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Know before you go
Advisories
Safety information
- Children should be supervised. The viewing area drops off steeply to the river.
- Bring your own drinking water as potable water is not available in the park.
- The water here is extremely cold and fast-moving. Spray from the falls can reduce visibility and make adjacent rocks slippery. For your safety please remain within the fenced area and enjoy a safe visit.
Special notes
- Help protect the park land. Enjoy Rearguard Falls Park but please leave it as you have found it so that future visitors may also enjoy the park.
- Alcohol is not permitted in the park.
- Firearms are not permitted in the park. Rearguard Falls Park is closed to hunting.
Review the detailed guides under visit responsibly for more information on staying safe and preserving our natural spaces.
Visit responsibly
Follow these guides to ensure your activities are safe, respectful, and ecologically friendly:
Maps and location
Getting there
Located 285km east of Prince George on Highway 16. The closest communities are Tete Jaune Cache, Valemount and McBride.
Things to do
There is one trail to a viewing area at Rearguard Falls. Be careful as the viewing area drops off steeply to the river.
For your own safety and the preservation of the park, obey posted signs and keep to the designated trail. Shortcutting trails destroys plant life and soil structure.
There are fishing opportunities in this park.
Anyone fishing in British Columbia must have an appropriate licence. To learn more, see the fishing and hunting guide.
This park has a small viewing area to look at the waterfall. In autumn, visitors may see runs of Chinook salmon, as this is the end of them on the Fraser River. The falls are usually impassible for the salmon as they are too high for them to jump.
Facilities
Accessibility information is available for this park.
This park only has pit toilets, no flush toilets.
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
BC Parks honours Indigenous Peoples’ connection to the land and respects the importance of their diverse teachings, traditions, and practices within these territories. This park webpage may not adequately represent the full history of this park and the connection of Indigenous Peoples to this land. We are working in partnership with Indigenous Peoples to update our websites so that they better reflect the history and cultures of these special places.
Contact
| Park operator | This park is operated by Quartz Contracting. |
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| General questions and feedback for BC Parks | We answer emails weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm Pacific Time. |
