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D'Arcy
D'Arcy is located 42 km (26 miles) north-east of Pemberton
near the mouth of the Gates River at the head of Anderson Lake about
197 km (123 miles) from Vancouver.
Road
Closure
Dawson Road Maintenance has planned to
close the Highline Road at Telford Bridge area to perform road repairs.
The construction closure will begin July 27th, 2020 and continue
until at least September 21, 2020 and possibly beyond this date.
There will be no public assess through the road or worksite during
this time. For more information please check with Dawson
Road Maintenance.
'Lakes
Route'
D'Arcy was originally established as Port Anderson during the gold
rush era of 1858-1859 as a terminus for travelling into the Fraser
River Canyon. Port Anderson was part of a river-lake portage called
the 'Lakes Route' that included taking a boat or steamer along Anderson
Lake into Cayoosh Flat - the present day Lillooet.
Pacific
Great Eastern Railway
Later Port Anderson changed to D'Arcy when it became a passenger
stop along the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (P.G.E.). D'Arcy is
named after D'Arcy Tate who served as the vice-president and general
counsel of the P.G.E. from 1912-1918.
Mount
Currie
To get to D'Arcy travel north-east from Pemberton to Mount Currie
on the 'Sea to Sky' Hwy 99. At Mount
Currie turn off Hwy 99 on to Portage Road and travel north for
approximately 34 km (21 miles) to D'Arcy.
N'Quatqua
First Nation
The area along Anderson Lake and D'Arcy is the traditional home
of the N'Quatqua First Nation. An affiliate of the Lower Stl'atl'imx
Tribal Council, the N'Quatqua First Nation have fished and hunted
these lands along Anderson Lake for thousands of years.
Local
Business and Services
The N'Quatqua First Nation operates most of the local businesses
and services found around D'Arcy. Situated near Anderson Lake by
D'Arcy you can find the N'Quatqua Central Service Station which
features fuel and a local convenience store, the N'Quatqua Health
and Social Development Building, the N'Quatqua Child and Family
Development Building and the Community Hall.
Heritage
Beach
Heritage Park is located right at Anderson Lake. The small park
features a small raft, boat launch, tables, a small sandy beach
and a beautiful view of Anderson Lake. From Heritage Beach, you
can get some great photos of the majestic mountains and unique colour
of the lake.
Red
Barn Campground and Café
If you would like to stay near D'Arcy, there is the Red Barn Campground
and Café. The Red Barn features large waterfront campsites,
café, boat launch, propane and is close to Gates River and
the Anderson Lake Fish Hatchery. Phone 604-452-3306 for more information.
Anderson
Lake Fish Hatchery
The Anderson Lake Fish Hatchery and spawning channel is also located
in Devine near D'Arcy. The facility specializes in the release of
Sockeye Salmon and enhancing Kokanee in Gates River and into Anderson
Lake. You can view this amazing spectacle, between mid-August to
mid-September when the Sockeye return.
Highline
Road
D'Arcy sits at the end of the paved Portage Road. There is a rough
33 km (21 mile) gravel 4x4 summer-only route called the Highline
Road that eventually goes to Seton
Portage. If you want to continue on to Lillooet and do not have
a 4x4, you have to go back to Mount Currie and take Hwy 99 (Duffy
Lake Road), as the Highline Road can be extremely rough.
Birkenhead
Lake Provincial Park
Birkenhead
Lake Provincial Park is located about 22 km (14 miles) west
of D'Arcy back towards Mount Currie on Portage Road. To get to the
park there is a 17 km (11 miles) Blackwater Forest Service Road
that you have to take off the Portage Road. Birkenhead Lake Provincial
Park features a campground, a swimming area, boat launch and a hiking
or mountainbike trail along the west side of Birkenhead Lake.
Gates
Lake
You can find some great fishing opportunities on beautiful Gates
Lake near the site of the old Whispering Falls Resort. Gates Lake
features decent angling opportunities for some Cutthroat Trout,
Dolly Varden, Kokanee and Rainbow Trout.
Practice
Safe Procedures
Just a reminder that there are black bears, grizzly bears and cougars
living in all of BC and the D'Arcy area is no exception. Please
practice proper bear and wildlife safe procedures when you are enjoying
the beautiful countryside or hiking in the mountains. Also remember
to be prepared for possible changes in the weather.
N'Quatqua
97.5 FM
When travelling along Portage Road from Mount Currie, try and listen
to Canada's First Nations' Broadcasting. The station is located
at 97.5 FM on your receiver. The frequency comes in better as you
reach Gates Lake coming north on Portage Road.
McGillivray
Falls
McGillivray Falls now called McGillivray was the site of a W.W.II
relocation centre for Japanese-Canadians. Today McGillivray is a
small resort community that is accessed from the shore of Anderson
Lake.
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