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==Meager Creek hot springs== | ==Meager Creek hot springs== | ||
*Location: 50°34.4' 123°28.0' <!-- or 50.573333°-123.466667° for use in google maps --> | |||
*All road junctions starting from Pemberton are well signed. | |||
*Head NW from Pemberton on Pemberton Meadows road for 25km and turn right onto Upper Lillooet FSR. Keep left at 9km (right goes to Gold Bridge via Hurley Pass) | |||
*Follow Upper Lillooet FSR to 38km and turn left onto the Meager Creek Branch | |||
*At 6km, stay right | |||
*Park on the north side of the bridge over Meager Creek. The trail to the hot springs starts on the south side of the bridge. It's a 600m walk upstream to the hot springs. | |||
*There is a $5 per person fee to cover maintenance. | |||
See [http://www.bivouac.com/FtrPg.asp?FtrId=191 bivouac] for location. | See [http://www.bivouac.com/FtrPg.asp?FtrId=191 bivouac] for location. | ||
==Keyhole Falls/Pebble Creek hot springs== | ==Keyhole Falls/Pebble Creek hot springs== | ||
Revision as of 02:00, 3 September 2008
This page summarizes the major hot springs in southwestern BC
Meager Creek hot springs
- Location: 50°34.4' 123°28.0'
- All road junctions starting from Pemberton are well signed.
- Head NW from Pemberton on Pemberton Meadows road for 25km and turn right onto Upper Lillooet FSR. Keep left at 9km (right goes to Gold Bridge via Hurley Pass)
- Follow Upper Lillooet FSR to 38km and turn left onto the Meager Creek Branch
- At 6km, stay right
- Park on the north side of the bridge over Meager Creek. The trail to the hot springs starts on the south side of the bridge. It's a 600m walk upstream to the hot springs.
- There is a $5 per person fee to cover maintenance.
See bivouac for location.
Keyhole Falls/Pebble Creek hot springs
These hotsprings are relatively close to the Meager Creek hot springs. The springs are fairly small, and not as well developed. See recent TR on the message board
Skookumchuck/St. Agnes Well hot springs
From Pemberton, follow highway 99 towards Mt.Currie, after passing Lillooet Lake, turn right on the In-Shuck-In/Lillooet Main FSR. Follow untill you reach the hot springs (just before Skookumchuck). See the 'backroads mapbook' for more details.
Sloquet hot springs
Location: 49°43.8' 122°19.5'
From Pemberton, follow highway 99 towards Mt.Currie, after passing Lillooet lake, turn right on the Skookumchuuk/Lillooet Main FSR. Cross Little Lillooet Lake at the Tenas Lake Bridge, and continue along the West Lillooet FSR. Before reaching Tipella and Harrison Lake, turn right onto the Sloquet Creek FSR to get to the hot springs. See bivouac for location.
Pitt River hot springs
Hard to access: a 30km paddle along Pitt Lake and a 22km bike ride along logging roads (Pitt River FSR). See the 'backroads mapbook' for more details.
Clear Creek hot springs
Located on the Eastern side of Harrison Lake. Follow the Harrison East FSR, then Clear Creek FSR (gated at start, 13km bike ride). See the 'backroads mapbook' for more details.
More information
- Bivouac
- Backroad Mapbook, Southwestern BC, Mussio Ventures