Welcome
To
Lytton
As you reach the north end of the canyon you will
find the town of Lytton, located where the great blue Thompson River
meets the muddy brown Fraser. The Nlaka’pamux people called
this place Camchin (Kumsheen), which in Thompson means “the
meeting place”. For the gold rush prospectors, Lytton, or
“the Forks”, as they called it, was also a meeting place,
primarily for supplies. Today Lytton is known as a meeting place
for enthusiasts of both history and the outdoors. Numerous white-water
adventure companies operate in this region and hiking, camping and
fishing opportunities abound. The valley of the Stein, StI’yen
or “hidden place” to the Nlaka’pamux people, is
one of the last remaining untouched watersheds in southwestern British
Columbia and is now protected as the Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux
Heritage Park.
The Lytton Museum and Archives is right next to the Information
Center in downtown Lytton. Across the street is a red caboose, dubbed
Caboose Park, which contains an interesting collection of the regions’
railroad history. The Siska Art Gallery and Museum, located 11 kilometers
south of Lytton, showcases a unique collection of Native soapstone
carvings and other traditional art.

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