{"id":7860,"date":"2026-10-31T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/?p=7966716"},"modified":"2026-10-31T04:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T11:00:13","slug":"in-video-chase-creek-falls-the-perfect-year-round-stop-for-trans-canada-travellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/7860\/in-video-chase-creek-falls-the-perfect-year-round-stop-for-trans-canada-travellers\/","title":{"rendered":"iN VIDEO: Chase Creek Falls the perfect, year-round stop for Trans-Canada travellers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone traveling along the Trans-Canada Highway might want to add Chase Creek Falls to their list of places to stop for a break from the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Located between Kamloops and Salmon Arm, the falls and trail are a free, year-round attraction in the Village of Chase, that offer an Indigenous educational art piece and picturesque scenery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like most touristy stops along the well-worn corridor, the presence of these falls and trail are indicated by a pullout area on the side of Highway 1 with a parking lot and picnic table. This one also happens to have infrastructure from a local zipline that&#8217;s currently not operating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this case, the pullout is blocked off, and drivers have to make a short excursion to the actual parking lot and trailhead located in the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Autumn walk to Chase Creek Falls\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0yl2UhbrM7E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trail begins along Chase Creek and goes under the highway before popping out among leafy deciduous trees and heavily-scented cedar. It winds deeper into a small canyon surrounded by steep cliffs, where bighorn sheep can often be spotted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Partway along the trail is a large steel sphere called Stelteglx\u00fas Landmark with an information plaque. The art piece was one of several installed in recent years in the Shuswap to bring awareness of the traditional territory of Secw\u00e9pemc, or Shuswap First Nations people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/b3eac006-18f6-444d-a566-0a5a08734550.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"|\" class=\"wp-image-7966749\" title=\"|\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stelteglx\u00fas Landmark is located on the trail to Chase Creek Falls. SHANNON AINLSIE\/iNFOnews.ca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sphere is designed to be able to hold ceremonial fires, and has elements of mountain goats, cedar root basketry, regalia and pictographs rooted in Secw\u00e9pemc design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe globe or circle is an important shape for Indigenous peoples, and the shape suites accessibility to the artwork and protecting it as it can be locked close,\u201d said one of the artists behind the sphere, Tanya Willard, <a href=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=7966716&amp;action=edit\">in a previous interview with iNFOnews.ca.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe spheres can be lit by propane, wood fire or in one case lighting, but aren\u2019t necessarily for ceremonial fires. The use is for Secw\u00e9pemc people to connect to their lands, the usage is determined by the user.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ea3a8093-8692-447d-a262-c710bb53ec7b.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"|\" class=\"wp-image-7966810\" title=\"|\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chase Creek tumbles through cedar and poplar trees. SHANNON AINSLIE\/iNFOnews.ca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After walking roughly a couple of hundred metres along a nicely packed trail, the mist from the falls can be felt and the sounds of traffic are replaced by rushing water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chase Creek Falls are roughly five-metres high, flowing heaviest in the spring and frozen solid in winter. Chase Creek is small and starts in the surrounding mountains. It flows through the Village of Chase and ends up flowing into the South Thompson River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The falls and its trail are managed by the village and the local Indigenous nations in partnership with the Shuswap Trail Alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/93a5b28d-3a7c-447c-ab71-59f707498226.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"|\" class=\"wp-image-7966748\" title=\"|\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chase Creek Falls trailhead located at 1057 Paquette Road. SHANNON AINSLIE\/iNFOnews.ca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trailhead is located at 1057 Paquette Road. Highway 1 travellers can access it by turning off the main highway onto Shuswap Avenue, then left onto Coburn Street, and then left onto Paquette Road to the parking lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trail doesn\u2019t offer much for a picnic area and no public washrooms are available, however the little town offers quaint specialty stores, cafes, bakeries and local art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d10806.27702861251!2d-119.68987130328834!3d50.819055996433306!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x537e53003f9486fd%3A0x8e6b75dbb8b31835!2sChase%20Creek%20Falls%20Parking%20Lot!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1793310677400!5m2!1sen!2sca\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After walking a couple of hundred metres along a nicely packed trail, the mist from the falls can be 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