Creston Valley Kootenay Lake Route

TRAVEL PLANNER | 2019-2020 creston valley kootenay lake route

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Welcome!...... 3 Food and Wine...... 4 Itinerary: Local Food and Wine Aficionado ...... 5 Q & A with Amanda and Jeff...... 5 Arts and Culture...... 6 Itinerary: Family Fun...... 7 Q & A with Sandy Kunze...... 7 Nature and Recreation...... 8 Itinerary: An Outdoor Enthusiast’s Three-Day Exploration...... 9 Q & A with Daniel and Christine...... 9 Area and Businesses Map...... 10 Area Trails...... 12 Provincial and Community Parks...... 13 Kootenay Lake Ferry Schedule...... 14 Public Beach and Boat Launch Information...... 14 Health and Wellness...... 15 Q & A with Jessica and Rachel...... 15 Business Directories Arts and Culture...... 16 Nature and Recreation...... 17 Health and Wellness...... 17 Food and Wine...... 18 Eateries and Groceries Directory...... 19 Accommodation Listings...... 19

Production, Design and Editing: Vanessa Croome and Krista Turcasso, Claris Media Inc. Photography: Daniel Seguin and Andrew Bibby Writing: Jesse Bell, Krista Turcasso, Jenneil Peters, Jesse Willicome Cover Photo: View over the Creston Valley during Sunset, looking north towards Kootenay Lake and the Selkirk Mountain range, photo by Andrew Bibby Campaign Partners: Destination BC, Columbia Basin Trust, Town of Creston, RDCK Electoral Areas A,B, and C. All Content Copyright © Creston Valley Kootenay Lake Route 2019 A beachside fire on Kootenay Lake during sunset #hiddengemofthekootenays FOLLOW US @ cvklroute Enjoying a sunny afternoon at the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market with fresh treats and good company

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f you slow down even for a moment while the west to the prairies of the east. The Route, health and wellness sectors. Be inspired by the Idriving the remarkable Creston Valley and tucked between the Purcells and Selkirks in the itineraries, guiding you as you plan your time Kootenay Lake Route, you’ll find something West Kootenays of British Columbia, calls for and exploration. Survey the map, flush with unexpected. Perhaps the sound of water pause—connecting people to communities and opportunities as you make your way in either lapping against a rocky shore pulls you away communities to the land they love, between direction. And peruse the directories to learn from behind the wheel for a walk. Maybe the orchards and wineries, glass houses and glassy more about these unique artisans, shops, cafés, unexplored viridescent woodlands and a deep- lakes. trails, vineyards, markets, sights and trails that blue lake spark a sudden call for adventure. Perhaps you take an hour, a day, maybe a truly make it the magical area it is known for. Possibly, it’s the sweet aroma of locally grown week. For food and wine, a day at the spa, a Welcome. We look forward to hosting you, and lavender at a farmers’ market calling you to stay hike to a rock balanced on a trail no one can to welcoming you back. As we know there will a a little while longer, to breathe. explain. However long you stay, it’s about be next time. The Creston Valley and Kootenay Lake Route, time your route has led you to Creston Valley For more information on the area or attractions, from the hamlet of Yahk-Kingsgate through to and Kootenay Lake. And this guide is here to stop in at the Creston Valley Visitors Centre or the Creston Valley and along the east shore of help. Meet locals who have created a life for call them at 250-428-4342. They’ll be happy to Kootenay Lake to the Kootenay Bay Ferry, isn’t themselves in this area in the arts and culture, help you! just a roadway connection from the coast of food and wine, nature and recreation, and FOLLOW US @ cvklroute CrestonValleyKootenayLakeRoute.com | 3 FOOD AND WINE

Fresh eats at Casey’s Community House in Creston

eople who live along the Creston Valley and Kootenay Lake Route share a love of the land. They know the rains, the soil, work hard to preserve Pand conserve while producing grape varietals, farm fresh milk, and apple and cherry honey. There’s an understanding between the two unlikely partners—a mutual respect transformed to modern-day prosperity. Three wineries along the Route give tastings and tours, paired with lessons in history and geology. When you aren’t touring eclectic vineyards, florists and farmers give visitors a look into life less accelerated. If you’re looking for an overall introduction to food and wine along the Route, stop at the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market. Growers, craftspeople, and live entertainment, the market is as great a reason as any to put the car in park.

FOOD - Good food is the best reason to Every Saturday in the summer, Creston Valley slow yourself through the windy roads of the Farmers’ Market bustles with fresh-baked Route. With a collection of restaurants and goods, fruits, and artisans, giving visitors a social houses, there’s something for everyone well-rounded experience of the Route and all to indulge in. it has to offer. WINERIES - The Creston Valley and ARTISANAL - Coffee. Honey. Fresh milk. Kootenay Lake Route’s climate is just a speck Loose-leaf tea. There’s too much goodness warmer than the rest of the Kootenays, along the Route. Or, just the right amount. making it ideal for growers. Peaches, plums, There’s something about fresh, about the cherries, and of course, wine. So much goodness of hand grown and well-loved decadent, delicious wine. product. From organic dairy to sustainable SEASONAL MARKETS & FARMGATE beekeeping, all of the local producers - The change in seasons is so strongly appreciate and value their connection to represented in the senses; dry grass and rolling the land, to the community that helps them hills turn ripe with blossoming fruit trees and thrive. vibrant colours the first sign of springtime For information on Food and Wine sun. Farms and markets offer a wide variety of businesses, visit the directory on page 18. fruits and vegetables, fresh picked and ready to go, or, find a U-pick and scour the rows of Fresh herbs at the CV Farmers’ Market, trees for cherries and raspberries. a bevy of beers taps, and freshly made cheese on display (top to bottom).

