Kootenay Parks and Trails

Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park was established in 1922 and is one of the oldest wilderness parks in the British Columbia park system. The 32,035 hectare park is located in the Selkirk Mountains, between Slocan and Kootenay Lakes, near the community of Nelson and Kaslo, BC in the Kootenay region.

Highway #31

Kaslo

Fletcher Falls Hiking Trail is both a, walk-in and marine campground and day use destination, as well as, a very popular waterfall hiking trail located on the shores of Kootenay Lake near the community of Kaslo, BC

Fletcher Frontage Rd

Kaslo

Mount Revelstoke National Park is an adventure destination exploring Revelstoke Mountain in the community of Revelstoke, BC in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. The trails in the park provide amazing mountain scenery well connecting to lakes, summits and alpine meadows.

Revelstoke

The 2,758 hectare Columbia Lake is said to be the warmest fresh water lake in the East Kootenay region. There is a 3 kilometre, largely undeveloped, beach area, a wetland marsh area and grasslands. All attract visitors who enjoy birding, wildlife viewing & photography

Columbia River Road

Fairmont Hot Springs

Influencer:

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

Old Growth Hiking Trail is a wilderness loop trail exploring giant, ancient cedar forests along the banks of the Kokanee Creek. The hiking only trail is located northeast of the community of Nelson. BC in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada.

Kokanee Glacier Road

Nelson

James White Park is a sports park for baseball and tennis situated on the banks of the Elk River in the community of Fernie, BC

Mt. Minton Road

Fernie

Lockhart Beach Provincial Park is a small recreation park located south of the resort village of Crawford Bay and north of the community of Creston, in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada.

Hwy #3a

Crawford Bay

Panorama Village located on the mountain is a full serviced mountain community popular for mountain biking, golfing & hiking in the summer months and skiing and snowboarding in the winter months.

Invermere

Creston Wildlife Management Area is one of largest wetland eco system situated in British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1968, the Creston Wildlife Management Area covers over 6,880 hectares (17,000 acres) of a valley in West Creston.

W. Creston Road

Creston

Gyro Park is a very popular community recreation day park in the heart of Nelson, BC which is situated in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. The garden park extends onto a rock outcropping viewpoint which overlooks the downtown sector of Nelson, BC and the west arm of Kootenay Lake.

Park Avenue

Nelson

Lakit Lake Forest Recreation Site is a small campground and lake popular for camping, hiking, canoeing, fishing and horseback riding.

Holmes Road

Cranbrook

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

The journey to the lookout is part of the adventure. To access the lookout visitors must first hike a 2 kilometre trail and also navigate a 11 kilometre gravel forestry road. The road is rough, and at times uneven. Much of the gravel road travels uphill along mountain ridges, navigating hairpin turn

Blue Ridge Forest Service Road

Kaslo

Combined, the hiking trails provide 5 kilometres of adventure. During the summer months the trails are popular for hiking, walking, self guided nature tours, photography and birdwatching. In the winter the trails are used as cross country ski routes.

Merry Creek Forest Service Road

Castlegar

Kootenay Parks and Trails

Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, Kootenays

Fletcher Falls Hiking Trail & Campground, Kaslo

Mt. Revelstoke Park

Columbia Lake Provincial Park

Brilliant Overlook Trail

Old Growth Hiking Trail, Nelson

James White Park, Fernie

Lockhart Beach Provincial Park, Crawford Bay

Panorama Village & Mountain

Creston Wildlife Management Area

Gyro Park - Nelson

Lakit Lake Forest Recreation Site, Cranbrook

Alki Creek Trail

Buchanan Lookout Hiking Trail, Kaslo

Merry Creek Trails

Parks & Trails Map