SPRING EVENTS
FALL EVENTSAdams River Salmon Run, Kamloops, British Columbia
2010 Adams River Salmon Run
Salmon Run In Kamloops
"Can you imagine swimming 400 kilometres against a raging current, encountering thousands of obstacles along the way, not eating a bite of nourishment, with only one purpose to your journey -- to reproduce and die? Such is the fate of the Adams River sockeye salmon. The drama of reproduction is played out in exactly the same way every cycle as millions of sockeye make their way back to the gravel beds of the Adams River, the place of their birth, to spawn and die." - Adams River Salmon Society
2010 Adams River Sockeye Salmon Run, British Columbia
In October of 2010, 15 million Fraser River sockeye salmon will return home to British Columbia after spending two years out in the Pacific Ocean. These adult sockeye will battle the Fraser River and the Thompson River to reach the Adams River. Along their journey, the sockeye will seek out the streams that gave them life four years earlier. The 12- kilometer long Adams River will be the final stop for as many as two million of these salmon. While the sockeye return every year, the migration that occurs every fourth year (2010, 2014, 2018...) dwarfs the others. Over three million sockeye made the journey in 2002.
Make Kamloops a part of your travel plans this fall and to see this world famous Sockeye Salmon Run, where over 2 million Sockeye Salmon are once again estimated to return home to the Adams River. The Adams River is located between the Adams Lake and Shuswap Lakes, about a 40 minute drive from Kamloops. The crimson salmon are easily seen in the river at the Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park where viewing platforms and walking paths have been established for many visitors to enjoy this natural attraction.
Roderick Haig-Brown Park
Roderick Haig-Brown Park is accessible to the public year round and most organized events occur between May and October, with the Salmon Run typically running throughout the month of October.
Adams River Salmon Society Website
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