Museum · Electoral Area C, Cariboo · British Columbia

Barkerville

Barkerville is a human settlement. Its location is inside Electoral Area C, Cariboo’s municipal boundary. It counts as a National Historic Site of Canada.

Where

In Electoral Area C, Cariboo

inside the municipal boundary

How well known

Top 3%

#148 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–25°C

In brief

Museum in Electoral Area C, Cariboo

Among the best-known places to visit in Canada

Its coverage puts it at #148 among our 5,181 Canadian places. About ↓

Inside Electoral Area C, Cariboo

Barkerville is a place to visit inside Electoral Area C, Cariboo’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓

National Historic Site of Canada

It holds a federal or Québec heritage designation, or sits on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. About ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Seasons in Electoral Area C, Cariboo

Expect highs of 19–25°C in Electoral Area C, Cariboo from May to September.

Jan-3° / -11°42 mm

Feb1° / -9°22 mm

Mar7° / -5°27 mm

Apr13° / -1°26 mm

May19° / 4°37 mm

Jun22° / 8°63 mm

Jul25° / 10°68 mm

Aug24° / 9°39 mm

Sep19° / 5°46 mm

Oct11° / 0°51 mm

Nov3° / -5°45 mm

Dec-2° / -10°43 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Electoral Area C, Cariboo, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Quesnel, 9.5 km from Electoral Area C, Cariboo (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Electoral Area C, Cariboo’s full climate →

About

Barkerville

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 9 languages. Top of the 4 other places within 15 km is Wells Museum, 5.5 km off.

Barkerville on Wikipedia ↗

Its historic-place page →

Type: Museum
Listed: National Historic Site of Canada
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Electoral Area C, Cariboo
Official site: barkerville.ca

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

The map

The orange dot is Barkerville; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Barkerville

From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Electoral Area C, Cariboo

1,289 people · 8 places to visit

Make a day of it

Beyond Barkerville

1MuseumMuseumWells Museum5.5 km away

2Art galleryArt galleryLouis A. Blanc Photographic Gallery100 m away 3MuseumMuseumHalverson House Mining Museum300 m away 4MuseumMuseumLee Chong Company General Merchant400 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Barkerville

Where is Barkerville?

In Electoral Area C, Cariboo, British Columbia, inside the town’s municipal boundary, is where Barkerville stands.

What is Barkerville?

Human settlement in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

When is the best time to visit Barkerville?

Afternoons in Electoral Area C, Cariboo peak at 19–25°C from May to September (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).

Is Barkerville a designated historic place?

Yes: National Historic Site of Canada.

What else is there to see near Barkerville?

Blanc Photographic Gallery (100 m), Halverson House Mining Museum (300 m) and Lee Chong Company General Merchant (400 m).

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).