Introduction The town 100 Mile House is situated in the south of the Cariboo. The 100 Mile House district has a population of around 18,000. In this area there are a lot of possibilities for playing golf, swimming, horse riding and fishing, among others. In the winter it’s a real ski paradise. The most important sources of income are forestry, cattle breeding and tourism.

History In early days the town was called Bridge Creek House by furriers. This changed after gold was discovered in 1861 at Bakerville. A big flood of gold diggers left from Lillooet northwards via the so called Cariboo Trail. Along this route many hotels, restaurants, ranches and villages appeared. Often these villages took ther names from the  distance   in   relation  to  the  starting 
        

point Lillooet. This way, 100 Mile House was named when in 1862 an inn was opened for the gold diggers. You can see an original post coach at the time of the gold fever at the entrance of the Red Coach Inn hotel.