Visit Kaslo | Kaslo Guide 2019
Kaslo is surrounded by a vast mountain wilderness riven with rushing creeks and gorges, its centre of gravity the crystal clear depths of Kootenay Lake. Prospectors, lumbermen and speculators have come and gone and will be back; the adventurers stayed on. They’ve figured out, and perhaps you will too, that the real richness here is the freedom to be yourself, to explore. There are so many ways to do that, just read on. Have fun! Kaslo is surrounded by a vast mountain wilderness riven with rushing creeks and gorges, its centre of gravity the crystal clear depths of Kootenay Lake. Prospectors, lumbermen and speculators have come and gone and will be back; the adventurers stayed on. They’ve figured out, and perhaps you will too, that the real richness here is the freedom to be yourself, to explore. There are so many ways to do that, just read on. Have fun!
#1 Thing to Do in Kaslo TripAdvisor Trout Lake E Gerrard F Howser J Meadow Creek Lardeau 8 Cooper Creek 31 1 Lardeau Valley Davis Creek Lost Ledge Duncan Lake 7 Duncan Dam Glacier Ck. FS Road Glacier Creek G H I Earl Grey Pass Argenta Johnsons Landing Discover the Kootenay Rockies’ Premier Adventure! New < Denver A, B Sandon Retallack 6 C Schroeder Creek 31A D KASLO 3 31 K Fry Creek Kootenay Lake Kokanee Glacier Park Woodbury 5 Ainsworth Mirror Lake Fletcher Falls 2 4 Kootenay Bay Crawford Bay 9 3A Kokanee Creek Balfour Harrop Procter Kootenay Bay 3A 1-855-400-RAFT(7238) 250-366-4338 info@LardeauRiverAdventures.com www.LardeauRiverAdventures.com 28 Kaslo and Area Guide 2019| Kaslo BC, Canada NELSON = CAMPING Map not to scale For details on these and other day trips in the Kaslo area, visit the Kaslo Visitor Centre on Front Street (SS Moyie) or call 250-353-2525. www.visitkaslo.com
1. Lardeau River Rafting 1-855-400-RAFT(7238) www.lardeauriveradventures.com Enjoy an exhilarating run on the Lardeau River through the awesome scenery of Goat Range Provincial Park, which is home to an abundance of Rocky Mountain wildlife. Truly a wild experience that will feed your soul and live on in memory. 4-6 hour guided trips for which you must prebook. 2. Fletcher Falls www.visitkaslo.com Drive 6 km south of Kaslo on Hwy 31. Turn left on Fletcher Creek Frontage Road. Park and walk down to the trail that leads to the foot of a spectacular waterfall and moss lined grotto. There is a marine wilderness campground site for boaters and canoers. You can also hike to the headwaters of Fletcher Creek. For details: www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca (search Fletcher Lake.) 3. Paddling on Kootenay Lake 250-353-1925 The Kaslo Kayaking Adventure Centre is on Kaslo’s Front Street. Tours, rentals and lessons are offered and there is high quality outdoor gear for sale. Full day and 1/2 days tours can be booked. Lessons are offered for kayaking, stand up paddleboarding and windsurfing. Rent a kayak, canoe or a stand up paddleboard. 4. Boat Rentals Jones Boys Boats 250-353-2550 Woodbury Resort 250-353-7717 You’ll love the Kootenays in a whole new way once you get out on the lake. Discover secluded coves, sandy beaches, and amazing nature hikes. The Joneses have lived on Kootenay Lake for generations, so when you go to rent a boat at Jones Boys Boats or at Woodbury Resort (both Jones familyowned) ask them where their favourite spots are. 6. Valley of the Ghosts Walk in the footsteps of prospectors pectors from an era longtime gone. Many of the settlements that once housed thousands of miners have all but disappeared, but remnants of the frantic mining activity from a century ago are common, if sometimes a little hard to spot. The steep-sided valley follows the Kaslo River to its headwaters just past Retallack. This region surrounding Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park was/is also known as the Silvery Slocan. Superb destinations: A.The (near) ghost town of Sandon B. Idaho Peak (best mid to late summer) C. Old Growth Cedar Grove in Retallack D. Buchanan Lookout, a refurbished fire lookout tower 7. Duncan Lake Howser’s Glayco Beach has a boat launch, wilderness camping, driftwood strewn beaches, and warm swimming. Glacier Creek Regional Park is across the lake. Campsite fees are $10/day, first come first served, 250-252-1510. 