Tsútswecw Park

North Shuswap

Trail Information

Distance	Various km
Duration	0.5 - 3+ Hours
Difficulty	Easy to More Difficult
Geo Referenced PDF	View Map
Access Map	Google Maps
Latitude / Longitude	50.90074815, -119.56878826
Activities

Status:
BC Parks has partially reopened an area of Tsútswecw Park since the 2023 Bush Creek East Wildfire. In particular, trails and forested areas southeast of the main plaza parking lot. Access is via the eastern beach road, dependent on weather conditions such as snow or flooding. For your safety, please adhere to all trail closure signage.

Warnings:
Steep Cliffs. Bikes are not permitted in the ADAMS CANYON or FLUME areas. Please respect signage and keep to the appropriate trails. Take care close to the river, banks are constantly being eroded and undermined.

About

A network of trails along the Adams River, located between Adams Lake and Shuswap Lake. River views, forest, wildflowers, mosses, ferns, wildlife, interpretive trails and site of the world-famous four year sockeye salmon run celebrated with the Salute to the Sockeye festival.

Tsútswecw means place of many rivers in Secwepemctsín, referring to the tributaries that make this such a fertile salmon spawning area. It is a significant area for Secwépemc communities and their caretaker relationship to the lands and waters. Please stay on designated trails and respect directional and interpretive signage.

The Lower Trail System encompasses all the trails south of Squilax-Anglemont Rd and provides access to the viewing areas during the October salmon runs. Of special interest are the interpretive centre and Secwépemc Landmark sculpture, the universal access walkway and viewing deck, and the story trail created by Secwépemc youth working with elders. QR coded posts link mobile phones to brief audio interpretive stories.

Unfortunately, the upper trail system and sections of the lower trail system were severely damaged during the 2023 wildfires and are closed.

For more information, visit BC Parks and salmonsociety.com

Access

Approx 5 km north of Hwy 1 on Squilax-Anglemont Rd. There are three trailheads. The Main Parking Lot, (the location of the Salute to the Sockeye festival every four years), is straight ahead across the bridge 1 km on the right. The Raft Pullout parking area (to access the upper Adams River Gorge on the northeast side of the river), is just after the Adams River bridge on the left. Bear Creek Flume parking area (gives access to the southwest side of the Adams River), turn left onto Holding Road just prior to the bridge, then travel approx. 3 km, watching for the trailhead on the left.