#hiddengemofthekootenays FOLLOW US @ cvklroute locally – grown on land within a 5km radius of perfect place for a family outing and tasting. Local Food & the fruit stand. Enjoy a casual dinner at either of Creston’s Wine Aficionado For a down-to-earth homemade dinner try premier eateries, Casey’s Community House or the Real Food Café, where imaginative food is Jimmy’s Pub & Grill, which both feature locally Itinerary served in a comfy, casual atmosphere. Meals are sourced ingredients on their menus as well as DAY 1 produced with locally-sourced produce, meat serving local wines and craft beers. Begin your day by heading over to Fly in the and cheese, and seasonal specials. DAY 3 Fibre or Lark Coffee Roasters for a delicious DAY 2 As you continue on your journey up Kootenay specialty coffee. If it’s a Saturday, head over to Lake, pop in at the Retro Café located in the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market (CVFM) Grab a late breakfast and enjoy the outdoor Creston for homemade crêpes and jams. to experience a unique community of growers, patio at Break in Time Café located in artisans, craftspeople, and entertainment. downtown Creston, where they offer a variety 4 miles north of Wynndel, BC, just above Duck The CVFM operates the market weekly, May of breakfast items, all from locally-sourced Lake you’ll findWynnwood Estate Cellars, who through December. January to April a monthly ingredients. create distinctive wines that reflect the terroir market approach is taken to coincide with After breakfast take a leisurely drive out to of this unique site in the Upper Columbia Basin. the Creston Valley harvest season. Enjoy the Kootenay Meadows, a certified organic grass- Come by the winery’s tasting room for a tasting exciting benefits of eating fresh, and shopping based dairy farm. All of the products available and tour from mid May to mid October. local in the heart of the Kootenay year round! at the Meadows are made with milk exclusively Enjoy lunch at the fully licensed Black Salt Be sure to stop in at the Skimmerhorn Winery from the farm. Fresh, glass bottled pasteurized Café in Crawford Bay. This colourful restaurant and Vineyard for lunch. This small-batch winery milk and cream, and flavourful, complex, hand features fresh soups, salads, paninis and burgers in Creston also operates an on-site vineyard crafted raw milk cheese are available on-site. on the daytime menu. and bistro. Skimmerhorn Bistro is a seasonal Take a tour of Baillie-Gorham Winery, a For dinner head over to Boccolino Restaurant, restaurant, with a focus on farm-to-table boutique craft winery that produces small lots a Swiss-Italian fine dining restaurant with a meals. Ingredients are sourced directly from of premium wine. Sample vineyard wines in the seasonally inspired menu and all made fresh local farms, gardens and ranches which reflects tasting room or sit on the patio and enjoy with a from scratch. Situated in Kootenay Bay and commitment to sustainability in the local splendid cheese tray. close to the free ferry. economy. Following this, visit family-operated Flamenco Photo captions (left to right): Enjoying wine In the afternoon visit Wloka Farms Fruit Stand, Farms, located in the community of Erickson, and cheese at Skimmerhorn Winery, feeding the which opens in July when the produce is ready with a wide variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, cows at Kootenay Meadows Farm, and the view of for harvest and continues on into December. and berries found seasonally and fresh farm Creston Valley between the rows of vines at Baillie- Of the goods sold by Wlonka, 98% is produced eggs year round. The U-Pick cherry orchard is a Grohman Estate Winery.

FOOD AND WINE Q & A WITH: We love going to the Farmers’ Market and also love visiting Kootenay Meadows Dairy, the Amanda and jeff valley’s last dairy producing and selling directly SWAN VALLEY HONEY LTD. / to customers. HONEY BEE ZEN APIARIES LTD. Q. I unwind after a busy summer day by... Swan Valley Honey Ltd. is the Kootenay Sitting on our back deck sipping a glass of ice- region’s largest producer of local, natural honey cold local Gewürstraminer and watching the owned by Amanda Goodman Lee and Jeff Lee. bees fly around collecting the last bits of nectar People often ask how they chose to move to before they, too, call it quits for the day. Creston and Amanda says “Creston found Q. The Route’s best kept secret is…. us, we bought a business and it came with a the nectar of alfalfa, clover, sweet clover, Kayaking on any of the many small waterways house. We looked at the property and business snowberry, wild rose, saskatoonberry, cherry, and sloughs that feed the Kootenay River. on a Sunday and made an offer on Tuesday apple and other managed and wild forages. The bird-watching in these tranquil waters is and never looked back. We love calling the Their bees are lovingly treated and the result is amazing! Kootenays home.” the natural goodness of the honey. They also produce a growing line of honey and beeswax- Q. Don’t leave this area without… Swan Valley Honey already has a rich history Sampling the local foods and wines. Creston of producing wildflower honey from the related natural products, including 100% beeswax candles and cosmetics. has an extraordinarily diverse “locally-grown agriculturally-rich Creston Valley. They work and made” community, from people who with the valley’s diverse farmers to harvest Q. The best way to spend a summer day here produce delectable chocolate creations to their own delectable honeys made from is… cheese to vegetables, fruits and mushrooms.

The Kunze Gallery & iconic Creston Valley Grain Elevators

long the Creston Valley and Kootenay Lake Route, brooms never looked so beautiful. Hanging from leather straps against a historic log barn just Aoff the twisty road in Crawford Bay, theNorth Woven Broom is just one of the many unique and diverse artisans along the Route. Explore local pottery, handmade crates, and custom stonework—take your sweet time. Walk through the doors of Creston’s historic red grain elevator and into a gallery filled with paintings and sculptures, or grab a fresh-brewed coffee to savour while running your hands along the spines of books at a local’s bookstore favourite. If peculiarity’s your style, look no further than the extraordinary Glass House in Boswell; made of 500,000 empty embalming fluid bottles. Don’t forget about the goats on the grass roof in Yahk, each with a name, each part of the Yahk Soap & Candle Co. In the Creston Valley, pick up handmade & painted pottery at Pridham Studios, explore giant stone sculptures beside the iconic grain silos at Kunze Gallery, or take an art class at the funky and eclectic Art Barn. One thing’s for certain—arts and culture is never dull along the Route.

