Rock Creek

The tiny town of Rock Creek is home to just 300 residents who make their living from logging, ranching, and agriculture. But looking back on its history, it’s easy to see that Rock Creek was not always a sleepy town. In fact, it used to be a bustling centre of activity at the forefront of the gold rush. At one point, over 5,000 miners called the creeks and tributaries around Rock Creek home. It was because of the sudden influx of miners that the famous Dewdney Trail from Hope to Fort Steele was built in 1865. Rock Creek quickly became a supply centre for the surrounding Boundary Country, which includes Kettle River, the West Kettle River, Boundary Creek, Granby River, Christina Lake, Rock Creek and all of the many tributaries that drain the Monashee Mountains into the Columbia River Basin. However, once the gold was gone, Rock Creek’s residents had to find a different means of living. Many turned to cattle ranching, which is what Boundary Country’s economy still relies on today.