Getting Here

Barkerville is located 88 kilometres (55 miles) east of the City of Quesnel, at the end of Highway 26.

Central Mountain Air makes daily flights into Quesnel, and Greyhound also provides daily bus service to Quesnel. Bus service from Quesnel to Wells/Barkerville is available only on Thursdays. More information about this community bus can be found here (pdf).

National Car Rental provides car rental services from Quesnel.

Air Canada and Westjet both offer frequent flights to Prince George, several hours north of Barkerville. 

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Directions from Vancouver

Barkerville is an eight to ten hour drive from Vancouver, following the Gold Rush Trail. To get here, follow the TransCanada Highway #1 through Hope, along the Fraser Canyon to Cache Creek. From Cache Creek, take Highway #97 North. Follow #97 through Clinton, 100 Mile House, and Williams Lake to Quesnel. Turn right onto highway #26. Follow the highway until its end (but be sure to stop at Cottonwood House and explore Wells along the way).

Barkerville Historic Town wishes to acknowledge the generous support of our 2010 corporate sponsors:

For a complete listing of Barkerville's 2010 corporate sponsors, please visit our Get Involved page.