ARTISANS - Homemade is so much better. changes over an incredibly short period of Artists along the Route carry with them a time. By 1935, dikes along the river were built unique set of skills, a passion for their trade, and breached, farmers had experienced the a desire to remain authentic, honest and repercussions of flooding, the successes of meticulous. Wherever you find yourself along that deep summer heat, a niche for livelihood the Route, you’ll find incredible, unique art. had developed. By 1965, the Salmo-Creston HISTORY - The road meanders much the way Pass highway was finished, and the region saw a river does. The valley between the Purcells an increase in traffic, on the map for more and Selkirks is a flood plain to the Kootenay than just a route. River, flowing from all other areas of British Recognizing the unique beauty of the area, Columbia, and even from parts of Alberta. the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area Traditional territory of the Yaqan Nukiy was developed in 1968, and from there nature people of the Ktunaxa First Nations lived off and recreation set a precedent—protect the the land; fishing, trapping, hunting, through wetlands, respect the land, take your time. the marshes and into the woods still vastly Today, it’s all anyone can hope for—time. deep, dark, mysterious. When the first settlers You’ll find it here, amongst the artisans and arrived in the late 1800s, the lush landscape coffee shops, between the apple orchards and was the only convincing they needed—the fruit stands, along the dusty walkway at the Creston Valley and Kootenay Lake Route was farmers’ market. There’s plenty of time. discovered. Weaving colourful yarns at Barefoot Handweaving in For information on Arts and Culture Crawford Bay, musicians performing at the Millenium Between railways and gold mining, businesses, visit the directory on page 16. homesteading and agriculture, the region saw Park outdoor stage, and mugs being created at Pridham Studios (top to bottom). #hiddengemofthekootenays FOLLOW US @ cvklroute of delicious local produce to munch on at Family Fun: Centennial Park, where the kids can play in the Splash Park and parents can relax in the shade A Three Day with a book. Itinerary Finish the evening at one of the many family There’s no shortage of family fun along the restaurants in downtown Creston, before Creston Valley - Kootenay Lake Route. From heading back to your accommodations. Riondel to Yahk there are plenty of family- DAY 2 EAST SHORE friendly activities. After breakfast in Creston, meander up DAY 1 CRESTON Highway 3A on Kootenay Lake and take a tour DAY 3 YAHK-KITCHENER After a breakfast fuel up, drive to the Creston of The Glass House located 25 miles north After breakfast drive 20 mins on Hwy 3 south Valley Wildlife Management Area and Trails for of Creston. Enjoy the scenery, flowers, and to Yahk to enjoy a picnic and a day of outdoor a self-guided tour of the thriving wetlands. The history of this unique site. This impressive house activities in Yahk Provincial Park. Yahk Park wetland is of international importance, as the contains 1,200 feet of floor space on two levels was established in 1956 to provide camping and area is visited by over 100,000 migrating water with 500,000 glass bottles. picnicking opportunities for the travelling public. birds every year. Year-round trail access allows Continue your drive along Hwy 3A to Crawford access to the area by hiking, biking, snowshoeing Before leaving Yahk, stop in at the Yahk Soap & Bay where you can enjoy lunch at Red’s Bakery and cross-country skiing. Candle Co - a cute soap shop famous for its pet and visit the Artisans of Crawford Bay, where goats Walter, Toot, and Buttin. Handmade soap, Next, head over to the Creston Museum to you will find a variety of artisans of various bath products, and skincare are available in the discover the stories on industries, the people, mediums working in their studios producing gift shop. If you are hungry be sure to visit Two and the activities that built the communities beautiful works of art. Scoop Steve and the Yahk Mountain Café for a of the Creston Valley. Learn about Creston’s After lunch take the kids to burn off some treat before you leave. wacky time zone. Hear the stories of “The energy at the large outdoor playground in Great Railway Race” and the “Great Creston Photo captions (left to right): A blue heron Crawford Bay before heading to the Crawford Bank Robbery.” in the marshes of the Creston Valley Wildlife Bay or Riondel Beaches for some swimming in Management Area, explore the Creston Museum, Once finished, take a drive out toTruscott Kootenay Lake and sunbathing on its shores. moulding clay at Dogpatch Pottery, and cooling Farms or Wloka Farms and pick up a selection down with Ice Cream at Two Scoop Steve & Yahk Mountain Café.

ARTS AND CULTURE Q & A WITH: Q. The best way to spend a summer day here is... sandy kunze Make the best of the landscape; spend time KUNZE GALLERY in or near the lake and many rivers, enjoy the We are the Kunze Gallery located in the old wineries and the rare microclimate we have for annex building of the red grain elevator in growing grapes, sample fruit from orchards and Creston. I graduated from the Alberta College walk through the fruit trees, there are so many of Art & Design (now Alberta University of hiking trails, places to swim, etc. the Arts) in 1987 and moved to Creston the following summer to start my family with my Q. I unwind after a busy summer day by... husband and four sons. Lounging in my backyard, looking over and enjoying the view of the valley with a glass of My studio at home quickly turned into a Elderberry Kombucha. gallery as we were situated in Wynndel on the highway, and as we outgrew the space, we Q. The Route’s best kept secret in my opinion moved the gallery to town. We had an idea is... to open the gallery in one of the iconic grain Hiking to the lighthouse at Pilot Bay Provincial elevators, contacted the owner at the time, and Park on the lake! he was excited about the idea. We soon began mass renovations on the annex building, and a Q. Don’t leave this area without... year later we opened! Spending time taking in the shores and waters of Kootenay Lake.

A family hiking under the gaze of the Balancing Rock

t’s the British Columbia way—mountains and forests and rivers to explore—and the Creston Valley and Kootenay Lake Route is no different. There Iare seven provincial and community parks, public beaches for sunny days, and endless trails overlooking border crossings and adjacent ridge tops, both mellow and steep in their approaches. Boardwalks weave through protected wetlands filled with beaver dams; a wilderness still untamed in the traditional First Nations territory. Communities along the Route work together to protect it, environmental stewardship an integral part of their livelihood. Pitch a tent, hook up the trailer, find your own piece of heaven beneath the trees. Whether adventuring solo or with a guide, by boat or bike or golf cart, take a minute (or a month) and get a little lost along the Route. The road’s a bit windy, anyway—you can afford the time.

HIKING & BIKING - Bike and hike almost glaciation and erosion. It’s no wonder people anywhere along the Route. In the Creston rush to its waters year after year, by boat or Valley, the Thompson Rim Trail is one of foot, to dip their toes beneath the surface. many iconic hikes. If you’re looking for more For information on beaches and boat access, historic strolls, check the Pilot Bay Lighthouse visit page 14. Trail near the Kootenay Bay ferry. Distinct in its own rite, the Route has some incredible FACILITIES AND PARKS - On rainy days, or marshes and wetland trails to explore. days when the chill of winter requires a change Boardwalks weave through tall grasses and of pace, the Creston Valley and Kootenay Lake cattails, and beneath ancient cottonwood Route has plenty of alternatives. Creston & trees. The Crawford Bay Wetlands Trails allows District Community Complex holds a three- for bike or walk along many pathways. pool facility, a curling rink, fitness gym and outdoor track, a hockey arena, and banquet GOLF - The Route is beautiful—beautiful hall. For more of an educational experience, and remote. Kokanee Springs Golf Resort in the Kootenay-Columbia Discovery-Centre Crawford Bay is just that; tucked at the east Society offers programs for the Creston Valley end of Kootenay Lake, a little escape for the Wildlife Management Area. When things heat golfer who wants more than just great golf. The up, Yahk Provincial Park along the bubbling Creston Valley Golf Club is another excellent Moyie River is a serene stop for an overnight source for golfing along the Route. rest. LAKE ACTIVITIES - Kootenay Lake is clear For information on Nature and Recreation glass, deep blue. The lake, and the valley the businesses, visit the directory on page 17. Biking in the Creston Valley, looking out over Kootenay lake sits in is a show of history, beauty left by Lake from the historic Pilot Penninsula Lighthouse, Creston Community Complex (top to bottom).

