Deserters Creek Falls

Map & elevation

Official recreation project linework; may contain multiple trail sections or historic alignments, not a verified complete hike. Government recreation-project geometry is an overview reference. It may contain branches or historic alignments; current access and a continuous navigable itinerary are not established. Line source (opens original source).

Getting there & parking

Quesnel Tourism places the historical start at West Fraser Road and Narcosli Creek. Approach from Quesnel on West Fraser Road, but verify the current trailhead connection locally before travelling: the provincial road-recovery page states that a new 5.6 km paved alignment opened on August 22, 2023, east of Narcosli Creek, with damaged parts of the old road scheduled for decommissioning. Opening the new highway does not establish that the old trailhead parking or bridge remains accessible. Do not use old road pins to enter barricaded or decommissioned sections.

Map position: 52.80857, -122.51563 · start point of published trip track (parking unverified). Embedded trip-map feature 'Trail': first recorded coordinate [-122.515633, 52.808566]. Point extracted from the original public trip map. A track start is evidence of where recording began, not certification of parking, legal access, road suitability or the complete route.

On the trail

From a confirmed legal trail entrance, follow the creek-valley path along Narcosli Creek, then the branch up Deserter Creek toward the waterfall. Tourism Quesnel describes intermediate viewpoints and benches, with an outhouse and picnic tables at the historical base. It also reports a washed-out section beside the creek; no repaired alignment or safe bypass is established in the reviewed sources. Turn back if the path is broken or requires an unsafe creek-bank traverse. The waterfall is an out-and-back objective; the small pool described in the source is not a safety assessment for swimming.

Conditions & seasons

The government road page was updated September 9, 2024 and records the new road’s 2023 opening. The tourism trail page’s creek-bank washout warning is undated. Neither provides a current inspection confirming uninterrupted trail access.

These are dated research notes. Open the trip planner for current available weather and advisory feeds; no alert found does not establish that a trail or road is open.

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Camping & overnight plans

On-route camping permission has not been established for this outing. Check the relevant land manager before planning an overnight stay; a mapped lake, cabin or previous tent location does not confirm permission.

Photos of Deserters Creek Falls

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Original photo galleries

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• Deserters Creek Falls in Kersley, BC — photographs and trip report (opens original source) · Hiking Prince George