Castle Rock British Columbia Map

About Castle Rock, British Columbia

Castle Rock is a community in Cariboo Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Castle Rock is located at 52.5333°N, 122.4833°W.

Castle Rock rests in a broad valley, cradled by slopes that rise with a stoic, ancient grace, their flanks a mosaic of lodgepole pine and trembling aspen. It lies 49.6 km south of Quesnel, BC (from Quesnel, BC: bearing 179°T), and is situated 10.8 km north-north-west of Macalister. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crispness, a clean scent of evergreen and damp earth that invigorates the senses. Here, the land feels expansive, a place where the horizon stretches wide, inviting the gaze to wander over rolling hills and the occasional glint of water. The light, when it catches the peaks in the late afternoon, paints them in hues of ochre and rose, a fleeting benediction before the deepening shadows claim the valley floor. The history of Castle Rock is deeply entwined with the veins of the earth and the relentless drive of prospectors. For generations, this land has yielded its mineral wealth, a legacy etched into the very character of the place. The local economy, while diversifying, still hums with the echoes of mining, a subtle undertone beneath the contemporary pulse of ranching and timber. The Cariboo Chilcotin region, of which Castle Rock is a part, is renowned for its rugged beauty and the enduring spirit of its people, a spirit forged by the challenges and rewards of this wild frontier. In Castle Rock, one feels the quiet resilience of a place that has weathered seasons and shifts in fortune, yet remains steadfast, connected to the deep, enduring pulse of the land.

About This Castle Rock Map Page

Explore Castle Rock, British Columbia, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.533333, -122.48333. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Castle Rock includes the postal code (V2G), telephone area code (236, 250, 604, 672, 778). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Castle Rock is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.