Wells, Barkerville & Bowron / Full trip pack
Cottonwood House Accessible Trails
https://hikingprincegeorge.com/hikes/cottonwood-house-accessible-trails
The Cottonwood Historic Site has a gentle trail network extending around the heritage grounds and beside the Cottonwood River. Quesnel Tourism publishes 3.4 km for the network as a whole, allowing a short riverside walk or a longer exploration. That figure does not identify a single 3.4 km loop or measure cumulative climbing.
1. Getting there and parking
From Quesnel, follow Highway 26 east toward Wells and Barkerville for approximately 26 km to Cottonwood House Historic Site at 4460 Barkerville Highway. Use the site parking and map kiosks. The operator now publishes its next day-use and walking-trail season as May 29–September 12, 2027, from 10 am to 4 pm; confirm any access outside those dates rather than assuming the gate is open.
Parking: The operator lists 4460 Barkerville Highway. Its next published day-use, walking-trail and picnic season is May 29–September 12, 2027, 10 am–4 pm; confirm access outside that window.
2. Walking the route
Start by reading the kiosk map and choose a route along the river or around the perimeter of the historic grounds. The network is described as gentle grade, with several connected trails rather than one prescribed circuit. Keep track of the junction that returns to the parking lot and turn around early if surface conditions do not suit your mobility needs. The reviewed source does not publish individual branch lengths, a turn-by-turn circuit or measured slopes, so those details should come from the current on-site map.
The return
Choose among Roaming River, Wild Flower, Meadow Meander and Farmer’s Freeway paths. The operator describes about 3 km of network with varying accessibility, while Quesnel Tourism gives 3.4 km; neither is one prescribed loop.
3. Route map
Published locations only. A complete route line is still needed.
Published locations
Numbered points match the map. Use the role beside each point. A summit or park reference point is not a parking location.
| Place and role | Coordinates | Source and notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood House Accessible Trails named destination reference point (not a trailhead) | 53.050556 -122.156944 | BC Gazetteer: Cottonwood House Historic Park; Provincial Historic Site; 53 03 01 N, 122 09 24 W; WGS84.
Published named-feature location for regional orientation and weather. Does not mark trailhead parking or a specific route viewpoint. https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/d92224ee-03ef-4904-be53-b677d8e01ac4/resource/69738aa8-2cc0-4975-aec6-4dc2e30990bf/download/bc-gazetteer-2026-08-12.csv |
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