Fraser Canyon

Fraser Canyon is a major British Columbia passageway where the Fraser River cuts through narrow gorges and benchlands on its route from the Interior Plateau toward the Fraser Valley. Formed in the Miocene and shaped further by later volcanic activity, it includes dramatic stretches such as Hells Gate. For thousands of years it has been an important Indigenous cultural landscape, with ancient settlements and major fishing places along the river. In colonial times, the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush of 1858 to 1860 brought thousands of miners and conflict. Later, roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, and highways turned the canyon into one of the province’s most important transportation corridors.

British Columbia · Canada