The Cheslatta Trail (or Tsetl'adak ts'eti in Carrier ) is an ancient land route in British Columbia , Canada, that stretched from the Dakelh villages of Belhk'achek and Sdughachola on Cheslatta Lake to Nadleh Village on Fraser Lake . It was used by the Dakelh people for as a major trade, travel and communication line, until the construction of the Alcan Kenney Dam in 1952 caused flooding of the Cheslatta River and Cheslatta Lake, forcing the Cheslatta people from their lakeside villages.
4-463: From Nadleh, the trail would have passed through the modern day Beaumont Provincial Park and across Highway 16 , then south of Dry William Lake . Today, it begins at km 7.5 on the Holy Cross Forest Road (6 km west of Beaumont Park on Highway 16). The trail then traverses 60 km of forest, passing Klez, Chowsunkut, Hallet, Bentzi, Targe, and Holy Cross Lakes along the way. It ends at
8-414: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Beaumont Provincial Park Beaumont Provincial Park is a provincial park located at the southeast end of Fraser Lake, between Fort Fraser and the town of Fraser Lake, British Columbia , approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Vanderhoof, British Columbia . The park contains the site of the original Fort Fraser . Facilities in
12-478: The park include campsites, a boat launch, a day picnic area, a swimming beach and a sani-station. There is a 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long trail up Mount Fraser that starts across the highway but still within the Beaumont park boundary. At the top is an old forest service tower that provides a clear view of the surrounding area. Some of the steepest sections of the trail once made up a small ski hill, which operated in
16-722: The site of Belhk'achek village, near the mouth of Knapp Creek on Cheslatta Lake. The end of the Cheslatta Trail in Nadleh met with the beginning of the Nyan Wheti , another land route, from Fraser Lake to Stuart Lake. This British Columbia -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article relating to the Indigenous peoples of North America is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Canadian trail or long-distance path-related article
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