Jade Walk
This trail commemorates Lillooet’s history as the site of the first jade mine in BC. Stroll down Lillooet’s Main Street and enjoy over 30 unique pieces of jade, some weighing many tons. Pick up a brochure at KC Health & Gifts.
Bridges Walk
Popular route with local runners, walkers and cyclists, crosses the Bridge of 23 Camels and the Old Suspension Bridge, offering gorgeous views of town and the famous river with fabulous mountain backdrops.
Fraser River Lions Trail
Built by the Lillooet Lions Club in the 1990s, the Lions Trail is a staple for local hikers, traversing the bank of the Fraser River through diverse habitat affording breathtaking views of the mighty river
Chinese Rock Piles
On both sides of the Fraser River at Lillooet one can find “Chinese Rocks” – a reminder of the search for gold by Chinese people before the turn of the century. Washing the sand and gravel for the elusive yellow metal, the Chinese neatly piled the washed rocks, in some places more than 12 feet high, in long rows. For examples, look close to the Hangmen’s Tree, downstream from the Old Suspension Bridge, and on the east side of the Fraser.
Lillooet Visitor Centre
The Lillooet Visitor Centre has relocated and is now housed within our local museum at 790 Main Street, Lillooet, centrally located in Downton Park. Here you can access a wide range of services including personalized trip planning, way-finding, and general information about Lillooet and the surrounding area.
You are welcome to contact us for information to help you plan your perfect visit.
Information about Lillooet and area businesses, attractions, and events
- Maps, visitor guides, and travel information
- Travel Advisories, road closures etc
- Accessible washrooms for museum patrons
- Public washroom with accessibility also available across from the park
- Enjoy Downton Park
- Explore the Lillooet Museum which is here to raise awareness of the historical and cultural importance of the region and gives our visitors the opportunity to explore this area’s extensive history.
Xwísten Experience Tours
Discover one of British Columbia’s most immersive Indigenous cultural experiences. Xwísten Experience Tours offers guided pit house (S7ístken) tours, salmon drying demonstrations, and storytelling rooted in thousands of years of St’át’imc culture and land-based knowledge. Visitors learn directly from community members about traditional food harvesting, sustainable practices, and the living heritage of the Xwísten people.
Traditional Fishing Rock & Archaeological Village Tours and The Bearfoot Grill. Visit the Bridge River Fishing Grounds, the past and current fishing area of the St’át’imc People. Learn about the traditional wind-dried method of preserving the salmon still used by its people today.
Learn more at XwistenTours.ca
Lillooet Museum
Glimpse into Lillooet’s past in the Lillooet Museum, itself housed housed in the former Anglican Church, St Mary’s the Virgin. The church was first built in 1860, from timber carried piece by piece on the backs of miners and mules over the rugged Harrison-Lillooet trail, then reconstructed in 1961 with the original chancel.
Browse through the collection of artifacts, including the original church service bell and melodeon, gold mining relics, Indigenous artifacts, machinery, memories of Lillooet’s pioneer days, the largest mounted Rocky Mountain Elk head ever registered in BC, and more. Take a peek downstairs to discover the old newspaper office of fiery and famed editor Margaret “Ma” Murray.
The Museum is situated in downtown Lillooet at St. Mary the Virgin, a former Anglican church. The original St. Mary’s, which was torn down in 1960, stood on the same spot and arrived on the backs of miners and their mules, who carried the timber, piece by piece over the rugged Harrison-Lillooet trail in 1860. The original chancel was incorporated in the new St. Mary’s and the melodeon and bell from the old church are displayed in the museum.