Rearguard Falls is located in Rearguard Falls Provincial Park on the

Fraser River The Fraser River () is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain (Canada), Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of V ...

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. The falls are located downstream from the river's source at

Fraser Pass The Fraser Pass is a mountain pass in the British Columbian Rockies of Western Canada. Its summit is above sea level. Although immediately adjacent to the Continental Divide, the pass does not cross it; rather, it bridges the drainage basins ...

. This is the farthest point that salmon migrate up the Fraser River to spawn, about from the ocean.Rearguard Falls Provincial Park
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boardwalk A boardwalk (alternatively board walk, boarded path, or promenade) is an elevated footpath, walkway, or causeway typically built with wooden planks, which functions as a type of low water bridge or small viaduct that enables pedestrians to ...

is installed on the trail leading from the rest area on

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to the falls; allowing travellers a close-up view of the falls.

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Waterfalls of British Columbia Cariboo Land District {{BritishColumbiaInterior-geo-stub

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