Fall Salmon Celebration

Fall Salmon Celebration

Join us at the GBHNR for a fun day of family-friendly activities to celebrate the cultural and ecological significance of Pacific Salmon! 10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Gift Shop Open House at the Rotary Interpretive Centre 10:00 – 11:00 am: Drumming & Opening Talk about Salmon Habitat Restoration with Stó:lō Elder Eddie Gardner from Skwah […]

Loop the Vedder Trail Half Marathon, 10km & Kids Run

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Get off the road and hit the trails! This scenic loop course boasts a fast and flat gravel terrain and winding single-track sections. Set along the majestic Vedder River, this fantastic half marathon loop is characterized by the breathtaking backdrop of the Chilliwack River Valley and views of Vedder Mountain and the Cascade Mountain Range. […]

Grape Stomp

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🍇🎉 Get ready for Grape Stomp Saturday! 🎉🍇 Join Township 7 for a day packed with stomping, live music, costumes, and fun! 👣 Compete in teams of 6-8 in their grape-stomping contest, with prizes for Best Heat, Best Costumes, and Best Team Spirit!🎶 Enjoy live music from Spike Sullivan🍔 Tasty bites from a local food […]

18 Fun Fall Experiences in the Fraser Valley

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Estimated Read Time: 4 min 51 sec Autumn in the Fraser Valley brings so many seasonal wonders! Whether you’re looking to wander the pumpkin patches with a PSL (pumpkin spice latte) in hand or you’re sampling apple cider between the fantastic farm experiences, there’s no limit to the fun fall experiences you can have in […]

Thacker Regional Park

Hope Thacker Park

One of the main attractions of the park is the spawning and rearing channels for coho, pink and chum salmon. Beginning in September in even numbered years (2016, 2018, 2020, etc.), and October in odd numbered years (2015, 2017, 2019 etc.), these salmon return to spawn in the park’s spawning channels, which provides excellent viewing […]

Chilliwack River Rafting

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Chilliwack River Rafting is Chilliwack’s best white water rafting resort for both day trips and overnight camping adventures.

Sts’ailes Cultural Tours

Explore Sts’ailes land, culture and discover “the beating heart” of the Harrison River Valley. Sts’ailes Cultural Tourism offers a variety of services from land acknowledgements to workshops and tours.

Devil’s Lake Loop Trail

Views of a boardwalk crossing the edge of a lake.

Located in the Stave West Recreation Area, the Devil’s Lake loop trail is a 3.1km hike through the forest that features a floating bridge which takes you across the south-end of Devil’s Lake. From the parking spots on the side of Florence Lake Forest Service Road, just 5km north of Stave Dam, you’ll find a […]

Qwólts Park

An Indigenous mural of a sasquatch on the side of a building.

West of Esplanade Avenue at the confluence of Harrison Lake and Miami River. View a modern fish-friendly flood pump, local art installations including Sts’ailes images of salmon, sturgeon and the Sasquatch, interpretive signage on the history of Sts’ailes in the area, and seating overlooking the lake. Don’t miss the howling wolf on the rooftop. Explore […]

Campbell Valley Regional Park

A boardwalk in the park, inbetween bushes and shrubbery.

Sunlight-dappled forests, grassland vistas and wetlands make this regional park great habitat for wildlife, from songbirds to salmon to squirrels and m​ore. Th​e network of trails provide visitors with lovely routes to explore the variety of landscapes, the heritage features, and a Nature House. Horse riding is popular here.

Inch Creek Hatchery

A sturgeon swims through shallow waters.

Tucked away against the backdrop of Dewdney Peak and Nicomen Mountain, this satellite fish hatchery is run by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and offers an inside look at how sockeye, chum, and coho salmon and steelhead trout spawn, grow and are later released into tributaries primarily along the Fraser River. There are also two large […]

Steelhead Falls

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Steelhead Falls is a gorgeous waterfall at the end of a quick 1km hike in. With bridges, water routes, and natural growth you might just feel like you stepped right into a storybook. The wonderment of this area is only expanded when trekking through on a foggy Mission day. Bring the family with you when […]