Hixon & Quesnel / Full trip pack
Deserters Creek Falls
- Published distance
- Unconfirmed Trip basis unconfirmed
- Elevation gain
- Not established Cumulative ascent for this outing has not been established.
- Walking time
- Unconfirmed
- Difficulty
- Unconfirmed
A complete outing distance has not been established.
Deserter’s Creek, also called Deep Creek locally, follows a creek valley to a waterfall and viewpoints southwest of Quesnel. The walking line first follows Narcosli Creek and then turns into Deserter Creek. Flood damage affects both access information and part of the creek-bank path, so the historical trailhead should not be treated as a fully verified current parking point.
1. Getting there and 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.
2. Walking the route
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.
3. Route map
Official recreation project linework; may contain multiple trail sections or historic alignments, not a verified complete hike
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. · Line source · Open Government Licence – British Columbia
Partial elevation profile
Partial elevation profile
This chart covers only part of the route. It does not establish the full hike or a return journey.
2.60 km along source section 1 of 1, in its mapped direction.
Approximate 90 m terrain model along this mapped section. Separate sections are not joined. This chart does not measure total trail ascent or establish current access; use the guide’s published outing measurements.
Copernicus GLO-90 terrain elevations via Open-Meteo (CC BY4.0); linework: Open Government Licence – British Columbia
Copernicus DEM 2021 GLO-90 via Open-Meteo. Linework source: https://delivery.maps.gov.bc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/whse/bcgw_pub_whse_forest_tenure/MapServer/9. Sampled and rounded for display.
Source: https://open-meteo.com/en/licence
Licence: CC BY4.0 elevation data; Open Government Licence – British Columbia linework · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Profile source checked: 2026-10-18
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deserters Creek Falls start point of published trip track (parking unverified) | 52.808566 -122.515633 | 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. https://hiking.princegeorge.tech/deserters-creek-falls-kersley-bc/ |
5. Camping, facilities and seasons
Season and access
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.
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