Nazko, British Columbia

Nazko is a small First Nations community located 100 km west of Quesnel on the Nazko River in central British Columbia, Canada. Nazko means, "river flowing from the south".^{[citation needed]}

Nazko is the gateway to the Nuxalk Carrier Grease-Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail. It has a sizeable Indian Reserve, home to the Nazko First Nation, and is well known in ranching history.

The first schools were built in 1950 by the ranchers and homesteaders and in 1960 by the government of Canada.

Nazko is not far from the Nazko Cone which last erupted 7,200 years ago. From 2007 to 2008, a swarm of earthquakes occurred just 30 km (19 mi) west of Nazko Cone.

See also

• Nazko Cone
• Nazko First Nation

Coordinates: 53°00′00″N 123°37′01″W / 53.000°N 123.617°W / 53.000; -123.617