Location of "the Cariboo" as a cultural/historical region, including the Chilcotin and Lillooet-Thompson areas

Location of the Cariboo Plateau proper

The Cariboo is a region of British Columbia along a plateau stretching from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The Chilcotin District (tʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn of British Columbia is usually known simply as "the Chilcotin", and also in speech commonly as "the Chilcotin British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C fountaincanyon10jpg|thumb|400px|right|View of Fraser Canyon looking upstream from Fountain British Columbia This article is about the Cariboo Mountains in British Columbia Canada The name is a reference to the woodland caribou that live in the region.

As a landform, the Cariboo Plateau is part of the Interior Plateau, also known as the Fraser Plateau. Interior Plateau comprises a large region of central British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains on the east and the Hazelton The southern limit of the plateau proper is the Bonaparte River although some definitions include the Bonaparte Plateau between that river and the Thompson. The Bonaparte River is a tributary of the Thompson River, joining it at the community of Ashcroft British Columbia. The Bonaparte Plateau is a subarea of the larger Cariboo Plateau, which extends to the Quesnel River and lies between the Cariboo Mountains on the east The Thompson River is the largest Tributary of the Fraser River

As a region and historical identity, the Cariboo is sometimes considered to extend to the Thompson River to the south of that, and to border on the city of Kamloops at its southeastern corner and even as far as Lytton, at the confluence of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers. The Thompson River is the largest Tributary of the Fraser River Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson Lytton in British Columbia sits at the confluence of the Thompson River and Fraser River on the east side of the Fraser at coordinates The town of Lillooet is generally considered to be in the Cariboo, while the Bridge River Country to its west was sometimes referred to as the West Cariboo, as were also the ranches along the west side of the Fraser northwards towards the Gang Ranch. Lillooet (formerly Cayoosh Flat) is a small but historic and highly scenic community on the Fraser River in western Broader meanings of "the Cariboo" sometimes include the Chilcotin, west of the Fraser. The Chilcotin District (tʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn of British Columbia is usually known simply as "the Chilcotin", and also in speech commonly as "the Chilcotin The geographic region known as the Quesnel Highland, which forms a mountainous series of foothills between the plateau proper and the Cariboo Mountains, is likewise considered to be part of the Cariboo in a cultural-historical sense - not the least because it is the location of the famous Cariboo goldfields and the one-time economic capital of the Interior of British Columbia, Barkerville. Quesnel Highland is a geographic area in the Central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia. This article is about the Cariboo Mountains in British Columbia Canada The Cariboo Gold Rush was a Gold rush in the Canadian province British Columbia. Barkerville was the main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush in British Columbia, Canada and is preserved as an historic town

The Cariboo is commonly divided into North Cariboo, Central Cariboo and South Cariboo. The commercial centre of the north is Quesnel, of the central Williams Lake and of the south 100 Mile House. Quesnel (kwəˈnɛl is a small city that is part of the Cariboo District of British Columbia, Canada. The Cariboo region is generally considered to reach as far southeast as the city of Kamloops and to include the Cache Creek and Lillooet areas in the south. The region west of the Fraser River north of Lillooet, the Chilcotin, is often considered to be a part of the Cariboo; the country south of it immediately west of Lillooet is sometimes referred to as the West Cariboo. For other uses of this name see Fraser River (disambiguation.

Important events in the history of the Cariboo region:

• The Cariboo Gold Rush
• The building of the Cariboo Wagon Road
• The Chilcotin War of 1864

The Cariboo Trail is a 1950 film about the gold rush era of the 1890's in the area. The Cariboo Gold Rush was a Gold rush in the Canadian province British Columbia. The Cariboo Road (also called the Cariboo Wagon Road, the Great North Road or the Queen's Highway) was a project initiated in 1862 by the The Chilcotin War or Chilcotin Uprising was a confrontation in 1864 between members of the Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin people in British Columbia The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The film is based on a story by John Rhodes Sturdy, screenplay by Frank Gruber, directed by Edwin L. Marin, and starring Randolph Scott and Gabby Hayes. Randolph Scott ( January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American motion picture actor whose career spanned from 1928 George Francis 'Gabby' Hayes ( May 7, 1885 – February 9, 1969) was an American actor

Bowron Lake Provincial Park is a popular canoeing destination in the Cariboo Mountains east of Quesnel. Bowron Lake A canoe is a small narrow Boat, typically human-powered though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors Wells Gray Park to its south is partly in the Cariboo.

Major towns in the Cariboo region

• Quesnel
• Wiliams Lake
• 100 Mile House
• Likely
• Horsefly
• Barkerville
• Wells
• Bridge Lake
• Clinton
• Cache Creek
• Ashcroft
• Lillooet
• Lytton
• Spences Bridge
• Savona
• Kamloops

External links

• Information on the South Cariboo