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A DRIVING TOUR
THE WEST KOOTENAYS

Length 340 miles (550 km) Departure point Nelson
Stopping-off points Kaslo; Nakusp Trout Lake is a pretty
EXPERIENCE British Columbia Interior enjoy the sights. Keep your eyes peeled for wildlife en route – Trout Lake City is a former
Vast, remote, and spectacularly beautiful, the West Kootenays
is a region best explored by car. This driving tour should ideally
be spread out over several days or more in order to thoroughly
lake renowned for its
excellent fishing. Nearby
it’s not uncommon to see wild turkeys, deer, and bears crossing
the roads in this region. Between October and March, winter
mining boom town.
tires are required and some high mountain passes may be
temporarily closed.
The upscale resort of
Halcyon Hot Springs is set
Beaton
Beaton
in some truly spectacular
scenery. Visitors can stop
Trout
Lake City Lake City
here for a relaxing soak in the

Galena Bay Galena Bay
mineral-rich waters.
Trout
Trout Trout
Halfway Hot Halfway Hot Lake
Gerrard Gerrard
Lake
Springs
Halcyon Hot Halcyon Hot Springs
Springs Springs
St Leon St Leon Duncan Duncan
Lake Lake
Upper Upper
Ione Falls Ione Falls
Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Howser Howser
Nakusp Hot Nakusp Hot
Springs Springs
Nakusp Nakusp
Summit LakeSummit Lake Meadow CreekMeadow Creek
Pr
o
McDonald Creek
McDonald Creek Provincial Parkvincial Park
Provincial Park
Provincial Park
Lardeau Lardeau
Upper Upper Galena Galena
Arrow Arrow Trail Trail
Lake Lake New Denver
New Denver
Sandon Sandon
Silverton Silverton
New Denver was the Buchanan Buchanan
Kaslo
site of an internment Fauquier Fauquier Slocan Slocan Fire Tower Fire Tower Kaslo
camp for the Japanese
Sunset in the Red during WWII. The Nikkei Lake Lake Kootenay Kootenay
25
Mountain Resort Internment Memorial Slocan Slocan Lake Lake 0 kilometers0 kilometers 25 N N
near Rossland Centre (306 Josephine Cody CavesCody Caves Ains w or 0 miles 0 miles 25 25
Ainsworth Hot Springsth Hot Springs
St) tells the full story. Upper Upper Slocan Slocan
Arrow Lake Arrow Lake Appledale Appledale Balfour Balfour K
Kootenay Bayootenay Bay
K
Vallican Vallican Kokanee Creekokanee Creek
Provincial Parkvincial Park
Pr
o
Nelson Nelson
Kootenay Kootenay
South Slocan
South Slocan Whitewater Skihitewater Ski
W
Resort Resort
In winter, day passes are available Kootenay Kootenay
at the Red Mountain Resort, and Lake Lake
the resident snow hosts will be able CastlegarCastlegar
to direct you to the best ski runs. Duck LakeDuck Lake
Non-skiers can take guided tours of the
picturesque snow-covered scenery. Red Mountained Mountain Columbia Columbia Salmo Salmo Wynndel Wynndel
R
Resort Resort FINISH
Trail
Rossland Rossland Trail Creston Creston
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