ROCK
CREEK
Is a small and
unincorporated community, located 19 kilometers west of Midway on the Kettle
River at the junction of Highways #3 (Crowsnest Highway) and 129-kilometer long
Highway #33.
Rock Creek was the site of a
gold rush from the Dewdney Trail era from 1860-1861 and at that time, the
community boomed with hotels and saloons.
After the gold rush, the
prospectors and gold miners left for the gold rush in the Cariboo in 1862.
However, mining continued until the 1930s. When it became a materialized
permanent settlement in the 1880s and in the early 1900s, Rock Creek then
became a center for agriculture activity especially for growing different
varieties of fruit including apples.
In the community today
travelers will find a general store, 2 gas stations, convenience store, trading
post, pub, hotel and café.
Rock Creek’s population: 318
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