Kootenay Parks and Trails

This is one of our favourite outings with visitors to our area... A short, lovely drive combined with a relatively short, easy hike to a unique landscape - sure to elicit WOWs all around!

Westside Road

Fairmont Hot Springs

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Windermere Lake is one of the more popular recreation lakes in the Columbia Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. Popular activities enjoyed at the lake including swimming, canoeing, beachcombing, picnicking, wind surfing, fishing, birding, hiking, sail boarding...

Invermere

The Columbia and Western Rail Trail spans British Columbia’s Kootenay Boundary Region, offering scenic views, wildlife sightings, and historic landmarks. Ideal for hiking, cycling, and outdoor enthusiasts, it is one of Canada's best rail trails.

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There are viewing benches constructed around Maiden Lake. Ideal front row seats for birdwatching, people watching and having lunch. At one end of the lake is a small sandy beach and a swimming pier.

Fernie

Syringa Provincial Park is a campground park on Lower arrow Lake which protects one of the few grassland eco systems located in the Kootenay region. First established in 1968, the grassland park now covers 4,417 hectares

Highway #3a

Castlegar

Horseshoe Lake Forest Recreation Site is popular for hiking, birdwatching, camping, mountain biking, swimming, fishing and canoeing.

Horseshoe Lake Road

Cranbrook

The Sir George Simpson historical landmark is located at a scenic roadside stop in Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada.

Sir George Simpson Historic Landmark Hwy 93 East Kootenay B.C.

East Kootenay Historical Landmark Sir George Simpson

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The hot spring pools rest at the headwaters of the Columbia River. Looming high above the hot springs are the cliffs and peaks of the Rocky and Purcell Mountains - home to glaciers, waterfalls, hoodoos, snowcapped peaks, crashing rivers and endless wilderness adventures.

Invermere

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Hartley Lake is a recreation lake in the backcountry forests located north of the community of Fernie, BC in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. The small lake is a popular destination for fishing and camping.

Hartley Lake FSR

Fernie

Marysville Falls Hiking Trail and Waterfall is an easy, short boardwalk walking path located in the Village of Marysville which is south of Kimberley, BC in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. The hiking trail is a casual adventure leading to a viewpoint overlooking a 30 metre waterfall

Kimberley

The trail highlights include the three viewpoints and some amazing scenery. The lower elevation viewpoint is situated at 772 metres. The higher elevation viewpoint is at 915 metres. While the third viewing area is located south of the cellular tower closer to the McPhee Creek Trailheads.

Highway #3a

Castlegar

River Trail is a community walking path following along the banks of the Columbia and Illecillewaet Rivers in the community of Revelstoke, BC in the Kootenays of British Columbia, Canada. The gravel and paved recreation walkway is also used for biking, jogging, dog walking, rollerblading, picnicking

Revelstoke

CLOSURE: Since 2020 the trail is on record to be infringing onto private land therefore it is rendered inaccessible.

St Mary's Lake Road

Kimberley

Olive Lake is a popular destination for many who seek adventure, wildlife and sightseeing when visiting the village of Radium Hot Springs.

Radium Hot Springs

The open space, amenities, parking and location make this park a popular destination for families and for holding special events like weddings and holiday celebrations. Rotary Park is easily accessible and within walking distance to many downtown services.

Kootenay Parks and Trails

Dutch Creek Hoodoos

Windermere Lake

Columbia and Western Rail Trail, British Columbia, Canada

Maiden Lake

Syringa Provincial Park

Horseshoe Lake Recreation Forest Site, Cranbrook

Sir George Simpson Historic Landmark - East Kootenay B.C.

Fairmont Hot Springs

Hartley Lake

Marysville Falls

Brilliant Overlook Trail

River Trail

Alki Creek Trail

Olive Lake

Rotary Park - Fernie