#hiddengemofthekootenays FOLLOW US @ cvklroute DAY 2 After lunch take a picturesque drive to Pilot An Outdoor Make sure to get up early for breakfast before Bay Peninsula and enjoy a short walk on a trail Enthusiast’s going up to Kuskanook Harbour to take a (pre- through a mossy forest which leads to a historic booked) fishing charter on Kootenay Lake with lighthouse built in 1904. Enjoy the incredible Three-Day Dean from Blacktail Ridge Eco Tours. Enjoy the view overlooking Kootenay Lake. Exploration beauty and deep waters this lake offers. Weather Alternatively, if mountain biking is your passion, DAY 1 permitting Dean may even take you across the be sure to check out the East Shore Trail and After getting some breakfast and packing a lake to one of the many secluded beaches that Biking Association website or pick up one of lunch, drive out to the Kootenay-Columbia dot the west shore for some exploring! their guides to explore a network of single and Discover Centre located 11 km west of Creston Alternatively, upon returning to Kuskanook hop double track trails in and around the Crawford off Hwy 3 in theCreston Valley Wildlife in your car and head to Twin Bays Beach for a Bay area. Management Area. Take a guided walking tour picnic and a swim at this beautiful sand beach. Finally, finish the day with a bite to eat at with a naturalist through the wetlands of the On the drive back to Creston, stop in and have before either Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area. Wood’s Pumphouse Grill dinner at the Sirdar Station Pub and get a sense continuing westward on the Kootenay Lake In the afternoon, launch your kayak or canoe of the local history. Sirdar Station was originally Ferry or heading south back to Creston and at the historic Old Ferry Landing to explore built in 1929 and is a historical landmark. The beyond. along the Kootenay River, home to many pub was a hub for passenger train travel and If returning to Creston and with time for birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and a main switching yard for the locomotives. A another stop to your trip, thousands of plant species. Yahk Provincial Park major renovation of the space brought the is located conveniently just off the highway. Head over to Jimmy’s Pub & Grill for delicious infrastructure up-to-date, including a cozy Quiet and low-key with camping sites, picnic Greek food and signature cocktails on a wood fireplace, plenty of river rock and a steam area, gorgeous trees and the Moyie River beautiful patio, then end the day unwinding by locomotive. running alongside it, this park is a great place to soaking in the hot tub at the Creston & District DAY 3 stop for a breather. Community Complex, an award-winning facility Following breakfast in Creston, drive up to Kayaking along the that hosts a three-pool aquatic facility. Photo captions (left to right): Crawford Bay for a scenic round of golf and a Kootenay River, taking a moment to take in the leisurely lunch at Kokanee Spring Golf Resort views of Kootenay Lake, and an RV passing over which offers the perfect blend of rugged beauty the Moyie River in Yahk. and endless fairways.

NATURE AND RECREATION Q & A WITH: Q. The Route’s best kept secret in my opinion is…. The trail network behind the end of the SUMMITdaniel CYCLES & AND Christine SPORTS Balancing Rock trail. If you hike to the rock, We are Daniel Secor and Christine Park, keep following the trail that goes off into the the owners of Summit Cycles and Sports. forest, it’s worth it. The Fern Forest trail takes Before we moved to Creston we were living you around a cool hidden bog, and the Mount in a big city and feeling swamped by the pace Creston trail takes you to great viewpoint. of life there. We wanted a change of pace - Q. I unwind after a busy summer day by... somewhere we could get outdoors just walking out of our house, where we could grow our own Riding our bikes, of course! Take a leisurely ride food but still enjoy the social life of a town. We with the gear (and then keep it in good shape to the Old Ferry Landing down the Kootenay found ourselves in Creston - it really was and through our service shop) to enjoy all the River Road or around West Creston after still is the perfect fit for what we wanted. beautiful outdoors this Valley has to offer, and a long day - they’re flat and perfect for a relaxing. A few years after moving to Creston, we found to love it as much as we do. ourselves as the new owners of a bicycle and Q. The best way to spend a summer day here Q. Don’t leave this area without… outdoor sports store, Summit Cycles and is… Hiking to a viewpoint to admire just how Sports. Daniel, a bike mechanic of 10 years, is On a bicycle! Don’t worry if you didn’t bring stunning the Valley is. There are several trails living his dream of owning his own bike shop. one with you - we have bicycle rentals at that lead to a view - any of the trails on Mount Christine, a lifelong outdoor enthusiast, is Summit Cycles and Sports. You can ride around Thompson, Billy Goat Bluffs and Balancing thrilled to be sharing her knowledge and love the rolling hills of Lister, or up Kootenay Lake Rock are good options. The Rotary Trail is the of the outdoors with the community. Our to take in some incredible views and maybe go most mellow of the “view trail” options - it is a dream with the shop is to help connect people for a cool swim. bit of work, but it has a great payoff.

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Looking out over the majestic Selkirk Mountain Range from the top of Ripple Ridge in Stagleap Provincial Park.

LISTED FROM EAST TO NORTH 6 CRESTON VALLEY WILDLIFE 11 PILOT BAY PENINSULA TRAIL CRESTON AND AREA MANAGEMENT AREA AND TRAILS Offering access to Pilot Bay Marine Park, with A migration corridor and the largest regional campsites, picnic tables, fire pits and outhouses. 1 THOMPSON ROTARY TRAIL locale for wintering birds of prey in interior BC, The 12 km trail is a pleasant forest walk, keeping This trail starts part-way up Thompson Mtn offering easy 24/7 access to kilometres of trails. within sight of the lake, taking about 2.5 hours FSR, and travels through forest and scree to a Year round access by hiking, biking, snowshoeing to reach the final beach. lovely viewpoint complete with a bench. and cross-country skiing. W: Estba.ca/trails W: Crestonvalleytrails.ca/trails W: Crestonwildlife.ca/recreation/trails 12 CRAWFORD BAY WETLANDS TRAILS 2 THOMPSON PACK TRAIL 7 BALANCING ROCK TRAIL From Peters Road/ Highway 3A corner travel The Thompson Pack Trail is a spectacular hiking A popular hiking trail with views of Creston 350 meters to the beginning of the trail at trail which was originally graded for pack animals and the surrounding area. After 30 mins to an the first corner. West of the beach and airstrip (hence the name), so it is wide and comfortable. hour you’ll find yourself at the trail’s namesake, are the wetlands. A walking trail from the FB: Creston Community Forest a boulder balanced at the end of the trail. The airstrip takes you through a natural reserve and 3 THOMPSON RIM TRAIL trail continues to a boardwalk where it splits. waterway teeming with waterfowl and wildlife. An iconic Creston Valley hike, allowing hikers Heading left takes you up Creston Mountain, W: Estba.ca/trails and right you’ll descend toward Summit Creek to do most of the hard work in their 4x4s. 13 WOODLOT & FRASER HILL VIEWPOINT Expansive views on both sides offer as close to and Hwy 3, completing a loop. TRAILS an aerial view of the Creston Valley as you can W: Crestonvalleytrails.ca/trails Easily accessible from Crawford Bay, this trail find. After hiking for a couple hours you’ll get 8 RIPPLE RIDGE TRAIL offers many beautiful viewpoints including a view to the trail end, which is a tower. Please note - The trailhead is located on the Kootenay Pass. of Kokanee Glacier to the West across the lake. there is no water on this trail. This trail is a moderate 6.6km round trip with W: Estba.ca/trails W: Crestonvalleytrails.ca/trails views of the peaks of Idaho and the the Selkirks 14 KOKANEE SPRINGS RESORT – LOOPS & 4 LADYSLIPPER TRAIL on a clear day. W: Crestonvalleytrails.com/trails BRIDGES TRAIL This trail offers a moderately challenging hike. 9 CORNICE RIDGE TRAIL Surrounding the Kokanee properties and golf It begins as a well-forested trail that ambles up From Creston take Hwy 3 westwards to course are 10 kilometres of maintained trails the side of Goat Mountain. To get there turn Kootenay Pass, there is a parking lot on the right including Little Big Bend Loop, Big Bend Loop, off Lakeview-Arrow Creek Rd onto Foster Rd by the outhouses. Follow the trail to the left of and Creeks and Bridges loop. and continue along the FSR until you see the the log building and continue climbing. You will W: Kokaneesprings.com marked trailhead on your left. There is a parking be rewarded with great views for this relatively 15 TRANS CANADA TRAIL “OFF HWY” area, be sure to park off the road. short hike. BETWEEN CRAWFORD BAY AND GRAY W: Crestonvalleytrails.ca/trails W: Crestonvalleytrails.com/trails CREEK 5 BILLY GOAT BLUFFS TRAIL CRAWFORD BAY AND AREA The East Shore segment of the Trans Canada The newest trail in the Creston Valley, Trail begins in Kootenay Bay and goes east to 10 PILOT BAY LIGHTHOUSE AND TRAIL providing easy access to Arrow Mountain Crawford Bay. Off highway segment begins This short trail leads to a historic lighthouse built (known locally as Goat Mountain) from within 1km south of Crawford Bay continues to Gray in 1904. Turn south on Pilot Bay Road from the the town of Creston. The trail head is located Creek. From there the route continues east Kootenay Bay ferry landing until you reach the behind the Public Works Yard on Helen Street. over the Gray Creek Pass. W: Eastshore.life The trail takes approximately 2.5 hours to parking area. It is a 10–15 minute walk through complete. W: Crestonvalleytrails.ca/trails mossy forest leading to views of the lake. W: Estba.ca/trails #hiddengemofthekootenays FOLLOW US @ cvklroute Provincial and Community Parks

