Winter trails and sites: South Cariboo - Chilcotin - Central Coast recreation district

Recreation Sites and Trails BC lists 33 sites and trails in the South Cariboo - Chilcotin - Central Coast district with winter use, most of them near 100 Mile House, 70 Mile House, Tatla Lake and Interlakes Area (highway 24). The main winter activities are snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. The 18 trails add up to about 797 km. 1 is currently marked closed.

Snowmobiling: 17 Cross-country skiing: 8 Ski touring: 6 Snowshoeing: 8 Ice fishing: 7

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Trails (18)

NameWinter useLengthNearest communityStatus
100 Mile House Snowmobile Trail Snowmobiling 18.6 km 100 Mile House Open
70 Mile Green Lake Trail Snowmobiling 24 km 70 Mile House Open
99 Mile Cross-Country Ski Trails Cross-country skiing, Ski touring, Snowshoeing 41.1 km 100 Mile House Open
99 Mile Demonstration Forest and Nature Trail Cross-country skiing, Snowshoeing 5.3 km 100 Mile House Open
99 Mile Snowshoe Trails Snowshoeing 6.5 km 100 Mile House Open
Alexis Creek Cross Country Ski Trails Cross-country skiing, Ski touring, Snowshoeing 10.4 km Alexis Creek Open
Big Bar Cross Country Ski Trails Cross-country skiing, Ski touring, Snowshoeing 32.9 km Clinton Closed
Butler Peak Trail Ski touring 8.8 km Tatla Lake Open
Gold Rush - Mount Timothy Connector Snowmobiling 35 km Lac La Hache Open
Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail Snowmobiling 265.3 km 100 Mile House Open
Green Lake Snowmobile Trails Snowmobiling 154.6 km 70 Mile House Open
Interlakes (Fawn Lake) Trail Snowmobiling 28.1 km Interlakes Area (highway 24) Open
Interlakes Snowmobile Snowmobiling 71.8 km Interlakes Area (highway 24) Open
Lower Lake Cross Country Ski Trails Cross-country skiing, Ski touring, Snowshoeing 13 km 100 Mile House Open
Mica Mountain Snowmobile Trail Snowmobiling 14.3 km 100 Mile House Open
Old Bluff Lake Road Cross-country skiing 14.6 km Tatla Lake Open
Puntzi Lake Recreation Trails Cross-country skiing, Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing 21.4 km Chilanko Forks Open
Tatla Lake Ski Trails Cross-country skiing, Ski touring, Snowshoeing 31.9 km Tatla Lake Open

Recreation sites (15)

NameWinter useNearest communityStatus
Beaverdam Lake Ice fishing Clinton Open
Fly Lake Ice fishing 100 Mile House Open
Greeny Lake North Ice fishing 100 Mile House Open
Helena Lake Hut - Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail Snowmobiling Lac La Hache Open
Jabba Hut - Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail Snowmobiling 100 Mile House Open
Little White Lake Hut - Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail Snowmobiling 70 Mile House Open
Lorin Lake Ice fishing 100 Mile House Open
Ripple (Silver) Lake Snowmobiling 100 Mile House Open
Scot Creek Hut - Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail Snowmobiling 150 Mile House Open
Snag Lake Ice fishing 100 Mile House Open
Stormy Hut - Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail Snowmobiling 70 Mile House Open
Stormy Road Parking Area - Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail Snowmobiling 70 Mile House Open
Sulphurous Lake Ice fishing Interlakes Area (highway 24) Open
Tillicum Hut - Gold Rush Snowmobile Trail Snowmobiling 127 Mile House Open
TWO LAKE Ice fishing Alexis Creek Open

Status as listed by Recreation Sites and Trails BC when we last checked; a listed activity is what the site is managed for, not a grooming report. Linked names have a camping page on this site; the icon opens the official listing.

Snow depth nearby

Snow stationElevationSnow depth7 days agoDistance
Mount Timothy 1,630 m 2 cm (Nov 1) 1 cm 43 km
Boss Mountain Mine 1,460 m 6 cm (Nov 1) 0 cm 78 km
Deadman River 1,460 m 1 cm (Nov 1) 1 cm 105 km

Automated stations of the BC River Forecast Centre, provisional data refreshed daily; most stations sit high in the mountains, so valley snow is usually much less. Stations reporting impossible jumps are left out.

Parks open in winter nearby

Quesnel-Central Cariboo Kamloops Headwaters Sea to Sky All districts Crown land near Cariboo

Source: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (sitesandtrailsbc.ca), read November 1, 2026; trail lines and site locations: BC Geographic Warehouse (Open Government Licence – British Columbia). Check closures, avalanche conditions and road access before you go.