Driftwood Canyon

About the Park

Driftwood Canyon is a great stop to explore one of the world’s most significant fossil beds. Only a
30-minute drive through the beautiful Bulkley Valley from Tyhee Lake Park. There is a foot bridge and trail leading to a viewing platform and interpretive trail leading to the fossil bed outcropping.

Smithers, CA

12:48 pm, Jan 9, 2026

-3°C | °F

L: 2° | H: 2°

Feels like -6°C | °F° broken clouds

Humidity: 93 %

Pressure: 1012 hPa

Wind: 7 Km/h SE

Wind Gust: 0 Km/h

UV Index: 0.32

Precipitation: 0.96 mm

Rain Chance: 51%

Visibility: 10 km

Sunrise: 8:47 am

Sunset: 4:22 pm

Temperature
Precipitation
Wind
Humidity
Pressure
Rain Chance

1.8 kmh 1:00 pm

1.62 kmh 4:00 pm

1.86 kmh 7:00 pm

1.48 kmh 10:00 pm

1.62 kmh 1:00 am

1.93 kmh 4:00 am

2.01 kmh 7:00 am

1.63 kmh 10:00 am

2.05 kmh 1:00 pm

1.29 kmh 4:00 pm

0.86 kmh 7:00 pm

1.12 kmh 10:00 pm

1.53 kmh 1:00 am

1.5 kmh 4:00 am

1.19 kmh 7:00 am

1.75 kmh 10:00 am

1.81 kmh 1:00 pm

1.97 kmh 4:00 pm

2.11 kmh 7:00 pm

1.62 kmh 10:00 pm

1.54 kmh 1:00 am

0.36 kmh 4:00 am

1.73 kmh 7:00 am

1.63 kmh 10:00 am

1.37 kmh 1:00 pm

0.74 kmh 4:00 pm

0.98 kmh 7:00 pm

1.07 kmh 10:00 pm

0.86 kmh 1:00 am

0.68 kmh 4:00 am

0.66 kmh 7:00 am

0.64 kmh 10:00 am

0.54 kmh 1:00 pm

1.1 kmh 4:00 pm

0.96 kmh 7:00 pm

1.06 kmh 10:00 pm

1.31 kmh 1:00 am

0.96 kmh 4:00 am

1.52 kmh 7:00 am

0.71 kmh 10:00 am

Today 12:00 pmJan 9, 2026

-9° / -1°°C | °F 0.51 mm 51% 6 Km/h 92 % 1012 hPa 0.42 mm/h

Tomorrow 12:00 pmJan 10, 2026

-5° / 2°°C | °F 0.78 mm 78% 14 Km/h 93 % 1011 hPa 1.86 mm/h

Sunday 12:00 pmJan 11, 2026

-4° / 1°°C | °F 0.77 mm 77% 7 Km/h 93 % 1011 hPa 0.43 mm/h

Monday 12:00 pmJan 12, 2026

-4° / 2°°C | °F 0.97 mm 97% 7 Km/h 100 % 1011 hPa 8.81 mm/h

Tuesday 12:00 pmJan 13, 2026

-1° / 2°°C | °F 0.84 mm 84% 7 Km/h 100 % 1021 hPa 2.23 mm/h

Today 1:00 pmJan 9, 2026

2° / 2°°C | °F 0.96 mm 96% 6 Km/h 93 % 1026 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 4:00 pmJan 9, 2026

2° / 2°°C | °F 0.62 mm 62% 6 Km/h 92 % 1027 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 7:00 pmJan 9, 2026

2° / 2°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 7 Km/h 96 % 1029 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 10:00 pmJan 9, 2026

1° / 1°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 5 Km/h 98 % 1031 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 1:00 amJan 10, 2026

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Tomorrow 4:00 amJan 10, 2026

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Tomorrow 7:00 amJan 10, 2026

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Tomorrow 10:00 amJan 10, 2026

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Tomorrow 1:00 pmJan 10, 2026

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Sunday 4:00 pmJan 10, 2026

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Sunday 7:00 pmJan 10, 2026

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Sunday 10:00 pmJan 10, 2026

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Sunday 1:00 amJan 11, 2026

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Sunday 7:00 amJan 11, 2026

-5° / -5°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 4 Km/h 98 % 1029 hPa 0 mm/h

Sunday 10:00 amJan 11, 2026

-2° / -2°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 6 Km/h 97 % 1028 hPa 0 mm/h

Sunday 1:00 pmJan 11, 2026

2° / 2°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 7 Km/h 96 % 1024 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 4:00 pmJan 11, 2026

2° / 2°°C | °F 0.2 mm 20% 7 Km/h 98 % 1022 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 7:00 pmJan 11, 2026

1° / 1°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 8 Km/h 98 % 1020 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 10:00 pmJan 11, 2026

1° / 1°°C | °F 0.2 mm 20% 6 Km/h 98 % 1019 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 1:00 amJan 12, 2026

2° / 2°°C | °F 0.3 mm 30% 6 Km/h 98 % 1019 hPa 0.16 mm/h

Monday 4:00 amJan 12, 2026

2° / 2°°C | °F 0.78 mm 78% 1 Km/h 99 % 1019 hPa 0.8 mm/h

Monday 7:00 amJan 12, 2026

2° / 2°°C | °F 0.92 mm 92% 6 Km/h 99 % 1019 hPa 0.61 mm/h

Monday 10:00 amJan 12, 2026

4° / 4°°C | °F 0.78 mm 78% 6 Km/h 100 % 1020 hPa 0.27 mm/h

Monday 1:00 pmJan 12, 2026

4° / 4°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 5 Km/h 100 % 1020 hPa 1.24 mm/h

Tuesday 4:00 pmJan 12, 2026

4° / 4°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 3 Km/h 100 % 1021 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 7:00 pmJan 12, 2026

4° / 4°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 4 Km/h 100 % 1021 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 10:00 pmJan 12, 2026

4° / 4°°C | °F 1 mm 100% 4 Km/h 100 % 1021 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 1:00 amJan 13, 2026

4° / 4°°C | °F 0.87 mm 87% 3 Km/h 100 % 1022 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 4:00 amJan 13, 2026

4° / 4°°C | °F 0.75 mm 75% 2 Km/h 100 % 1023 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 7:00 amJan 13, 2026

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Tuesday 10:00 amJan 13, 2026

4° / 4°°C | °F 0.4 mm 40% 2 Km/h 100 % 1026 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 1:00 pmJan 13, 2026

5° / 5°°C | °F 0.92 mm 92% 2 Km/h 100 % 1027 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 4:00 pmJan 13, 2026

4° / 4°°C | °F 0.58 mm 58% 4 Km/h 100 % 1028 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 7:00 pmJan 13, 2026

4° / 4°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 3 Km/h 100 % 1030 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 10:00 pmJan 13, 2026

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Wednesday 1:00 amJan 14, 2026

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4° / 4°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 3 Km/h 100 % 1029 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 7:00 amJan 14, 2026

4° / 4°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 5 Km/h 99 % 1026 hPa 0 mm/h

Wednesday 10:00 amJan 14, 2026

4° / 4°°C | °F 0 mm 0% 3 Km/h 100 % 1027 hPa 0 mm/h

Contact

Kermode Bobcat
Phone: 250-877-1782
E-mail: [email protected]
www.bcparks.com

Facilities

Day-use area, picnic tables, pit toilets.

Location

18 km north of Smithers on Old Babine Lake Road.

Size

21 ha.

Park Amenities

Picnic sites
Wheelchair accessible
Pit Toilets
Campfires allowed
Pets must be on leash

Park Activities

Hiking

Directions & Gallery

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