LISTED FROM EAST TO NORTH YAHK AND AREA YAHK KINGSGATE COMMUNITY HALL AND PARK Facilities include a hall, indoor gym, kitchen, outdoor music pavilion, multi-use sport court, bocce and horseshoe pits, and a baseball diamond. A: 8790 Railway Ave, Yahk, BC W: Yahkkingsgate.com YAHK PROVINCIAL PARK Located along Highway 3/95, Yahk Park is a traveller’s rest place. Near the Moyie River in a quiet well-spaced forest this 26 site campground and day-use area is a great introduction to BC Park visitor facilities. The adjacent town of Yahk has services and tourist supplies. W: Env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/ yahk/ P: 250-489-8540 Season: May 13 – September 30 (campground) CRESTON AND AREA CANYON COMMUNITY PARK Fishing from the shore along Kootenay Lake The park is located in Canyon, on the east side of the Creston Valley under the gaze of the Skimmerhorn mountains. The park’s facilities CRAWFORD BAY AND AREA CRAWFORD BAY COMMUNITY PARK include a baseball diamond, horse arena, walking LOCKHART BEACH AND LOCKHART Located in the heart of Crawford Bay, track, playground, washrooms, and outdoor CREEK PROVINCIAL PARK surrounded by local artisan shops and the kitchen. A: 4725 Samuelson Rd, Canyon, BC The park and Lockhart Creek Provincial Park Kokanee Spring Golf Resort, the park includes W: Canyonbc.ca extend from Kootenay Lake to the headwaters soccer fields, a new playground, washrooms, of Lockhart Creek. An 18 site campground and outdoor kitchen, tennis courts and is also home CENTENNIAL PARK to the annual Starbelly Jam Music Festival on Centennial Park is the largest park maintained day-use area is located near the beach. The Lockhart Creek Provincial Park has a hiking trail the third weekend of July. by the Town of Creston. Facilities include a play A: 16030 Hwy 3A, Crawford Bay, BC structure, picnic area, change rooms, public that follows the north side of Lockhart Creek. W: Env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/ F: @kootenay lake-crawford bay hall and park washrooms, shade trees, picnic tables, benches, association a baseball field, and children’s splash park. lockhart_bch/ A: 905 Birch St, Creston, BC Season: May 10 – September 30 (campground) CRAWFORD CREEK REGIONAL PARK W: Creston.ca/2212/Parks-Trails DREWERY POINT PROVINCIAL PARK This newly designated regional park now This inland marine park lies at the foot of the provides public access to the Crawford Bay with MILLENIUM PARK it’s warm, shallow waters and sandy beach, as Creston’s Millennium Park is a true community eastern slopes of the Selkirk Mountains Nelson Range. Located 36 km south of Balfour on well as the nearby Crawford Bay Wetlands and collaboration. Facilities include a walking Trails. While the beach is now open to the public path, public washrooms, benches, a fountain, the west shore of the Kootenay Lake, this park provides protected moorage in both the north note that there is not signage yet and the road a Japanese garden, a covered bandstand, RV access is extremely uneven and should be driven parking and sani-dump. A dog park and BMX and south bays making it easy to get out of the wind. Its secluded sand beaches and picnic area on slowly and with caution. bike park are located beside the park on the A: Hwy 3A, Crawford Bay, BC other side of the train tracks. provide a scenic place for a relaxing visit. A: 16th Ave. S & Dogwood St, Creston, BC W: Env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/ PILOT BAY PENINSULA PROVINCIAL W: Creston.ca/2212/Parks-Trails drewry_pt/ Season: Year Round PARK KOOTENAY LAKE - MIDGE CREEK This park is the safest harbour on Kootenay Lake STAGLEAP PROVINCIAL PARK where boaters often gather to weather out the Located at the summit of the highest all weather PROVINCIAL PARK Access to the park at Midge Creek is via water summer storms. There is an extensive network highway pass in BC, one of the highest paved of hiking trails through the park and along the highways in Canada! Enjoy the subalpine forest vessel. Water-oriented activities are most popular, with angling for kokanee, Dolly Varden Pilot Peninsula. It is an easy walk to the historic from the luxury of your car or go for a short Pilot Bay lighthouse which has been restored walk around Bridal Lake. Hiking the high alpine and rainbow trout. With more than a kilometre of beach, it is a popular destination for boaters. by area volunteer groups. Primarily marine areas, such as Ripple Ridge and Cornice Ridge, accessed, the park can be reached by road. is popular in the summer months. W: Env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/ kootenay_lk/midge-crk.html W: Env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/ W: Env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/ pilot_bay/ Season: Year Round stagleap/ Season: Year Round Season: Year Round

