But, as many residents plead, we must note that there are other recreational opportunities than the cattle ranches and gold panning. People come from all over the world to go white water rafting on the many famous rivers or fish in some of the most abundant freshwater lakes in B.C. The perfect climate for winter recreation means that there is an abundance of cross-country and snowmobile tracks, and when the lakes freeze over, the fun moves onto the ice for skating, hockey, and, in the dead of winter, car races!

While it takes more time to access this area from the urban areas of the south, it is well worth it. About 12% of the Cariboo-Chilcotin is protected by Provincial parkland, meaning that there are thousands of acres of untouched woodlands still roamed by rare wildlife far away from the human sprawl of the south.

If you are looking to step back into time where cowboys still roam the range, and still live steps from a wilderness paradise, look no further than the Cariboo-Chilcotin..