Alexis Creek

Named after Chief Alexis of the Chilcotins, who was Chief during the time of the Chilcotin War, the small community of Alexis Creek is located on the Chilcotin Highway 20. Near Alexis Creek are Bull Canyon and Battle Rock, sites of numerous fierce battles fought against the Chilcotin, who were defending their territory against invasions by the Shuswap and Bella Coola tribes. The town is the service centre for the East Chilcotin region, and is the location of the Forest Service office, which is a good source of information on access to recreation in the area.

Alexis Creek is located on the Chilcotin Highway 20, 114 kilometres west of Williams Lake. Nineteen kilometres from the Highway 20 junction, the road crosses the Chilcotin River at Farwell Canyon, once the site of a native village. A bridge spans the spectacular canyon, carved through limestone and sandstone, creating hoodoos and other water-carved formations on the rock walls. The ancient hoodoo rock formations and native pictographs on the cliff south of the bridge are very popular attractions in the area.