exportman wrote:
Just wondering if anyone has any info about the road condition and driveability for a motor home and toad on the following roads:
Highway 99 from Clinton to Lillooet
Highway 12 from Lillooet to Lytton
Thanks.
Clinton is actually on Highway 97. This modern highway is in very good condition and one you leave Clinton, the highway descends 16 km to the Loon Lake turnoff and from there (and still on highway 97) the turnoff to Highway 99 is about 11km.
From Highway 97 and 99 intersection, Lillooet is 74 kms. As you follow 99, this highway is in good condition and does not see a lot of traffic. Not a lot to see in first half, however at about 28 km, Marble Canyon Provincial Park and just a bit further west, Pavilion Lake is worth a stop.
From there, Lillooet is 45 kms away and as you near Pavilion, the scenery opens up and there are some spectacular views of the Fraser River and surrounding mountains before the highway makes it descent into Lillooet.
Lillooet to Lytton is 65 kms along Highway 12. Though this highway is perfectly driveable by an RV and toad. It is not in the best condition with a lot of patchwork and heaves etc. The road also has a lot of ups and downs and windy sections, but again, driveable by RV. As for the one way at the slide area, plenty of other RV's, buses and semi trucks make it past every day without incident.
Along Highway 12, there is some very good scenery along here and plenty of places to pull off and take some photos. Once in Lytton and before you cross the Thompson River, there is a gas station on the left and lots of parking where you can then walk out onto the bridge and see the rich blue waters of the Thompson where it flows into the murky Fraser River.
Side note, Lytton is considered the longest,
continuously inhabited area (7000+ years) in North America. Plenty of history in this area to say the least.
Sorry for the long trip advice, but I have traveled, camped and explored extensively in this area for 10's of years and never get tired of it.
