Page 71 - DreamScapes Magazine | Fall/Winter 2025

In British Columbia’s Cariboo Chilcotin,
where mountain vistas meet desert plateaus
and ancient Indigenous cultures thrive, RVing
is the perfect way to explore at your own pace,
unplug, and reconnect with the land.
That’s exactly what we set out to do this
past summer on a five-day RV road trip
through BC’s historic and cultural heartlands.
We picked up our rental rig—a nearly 8-metre
long Fraserway RV—in the city of Delta on a
sunny Friday morning. After a helpful orien-
tation, with the fridge stocked, playlist cued,
and campground bookings confirmed, we
rolled out of the city and pointed our wheels
toward the Fraser Canyon.
FRASER CANYON BOUND
Leaving Vancouver always feels like a reset.
But heading into the Fraser Canyon—where
steep cliffs loom above the churning river
and train whistles echo through the trees—
felt like stepping into another world.
Highway 1 may be the Trans-Canada
Highway, but through this stretch, it’s neither
the fastest nor most direct route east. Many
drivers now opt for the Coquihalla—a quicker
inland alternative—but they miss the slower,
scenic rhythm of this historic corridor as it
follows the mighty Fraser River north.
Beyond the town of Hope, the highway
narrows and winds through small communi-
ties whose names speak to the river’s layered
past: Spuzzum, named by the Nlaka’pamux
for this patch of flat land above the river;
Boston Bar, a remnant of the 1858–1861 Gold
Rush when Americans—“Bostons” in Chinook
Jargon—sought treasure in the sandbars; and
Kanaka Bar, honouring Hawaiian labourers
who became part of the region’s story.
Our first stop was Kumsheen Rafting
Resort in Lytton, near the dramatic conflu-
ence of the Thompson and Fraser rivers.
Pulling into our RV site, we easily levelled our
little home, rolled out the awnings, and took
in the view across the milky-green
Thompson toward the chalky cliffs of the
White Canyon. Thunderheads gathered above
the peaks as we settled in, and a quick after-
noon storm forced us to retreat into the dry
comfort of the RV with celebratory cocktails.
But soon, the sky cleared, and we were back
outside—soaking in the hot tub, river mur-
muring below, evening light stretching
across the valley.
WHY
RV NOW?
As we pulled back into Fraserway RV’s
Delta lot on Tuesday, we were already
planning our next trip. RVing in BC gave
us a kind of freedom that’s hard to
replicate: we went off-grid when we
wanted to, plugged in when we needed
comfort, and let the rhythm of the road
guide us. With Go RVing Canada as our
resource hub, the logistics were easy.
Their RV Matchmaker tool can help you
choose the right rig, and their camp-
ground finder and trip-planning guides
gave us the confidence to go beyond
the usual routes. For us, that meant a
mix of cultural immersion, natural
wonder, and pure road trip adventure.
We laughed, learned things we hadn’t
expected, and sat in quiet wonder as
the landscape shifted. That’s the RV
lifestyle: comfort, connection, and the
chance to live a little more deeply.
gorving.ca
FALL/WINTER 2025 DREAMSCAPES 71