Hotel Directory > Canada Hotels > British Columbia Hotels > Cache Creek, BC Hotels

This is the current conditions weather report for Cache Creek. The report was made 25 minutes ago, at 06:00 UTC. The temperature was 0°C / 32°F, with a dew-point at 0°C / 32°F. The atmospheric pressure was 1009 hPa / 29.77 inHg. The relative humidity was 80%. The skies were obscured with light snow.

Cache Creek is a junction community 350km northeast of Vancouver in Canada. It is on the Trans-Canada Highway in the province of British Columbia at its junction with northbound Highway 97. It was originally at the intersection of the Cariboo Wagon Road and the road to Savona's Ferry on Kamloops Lake.

Its name is derived, apparently, from a cache or buried and hidden supply and tradegoods depot used by the fur traders of either the Hudson's Bay Company or its rival the Northwest Company.

Although still very active with traffic, Cache Creek was extremely busy for a few decades before the Trans-Canada Highway was superseded by the newer and shorter Coquihalla Highway, which bypasses the Fraser and Thompson River Canyons between Hope and Kamloops via Merritt, about 60 miles southeast.

During the gold rush of the mid 1800's, Cache Creek served as a halfway point for many hopeful prospectors en route to the Cariboo Gold Fields. Today, travelers can follow the Historic Gold Rush Trail and Cache Creek still remains an excellent halfway stop.

Cache Creek offers many point of interest for the weary traveler, and sporting a population of approximately 1200 residents, they also offer a full list of community and recreational activities.

Contribute Cache Creek Tourist Info.
Expand Window | Collapse Window