Eels Creek Route

Technical Guide: Hwy 28 north of Burleigh Falls, past Woodview Take gravel road past Hwy 28 bridge over creek. Eels Creek for 2 km P 18m L around small falls Eels Creek for 1 km P 54 m R around cataract Eels Creek for 2 km P 162 m L around High Falls Eels Creek for 0.5 km P 50 m L from pond below falls to lower pond Eels Creek for 1.5 km P 40 m L around rapid Exit at Northey`s Road Bridge Special Comments: Campsites are available at High Falls. There is a 4.5 km (four hour return trip) hiking trail from High Falls to Petroglyphs Provincial Park Additional comments:I just came back from that area (Dec 2001). A proper parking lot has been built at the take-out, which has so far been lacking. As an aside, one can hike from that parking lot in a northerly direction through nice woods for maybe 40 minutes or more, along an unmarked trail.Erhard Kraus

Josh

Rated: 3 stars

Review: Camped overnight at High Falls... good site, but very popular. Some broken bottles and garbage (unfortunately) clustered around some of the most popular camp fire spots, but overall, not too bad (probably a lot worse after the May 2-4 weekend). Most of the "rapids" were easy to paddle through, with the exception of the impassable Steps and High Falls (of course). The trail from High Falls to the Petroglyphs Park Visitor Centre is about 9km one way and only partially maintained (it is 4.5km to the Park boundary). This is unfortunate as it is a nice hiking trail. Many of the water crossings are in poor shape, but still usable. Checkout this trail while most of the water crossings are still intact.