Tete Jaune Salmon Spawning Grounds Trail #11

Description:

An easy twenty to forty minute walk (return) to a salmon spawning area and unique riverine ecosystem along the Fraser River. From the BC Forest Service Tete Jaune Salmon Spawning Grounds Recreation Site, the trail leads down the McLennan River and through a typical bottomland forest to the Fraser. Extensive areas of open country and numerous back channels make this a most interesting area to explore. Salmon may be seen spawning here in late July and early August.

Getting There:

From Valemount travel north on Highway 5 to Blackman Road, and turn left. Follow Blackman Road to Old Tete Jaune Road and turn left again. Follow Old Tete Jaune Road to the first railway crossing. Just across the tracks a sign marks the entrance to the Spawning Grounds Recreation Site.

Hiking Time:

Allow twenty to forty minutes round trip.