FOLLOW US @ cvklroute CrestonValleyKootenayLakeRoute.com | 13 Public Beach and KOOTENAY LAKE FERRY boat launchES FROM EAST TO NORTH OLD FERRY LANDING The old ferry landing site is a launching point for many water adventures along the river, including boats, kayaks, and canoes. A nearby turnaround spot also includes picnic tables and firepit. A: 1410 Kootenay River Rd., Creston KUSKANOOK HARBOUR BOAT LAUNCH AND MARINA The closest boat launch and marina to Creston, annual memberships are available as well as one time launch passes. Facility open to public for fishing off the dock, picnic area, and outhouses. A: 9353 Hwy 3A, Kuskanook, BC KUSKANOOK HARBOUR REST AREA & BEACH Fully serviced access to Kootenay Lake from Creston with boat launch and a beautiful beach. The Osprey 2000 departing from Kootenay Bay A: 9353 Hwy 3A, Kuskanook, BC TWIN BAYS BEACH he Kootenay Lake Ferry is the longest free scenic ferry ride in BC, crossing the Kootenay Lake A beautiful beach with easy access for drop-off. Tbetween Balfour and Kootenay Bay, located just 5 minutes from Crawford Bay. Parking is available down the road, bathroom Daily Schedule - All times are Pacific Time (PST). Times inbold indicate peak ferry travel. and garbage pickup. Anticipate delays during this period. Summer Schedule - Late June to September Labour Day. A: 10242 Twin Bays Rd, Sanca, BC Winter Schedule - Week after Labour Day to late June. BOSWELL PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCH Getting to the Ferry - When travelling to the ferry, the road is sometimes not as fast as we need it One of the few remaining public launch sites on to be. Give yourself lots of driving time! the east shore of Kootenay Lake, this popular harbour and launch is a free-of-charge public Locals Driving Tip - This Route inspires you to take your time. When going slowly, RVs and other recreational facility. Hwy 3A, Boswell, BC large vehicles should consider pulling over onto the shoulder of the road as a courtesy to allow others A: heading to the ferry to pass. MACKIE BEACH PARK This is a wonderful example of community collaboration. The beach has course sand, Departure from Departure from parking, bathrooms, and picnic tables. A Vessel Name Balfour Terminal Kootenay Bay Terminal donation is requested to help with upkeep. A: Lewis Bay Road, Boswell, BC SUMMER WINTER SUMMER WINTER LOCKHART BEACH Osprey 2000 6:30 am 6:30 am 7:10 am 7:10 am Located 40 km north of Creston on Highway 3A, and connected to the Lockhart Creek Osprey 2000 8:10 am 8:10 am 9:00 am 9:00 am Provincial Park and campground. Osprey 2000 9:50 am 9:50 am 10:40 am 10:40 am A: Hwy 3A, Central Kootenay, BC M.V. Balfour 10:40 am 11:30 am CRAWFORD BAY BEACH Access is just off the south side of Hwy 3A after Osprey 2000 11:30 am 11:30 am 12:20 pm 12:20 pm the Crawford Creek bridge, along a dirt road that follows the creek. There are currently no M.V. Balfour 12:20 am 1:10 pm services or amenities here. Osprey 2000 1:10 pm 1:10 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm A: Hwy 3A, Crawford Bay, BC KOOTENAY BAY FERRY LANDING M.V. Balfour 2:00 pm 2:50 pm BEACH Osprey 2000 2:50 pm 2:50 pm 3:40 pm 3:40 pm A beautiful pebble beach next to the ferry landing. Bathrooms, picnic tables and garbage M.V. Balfour 3:40 pm 4:30 pm cans are located at the ferry landing. A: Kootenay Bay, BC Osprey 2000 4:30 pm 4:30 pm 5:20 pm 5:20 pm RIONDEL COMMUNITY CAMPGROUND M.V. Balfour 5:20 pm 6:10 pm BEACH This site beside Riondel Community Osprey 2000 6:10 pm 6:10 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm Campground has camping facilities, bathrooms, Osprey 2000 7:50 pm 7:50 pm 8:40 pm 8:40 pm covered picnic area and a beautiful beach with fabulous views of the lake and mountains. Osprey 2000 9:40 pm 9:40 pm 10:20 pm 10:20 pm A: 1709 Eastman Ave, Riondel, BC

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Yasodhara Ashram’s award-winning Temple of Light overlooking Kootenay Lake

ause. Take a breath. Savour that moment of stillness otherwise lost to the need we all have to get where we’re going. Luckily, the Creston Valley Pand Kootenay Lake Route has accessible approaches to individual health and wellness. The Yasodhara Ashram Yoga Retreat Centre and Tara Shanti Retreat Centre, both in Kootenay Bay, open arms to those who seek deeper meaning. Half-day and overnight experiences, and year-round programs are available to guide you into stillness and peace. Spas and healing centres can also be found here on the shorter term, along with therapeutic soaps and botanical products. Or perhaps, what you need most, is to sit beneath a crooked tree and listen to the water lap against the rocky shore, or on a rocky lookout over the valley at sunset. Either way, you’ll leave feeling better, now a part of the Route, the Route a part of you—connected. For information on Health and Wellness businesses, visit the directory on page 17.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS Q & A WITH: Q. I unwind after a busy summer day by... Jessica: Relaxing outside and cooling down, often enjoying a beautiful sunset in the valley. TILIAJESSICA BOTANICALS AND RACHEL Rachel: Spending time in the herb garden and We met in 2012 and soon discovered we had then creating a unique culinary creation with a mutual passion for herbal medicine. We the herbs (lilac scones anyone?!) decided to open our shop to be able to offer a whole new level of custom blending for herbal Q. The Route’s best kept secret in my opinion medicine as well as natural cosmetics, culinary is…. blends, children’s products and more. We Some of the most absolutely gorgeous hiking handcraft our products on site and have the trail locations may be kept secret but locals, ability to create specially requested products Q. The best way to spend a summer day here being so friendly, will still likely share if asked! and remedies using only organic or ethically is… wild harvested ingredients. Q. Don’t leave this area without… Explore our local trails and lakes if you enjoy We also love to teach classes at our location; Visiting one of the Farmers’ Markets on the outdoors. For foodies and wine lovers we from soap making to herbal harvesting. Since Saturdays or stopping by at the fruit stands. have some wonderful local restaurants, cafés opening 5 years ago we have had so much Of course you’ll also want to stop by Tilia so and wineries to enjoy. You will also want to support from this amazing community. We you can take home your own creation from our explore our local arts scene as we are fortunate couldn’t ask for a better place in the beautiful blending bar! to have some incredibly talented artists in our Kootenays to work and create. community.