8. Lardeau Valley E. Gerrard Rainbow (30-40 lb) spawning third week in April to mid May F. John Fenger Memorial Park in Gerrard. Old growth forest, 20 minute walk G. Macbeth Icefield. For up to date information on the trails in the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy go to www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/ parkpgs/purcell/ H. Monica Meadows I. Jumbo Pass J. Meadow Mountain K. Fry Creek 9. Kokanee Mountain Zipline www.zipkokanee.com The original zipline in the West Kootenay zips you through 44 acres of old growth Douglas fir and pine forests. Located 22 km north of Hwy 3A on Kokanee Glacier Park Road, Kokanee Mountain Zipline offers 6 ziplines of varying heights and lengths and provides a breathtaking view of the Kokanee Creek canyon. It’s best to book your tour ahead as walk-ups are on a first come, first served basis. Fun for the Kaslovians like to get ‘Oot & Aboot’ Fletcher Falls 10. Golf Tours There are some fun little nine hole golf courses within an hour or two of Kaslo. • Kaslo Golf Course - www.kaslogolf.org • Slocan Lake Golf Course in New Denver www.slgc.ca • Riondel Golf Course - www.riondelgolf. com (includes free ferry ride!) • Nakusp Golf Course - www.nakuspgolf.ca The West Kootenay also has spectacular 18 hole golf courses: Balfour, Castlegar, Kokanee Springs in Crawford Bay, Granite Pointe in Nelson, Redstone (Rossland) and Birchbank (Castlegar/Trail). Photo: Pat Cattermole 5. Cody Caves 250-359-2283 www.codycavetours.com Cody Caves are a network of limestone caves in the Selkirk Mountains in BC, located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Ainsworth Hot Springs on the west side of Kootenay Lake. Cody Cave Tours operate year round and offer a variety of tour packages: Adventure, Explorer and Family. For children age 5 and up to adults. www.visitkaslo.com whole family! Kaslo and Area Guide 2019| Kaslo BC, Canada 29
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#1 Thing to Do<br />
in <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
TripAdvisor<br />
Trout<br />
Lake<br />
E<br />
Gerrard<br />
F<br />
Howser<br />
J<br />
Meadow Creek<br />
Lardeau<br />
8<br />
Cooper Creek<br />
31<br />
1<br />
Lardeau<br />
Valley<br />
Davis Creek<br />
Lost Ledge<br />
Duncan<br />
Lake<br />
7<br />
Duncan<br />
Dam<br />
Glacier Ck. FS Road<br />
Glacier<br />
Creek<br />
G H I<br />
Earl Grey Pass<br />
Argenta<br />
Johnsons<br />
Landing<br />
Discover the<br />
Kootenay Rockies’<br />
Premier Adventure!<br />
New<br />
< Denver<br />
A, B Sandon<br />
Retallack<br />
6<br />
C<br />
Schroeder<br />
Creek<br />
31A<br />
D<br />
KASLO<br />
3<br />
31<br />
K<br />
Fry Creek<br />
Kootenay<br />
Lake<br />
Kokanee<br />
Glacier<br />
Park<br />
Woodbury<br />
5<br />
Ainsworth<br />
Mirror Lake<br />
Fletcher Falls<br />
2<br />
4<br />
Kootenay Bay<br />
Crawford Bay<br />
9<br />
3A<br />
Kokanee<br />
Creek<br />
Balfour<br />
Harrop<br />
Procter<br />
Kootenay<br />
Bay<br />
3A<br />
1-855-400-RAFT(7238)<br />
250-366-4338<br />
info@LardeauRiverAdventures.com<br />
www.LardeauRiverAdventures.com<br />
28 <strong>Kaslo</strong> and Area <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>2019</strong>| <strong>Kaslo</strong> BC, Canada<br />
NELSON<br />
= CAMPING<br />
Map not to scale<br />
For details on these and other day trips in the <strong>Kaslo</strong> area, visit the<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> <strong>Visit</strong>or Centre on Front Street (SS Moyie) or call 250-353-2525.<br />
www.visitkaslo.com
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