instead of going down the hill to the bridge keep to the left.	There is also a sign to your left that says “To Lytton Ferry” You should keep an eye on your odometer or set your counter because there are only a few kms. signs. The end of the road is about 47kms from this point. For the first 32 kms., you can use a 2 wheel drive vehicle (even cars have been this far) but after that you must have a 4x4 or you will not make it to the end of the road. Of course bikes and quads will be great. Now lets get going…

Just getting started, at about 1.5kms there is a gravel pit on your left (good place to park) and a good view of the CPR Trestle over the Nahatlatch River and a view of the Fraser River. There are trees in the way of the view but it is a site to see with a train going over the trestle.	Getting started again you will find that you are following up the Fraser River, CPRail, CNRail and the Number 1 Hwy. At 5.5km you will pass the Lazy J Ranch on your left, at 6km there is a Y in the road, stay left. Starting up the hill you will pass a graveyard to your left and some cabins on your right, keep going. A 7kms sign will be the last kms sign you will see. Now you are under the Hydro Line, you will follow these lines for quite some time.

This is the view you will see a lot of for the next 10 kms. When traveling this road at about 9.5kms and again at 14.5kms, there will be rocks on the road which you will most likely need to remove. Traveling on, at 17kms there is a Y in the road, stay left and the next sign on the road is Kwoiek Creek.	This is also a Y in the road. Make sure you stay left. If you don’t you will end up at the Lytton Ferry or on to Lilliooet and Pemberton. From here you should be able to see Kwoiek Creek on your right. There is also a sign that says the road has been deactivated, not to worry its passable. The tree canopy is low for about 2 kms and the growth of the trees on the side of the road is plenty. You will be following Kwoiek Creek all the way. At about 19.5 kms is the first bridge that you cross over Kwoiek Creek.


The next bridge is a Bailey Bridge at 20kms. This bridge is a little narrow but not a problem to cross. Just around the corner at 21kms is a wash out from a flash flood. Lots of rocks. The road is a little rough but not a problem. On the way you will be able to see just how rugged this area is. You will also be able to see evidence of a 2003 fire in the valley.	At about 29kms there is another Y in the road. Stay to the right, but if you don’t the road goes down to the river, so you just have to go back the way you came. Just a couple of more kms and at 32kms you will come to the first lake, Kwoiek Lake.

Here, there is a large area to pull over and also just before you get to the lake there is a camping spot. Nice place to have lunch and a break from driving. If you bought your canoe this is just the spot to put it in the lake. Good luck with the fishing.	This is as far as you can go. As of October 1, 2004 the bridges have been taken out so you can‘t go any further. It‘s to bad because there were some greatviews.

The lake is about 1 km long, so there’s lots of boating and fishing to do.

So here comes the great views and the rough and over grown roads. There are natural water cross ditches and some that are put in. There’s lots to see but you can‘t get there, you can’t get across the river. To Bad.

Day Trips

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