7 KINGFISHER USED BOOKS from bales of straw, it is also a gallery for Ted Use this number to find the business on Hunt down your favourite books and enjoy a Wallace Art. the Area and Business Map on page 10 well-made coffee. A: 16101 Hwy 3A, Crawford Bay, BC A: 131 12th Ave. N., Creston, BC P: 1-866-931-8464 P: 250-428-0553 W: Kingfisherusedbooks.com YAHK AND AREA W: Barefoothandweaving.com 8 KUNZE GALLERY 15 1 MAHOOD SCULPTURES DOGPATCH POTTERY The Kunze Gallery is dedicated to exhibiting A demonstrating pottery studio and Gitksan artist and Smithsonian sculptor, Teddy painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, and Mahood and his wife Laurie Roth create original gallery, Dogpatch carries a wide variety of printmaking from both emerging and established pottery made in house, as well as work by other wood sculptures in red cedar. Together they artists within Creston’s iconic red grain elevator. create wall covering murals, sculpture and art Kootenay potters. Body products, candles, A: 215 Northwest Blvd, Creston, BC herbal remedies and art are also available. pieces. P: 250-428-6880 W: Kunzegallery.ca A: 6980 Hollis Rd, Kingsgate, BC A: 16072 C Hwy 3A, Crawford Bay, BC 9 LEGEND LOGOS AND YAQAN NUKIY P: 250-431-8504 W: MahoodSculptures.com P: 250-227-6886 W: dogpatchpottery.com HERITAGE CENTRE 16 FIREWORKS COPPER AND GLASS CRESTON AND AREA An Aboriginal experience with Canadian JEWELLERY souvenirs, beadwork, jewellery, blankets, 2 ALFOLDY GALLERY Jewellery designs and home decor made by clothing, moccasins and plant medicines. Unique firing glass powders onto pure copper, colours Displaying the original artwork of Andy and gift items include garments with Native artwork. Elaine Alfoldy who are present, painting and are swirled with a red-hot iron through the A: 3560 Hwy 21 S, Creston, BC molten glass, making patterns that suggest enjoying visitors. P: 250-428-2977 FB: Legend Logos A: 3917 Hwy 3, Erickson, BC ribbons, waves, feathers, or fire. P: 250-428-7473 10 MELLOWOOD GALLERY A: 16095 Hwy 3A, Crawford Bay, BC FB: Alfoldy Gallery From original art to small souvenirs or gifts P: 250-227-9467 W: Fireworkscopper.ca you will find a wide variety at Val’s Mellowood 3 17 GLASS HOUSE ART BARN STUDIO Studio. A creative paradise located on an acreage in Take a tour and enjoy the scenery, flowers, and A: 5570 Cory Rd. Wynndel unique history of the Glass House. Located 25 Creston, BC. Owned by artist and creator, P: 250-886-5772 W: Mellowood.ca/art Beth Swalwell, Art Barn is an open space where miles north of Creston, it was started by David everyone is welcome to create. Art Barn also 11 ORDE CREEK POTTERY H. Brown who worked in the funeral business. offers a variety of classes, workshops, and Gunda Stewart of Orde Creek Pottery makes After retiring he decided there should be a use private bookings for events. wood fired stoneware pottery that is both useful for the empty embalming fluid bottles which he A: 805 25th Ave. S, Creston, BC and beautiful. Her work ranges from every day used to build the Glass House. P: 250-428-1814 mugs and bowls to more elaborate items such as A: 11341 Hwy 3A, Boswell, BC W: Artbarninfo.wixsite.com/artbarninfo tea ware, vases and funerary urns. P: 250-223-8372 A: 4999 32nd St, Canyon, BC 4 BLACK BEAR BOOKS & COFFEE HOUSE 18 KOOTENAY FORGE P: 250-428-4803 Kootenay Forge has been in Crawford Bay Featuring Oso Negro coffee and a morning/ W: Gundastewart.blogspot.com lunch menu, souvenirs, local art, and books. producing a comprehensive line of forged iron A: 1229B Canyon St. Creston, BC 12 PRIDHAM STUDIO home accessories since 1982. They specialize in P: 250-254-0905 W: Blackbearbooks.ca Jeremiah and Micah Wassink produce a practical items that you might use in your home, distinctive line of pottery at Pridham Studio. which function well and add beauty to your 5 CRESTON MUSEUM They welcome you to visit the studio and watch living environment. The Creston Museum is the place to discover the pottery making process from raw clay to kiln A: 16095 Hwy 3A, Crawford Bay, BC the stories of the Creston Valley. The industries, opening. P: 250-227-9466 W: Kootenayforge.com the people, the activities that built their A: 138 12th Ave N, Creston, BC communities – if you’ve got questions, they’ve 19 LA GALA JEWELLERY P: 250-428-5080 At La Gala Jewellery you will find an assortment got answers. W: Pridhamstudio.ca A: 219 Devon Street, Creston, BC of quality local, hand-crafted jewellery, clothing, P: 250-428-9262 W: Crestonmuseum.ca 13 TILTED BRICK GALLERY art, and more. Tilted Brick Gallery is a contemporary artist-run A: 16072 Hwy 3A, Crawford Bay, BC CRESTON VALLEY PUBLIC ART gallery that showcases emerging and mid-career P: 250-227-6828 W: Artisansofcrawfordbay.com CONNECTION artists. New exhibitions each month from local, CVPAC currently has nine sculptures on public 20 NORTH WOVEN BROOM regional and national artists. Admission is free. Producing high quality, handcrafted corn display in Creston. A: 1136 Canyon Street, Creston, BC A: Various locations W: Cvpac.ca brooms using antique equipment and age- P: Phone: 250-428-7474 old techniques, the craftsmanship of these 6 FLY IN THE FIBRE W: Tiltedbrickgallery.ca brooms will make you rethink this common Fly in the Fibre is a local hub that showcases and and everyday object as it is transformed into a sells yarn, fibre, local art, coffee, and gifts. CRAWFORD BAY AND AREA functional piece of art. A: 139 10th Ave. N, Creston, B.C 14 BAREFOOT HANDWEAVING A: 16122 Hwy 3A, Crawford Bay, BC P: 250-402-6072 W: Flyinthefibre.ca Watch while colourful fabric is made into P: 1-866-471-1117 or 250-227-9245 unusual twisted shawls, towels, cushions, snakes, W: Northwovenbroom.com hats, headbands and an expanding variety of bags for sale. Housed in a cosy building made

