Minimal snow means an early start to the camping season! Come help us get Skwellepil ready for the coming year - we're looking for volunteers to help with: Hauling cut wood to stockpiles. Brush clearing. Garbage removal. Upper outhouse cleaning and maintenance. Removing rocks and wood stacked in upper cross ditches. We will supply cleaning...
Mud n'Movies Hosted by 4WDABC Wheelers of Tomorrow Bundle up and join us for a cozy night of outdoor fun at Stave Mud Flats! We’re bringing the movies, the treats, and the good vibes for a kid-friendly evening under the stars. January 24th 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM Stave Mud Flats (2nd beach) What’s happening:...
We heard a rumour that people might be going to play on the flats, so we decided to come out to Rocky Point to hang out for the day, watch the fun, and collect any toys people want to drop off! Chris with the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau will be there with his van and/or...
This Remembrance Day, we’re coming together not just to wheel—but to give back. Stave is one of our most used and loved recreation areas, and it’s time we show it the respect it deserves. Join the 4WDABC and fellow members for a stave lake flats clean up, removing dumped garbage, nails, and helping maintain responsible...
We're starting on site cleanup and mitigation in preparation for rebuilding! First steps will involve picking up the broken/melted glass, metal scrap, charred wood, and garbage around the site (there's a lot that was hidden by the bushes beside the tower). If we have the people and equipment we may work on brushing around the...
We will be hosting a maintenance day at Skwellepil Creek. Thanks to some amazing volunteers a bunch of tables got rebuilt and are now in need of some new paint. We will also be trying to get the ditches dug out as per our RSTBC agreement. A few of us will be heading down to...
8:30am we'll convoy from Marysville Petro Canada. Once we hit St. Mary's Lake Rd. we'll air down at the Hellroaring FSR junction. From there it's a scenic drive for all 4x4 abilities to the lake head. We have signage to install and an Association fire pit, there's brushing and tree removal, picnic table repairs and...
DATE CHANGED TO MAY 31 Meetup will be the parking lot behind the Sasquatch inn. 9:30 am. The new outhouses at Skwellepil need to be painted and the cross ditches need to be cleared out as people have filled them in. We will have paint supplies and shovels. Probably do a cleanup while there too....
Meet Steve and the crew at their campsite on Second Beach in front of Rocky Point Rec Site - look for the 4WDABC tents! Food and garbage bags will be provided, sponsored by Cap-It Abbotsford. More details TBA.
9:30am meeting at the St. Marys River Road & Hellroaring FSR junction. What to bring: smiles, sunscreen, and painting clothes and brushes. The brave are welcome to bring paddleboards and kayaks. This is an easy run that any 4x4 can tackle, we will spot those who require it. Please remember to park at the main...
Located approximately 60 km north of Grand Forks, the Franklin Heritage Trail was one of the most important trails leading to the rich mines in the Burrell Valley. The 1915 Hot Air Line was the end of the line for railway trains, and gold ore was carried by wagon trains to the end of the...
Come join us to do some maintenance at one of our new rec sites in the North Okanagan! Some tasks will include: Brush clearing Dead tree removal Building and installing new picnic table Removing old picnic table Fixing the outhouse And more..... If you have cordless tools, chainsaws, rakes or anything else you think might...
Come help us get Skwellepil in tip-top shape for summer! We will be there doing maintenance on Saturday and Sunday; everyone is welcome to join either day, or both days! Some of the tasks we will be doing include: replacing rotten parts of the outhouses painting outhouses cleaning up around the site raking out campsites...
Come help give the Stave mudflats and Rocky Point Rec Site a good cleaning before the summer camping season kicks off! Food will be provided by Lyric and Maple Ridge Chrysler. Roll-off bin for metal and a dump trailer will be on site. Several magnetic sweepers will be provided.
As part of our agreement with Rec Sites and Trails BC for the ongoing care of Skwellepil Creek Rec Site, they require that it be maintained as "4x4-access only" by keeping the cross-ditches in the trail cleared out. To kick off this summer camping season, then, we'll be having a "ditch-clearing" day and we invite...