Pemberton (British Columbia) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
village in British Columbia, Canada
About Pemberton (British Columbia)
The Pemberton area is part of the traditional territory of the Lil'wat First Nation. European presence started with the Fraser Gold Rush in the 1858 with permanent non-native settlement beginning in the 1870s, but settlement was slow until the valley was connected to Vancouver by rail in 1915. In the days of the Fraser Gold Rush Trail, steamboat and other water traffic voyaged from New Westminster via Harrison Lake near the east end of the Fraser Valley to Port Douglas at the north end of Harrison Lake, then up a rough wagon road along the Lillooet River to the south end of Lillooet Lake, then by boat again to Port Pemberton at the Head of Lillooet Lake (near today's Mount Currie), then overland along the Birkenhead and Gates Rivers to Anderson Lake, where more boats to Seton Portage and
Top Attractions in Pemberton (British Columbia)
Explore the best things to see and do in Pemberton (British Columbia):
- ★Big Sky Golf
- ★Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park
- ★Cayoosh Expeditions
- ★Ironman triathlon
- ★Joffre Lakes Provincial Park
- ★Keyhole Hot Springs
- ★Lil̓wat7úl Culture Centre
- ★Meager Creek Hot Springs
Where to Eat in Pemberton (British Columbia)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴BackCountry Pizza
- 🍴BlackBird Bakery
- 🍴Mile One Eating House
- 🍴Mount Currie Coffee Company
- 🍴North Arm Farm
- 🍴Pemberton Valley Supermarket
Where to Stay in Pemberton (British Columbia)
- 🏨Greenwood Country Inn
- 🏨Nairn Falls Provincial Campground
- 🏨Pemberton Valley Lodge
Pemberton (British Columbia) Travel Guide Sections
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