100 Mile House is located in the South Cariboo Region of Central British Columbia, Canada
There are several ways to get there depending on where you are coming from. All road directions below use secondary highways from major metropolitan areas in North Western USA and include some of the best motorcycle routes British Columbia has to offer. Of course, you could take the most direct routes and miss all the scenery and twisties….but that is not why we ride motorcycles, is it??
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From Western Washington – Seattle area:
- Head north towards Sumas/Abbotsford, BC via Hwy 9
- After clearing the border, the highway becomes Hwy 11.
- Take Hwy 11 to the Trans Canada Hwy 1 then east to Hope (about 84 km).
- At Hope, take exit 170 and head north continuing on Hwy 1 to Cache Creek/Kamloops.
- Travel through the beautiful Fraser Canyon to Lytton and then along the Thompson River up to Cache Creek (about 200 km)
- In Cache Creek, take Hwy 97 north to Clinton and on to 100 Mile House (112 Km).
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From Central Washington – Yakima area:
- Head north towards Wenatchee and take Hwy 97 up to the Canadian border at Oroville/Osoyoos.
- After clearing the border, head west on Hwy 3 towards Keremeos and Princeton (155 km).
- At Princeton, head north on Hwy 5A to Merritt (90 km).
- At Merritt take Hwy 8 west and turn on to HWY 97C to Logan Lake (43 Km).
- At Logan Lake, keep left on 97C and continue to Ashcroft and on to Cache Creek (68 Km).
- In Cache Creek, take Hwy 97 north to Clinton and on to 100 Mile House (112 Km).
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From Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho – Spokane area
- Take Hwy 395 north from Spokane to Colville/Kettle Falls then up to the Canadian border at Laurier.
- Take Hwy 395 to Hwy 3 and head west to Grand Forks (15 km)
- From Grand Forks, stay on Hwy 3 to Rock Creek (75 km).
- From Rock Creek you can either head north through Beaverdell and on to Kelowna (135 km), or continue west to Osoyoos and follow the above directions from there.
- If going through Kelowna, you can head to Kamloops via Hwy 97 through Vernon (303 km)
- From Kamloops, take Hwy 1 to Cache Creek (85 km) then head north on Hwy 97 to 100 Mile House (112 Km).
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From Montana – Great Falls area
- Head north on Hwy 89 through Browning to Hwy 17 (Chief Mountain Hwy) to the Canadian border.
- From the border, head north on Hwy 6 to Pincher Creek (70 Km)
- From Pincher Creek, AB, take Hwy 3 west to Cranbrook, BC (212 Km).
- From Cranbrook, head west on Hwy 3 to Creston, then north along the shores of Kootenay Lake to Crawford Bay (177 Km). This is the start of one of the most scenic routes BC has to offer with lots of twisties.
- From Crawford Bay, take the free ferry across the lake and continue north on Hwy 31 to Kaslo (50 Km).
- From Kaslo, take Hwy 31A to New Denver (46 Km) – beware, lots of twisties!!
- From New Denver head to Nakusp (46 Km) and then head south on Hwy 6 to Faquier (56 Km).
- Take the free ferry across the lake and continue on to Vernon (137 Km) – again, tons of twisties!
- From Vernon, head north on Hwy 97 and continue west to Kamloops (117 Km).
- From Kamloops, take Hwy 1 to Cache Creek (85 km) then head north on Hwy 97 to 100 Mile House (112 Km).