Barkerville visits this past year

Since moving up to Prince George, I have had the pleasure of visiting Barkerville, home of the Gold Rush in the 1860's. 

The town has been salvaged, rebuilt, modernized in small ways, and restored as close to the original as possible.

The Gold Rush brought immigrants from all over the world, including San Francisco, China, India and beyond. At the time, Barkerville was the largest city in North America west of Chicago.

Travel from Yale to Barkerville was at least a 5 day journey by stage coach.

This Provincial Treasure is open in the Summer from late April to Thanksgiving and opens for a weekend in December to celebrate the winter season. 

This is an important part of BC history and is a must see for everyone. 

Overnight accommodation is extremely limited, best to book ahead. 

Enjoy!