Clearwater – Gateway to Wells Gray

Wells Gray

CLEARWATER | BRITISH COLUMBIA | CANADA

Wilderness, Waterfalls, Wildlife

Welcome to Clearwater and Wells Gray Country, British Columbia’s waterfall destination and a place where wild landscapes are never far away. Escape the crowds, reconnect with nature and discover something new in every season.

Born from volcanoes and carved by glaciers, Wells Gray Provincial Park is home to 42 named waterfalls, the world’s only old-growth inland temperate rainforest, tranquil lakes, powerful rivers, alpine meadows and soaring mountain peaks. From the thunder of Helmcken Falls to trails, lakes and experiences beyond the park’s best-known stops, there is always more of Wells Gray to discover.

Clearwater is the gateway to Wells Gray Provincial Park and the communities and landscapes of the North Thompson Valley. Whether you come to hike, paddle, raft, camp, watch wildlife, chase waterfalls or simply slow down, give yourself time to explore. Some of the best experiences here are the ones you weren’t expecting to find.

Find Us on the Journey

Wells Gray is part of Rainforest to Rockies, one of British Columbia’s iconic journeys connecting the Pacific Coast with the Canadian Rockies. Along the way, Clearwater and Wells Gray offer a natural reason to turn off the highway, stay awhile and experience one of BC’s most remarkable provincial parks.

We’re also found in Nature’s Heartland, where the North Thompson Valley forms part of a vast landscape of mountains, rivers, forests and communities shaped by a deep connection to the land.

Clearwater and Wells Gray Country are found within Simpcwúl̓ecw, an unceded territory on which the Simpcw and Tsq’escen people have resided since time immemorial.

This is a wild place in every season. Come for the waterfalls. Stay for everything else you discover.