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CRESTON AND AREA 4 GOLD-N-TREASURES 7 SUMMIT CYCLES AND SPORTS 1 BLACKTAIL RIDGE ECO TOURS Gold-N-Treasures is an eclectic mix of Creston Valley’s local outfitter for outdoor Blacktail Ridge is a small accommodation treasures, from crystals, rare stones, and gold adventures. Offering bicycle sales, rentals and offering Eco Tours and licensed guided fishing panning equipment to essential oils, diffusers year-round bicycle repairs, tune-up packages on Kootenay Lake. Blacktail Ridge can take you and Himalayan salt lamps. Ask about the public and gear. They carry outdoor gear for all seasons on a trip deep into the high country, or out onto gold panning sites along the Goat River. to help you get ready to explore. the waters of Kootenay Lake. Geared towards A: 1221 Canyon Street, Creston A: 1021 Canyon Street, Creston small groups, so the experience you want can be P: 250-428-4020 W: Goldntreasures.ca P: 250-428-2630 W: Summitcycles.ca the focus of your tour. 5 KOOTENAY-COLUMBIA DISCOVERY- CRAWFORD BAY AND AREA A: 5435 Cory Rd, Wynndel, B.C. CENTRE SOCIETY 8 KOKANEE SPRINGS GOLF RESORT P: 250-866-5785 W: Blacktailridge.ca Offering environmental education and Kokanee Springs Golf Resort has been serving awareness programs at the Creston Valley 2 CRESTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY up the perfect blend of rugged beauty and COMPLEX Wildlife Management Area, a 17,000-acre endless fairways with simple charm and warm, Located in the centre of Creston, the wetland. Amazing wildlife viewing and other friendly service since 1968. It’s just spectacular Community Complex is an award winning recreation opportunities with over 32 km of golf in a stunning, secluded setting. facility that hosts a three pool aquatic facility, trails with viewing towers and boardwalks. A: 16082 Woolgar Road, Crawford Bay, BC six sheet curling facility, a hockey arena, a A: 1760 West Creston Rd P: 250-227-9226 or 1-800-979-7999 fitness gym/track as well as aerobic studio, a P: Nature Centre: 250-402 8661 (seasonal), W: Kokaneesprings.com large banquet hall, various smaller rooms and a Office: 250-402 6908 (year round) W: Discovery-centre.ca 9 RIONDEL GOLF COURSE community hall, ball diamonds and soccer pitch. 9 hole course on Kootenay Lake’s East Shore 6 A: 312 – 19th Ave North, Creston BC KOOTENAY SPEED SHOP A: 1298 Galena Bay Wharf Rd, Riondel, BC P: 250-428-7127 W: Rdck.ca Kootenay Speed Shop is so much more than P: 250-225-3584 W: Riondelgolf.com 3 CRESTON VALLEY GOLF CLUB your average outdoor gear store, with a great Known as one of the finest competitive venues, selection of ATV’s, snowmobiles, and outdoor the Creston Valley Golf Club began in 1954 and gear. Stop by the shop to pick up supplies for is playable for every level. With rolling terrain your next outing, have repairs done, or ask for and fast, undulating greens it allows use of every information on ATVing and snowmobiling in the club in your bag. Creston area! A: 1800 Mallory Rd, Creston, BC A: 1525 Northwest Boulevard, Creston P: 250-428-5515 W: Crestongolf.com P: 250-428-7531 Golf in Crawford Bay

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YAHK AND AREA 4 TILIA BOTANICALS minutes bringing one back to centre, to a place 1 YAHK SOAP & CANDLE CO. Offering products made using the finest organic of calm, where the body begins to restore its A cute little soap shop famous for handmade or ethically wild harvested herbs and ingredients. natural rhythms, and balance. soap, candles, bath products, skin care and their From a full service apothecary to luxurious bath A: 691 Riondel Road, Riondel, BC pet goats Walter, Toot and Buttin! Their gift and facial products, culinary mixes and spice P: 250-225-3518 shop is also stocked with handmade products blends to household cleaning products and pet W: Kootenaysoundhealing.com from Kootenay Artisans. Be sure to stop at Two care, they have products for all aspects of life. 7 TARA SHANTI RETREAT CENTRE B&B Scoop Steve and the Yahk Mountain Cafe for a A: 115 20 Ave S, Creston, BC Offering Hatha yoga classes and hosts yoga, treat before you leave. P: 250-428-8866 W: Tiliabotanicals.com arts, and personal retreats. Also a B&B in the A: 8707 Johnson Rd. Yahk, BC 5 SERENE SPA summer months. P: 250-424-5166 Serene Spa is a full service day Spa in the A: 134 Riondel Rd, Kootenay Bay BC W: Yahksoapandcandleco.com beautiful Creston Valley providing everything P: 250-777-4868 W: Tarashanti.com CRESTON AND AREA from relaxing pedicures to dramatic lash 8 YASODHARA ASHRAM enhancements. Serene Spa is here to relax the A yoga retreat centre near Kootenay Bay 2 MORRIS FLOWERS – SHOP mind, renew the body and revive the soul. offering a wide range of programs and retreats Offering professional flower arrangements and A: 1132 Canyon Street, Creston BC year-round, helping people to lead fulfilling lives. gifts for any occasion. P: 250-254-2373 W: Serenespa.org Try the Taste of the Ashram program for a half- A: 1020 Canyon St, Creston, BC day or overnight overview. A Canadian charity P: 250-428-2656 W: Morrisflowersbc.com CRAWFORD BAY AND AREA 6 KOOTENAY SOUND HEALING CENTRE and residential community, they aim to be a 3 MORRIS FLOWERS – GARDEN CENTRE model for sustainable living. Open to all. A full-service home and garden centre. Acutonics sound healing treatments, private or group gong meditations, medical astrology A: 527 Walker’s Landing Rd, Kootenay Bay, BC A: 1403 Erickson St, Creston, BC P: 1-800-661-8711 or 250-227-9224 P: 250-428-5262 W: Morrisflowersbc.com consultation and Acutonics certification training. Sessions are generally 60 to 90 W: Yasodhara.org FOLLOW US @ cvklroute CrestonValleyKootenayLakeRoute.com | 17 food and wine business directory

YAHK AND AREA complex, hand crafted raw milk cheese. 17 ROOT & VINE ACRES 1 TWO SCOOP STEVE AND YAHK A: 3071 16 St, Creston, BC Providing pasture raised ethically grown local MOUNTAIN CAFÉ P: 250-428-9655 W: Kootenaymeadows.com feed fed pork, chicken and duck eggs as well as Two Scoop Steve is a must stop for ice cream. 9 LARK COFFEE ROASTERS a market garden full of veggies/herbs for your Yahk Mountain Café offers homemade soup, Lark Coffee Roasters is a small specialty coffee dinner table and farm tours for kids. Specializing sandwiches and baking using local ingredients roaster. They carefully curate coffees to make in Artisan Charcuterie Salamis. when possible. A: 8707 Johnson Rd. Yahk P: sure they are exceptional quality as well as A: 1249 Duck Lake Rd, Wynndel 250-424-5166 FB: Two Scoop Steve in Yahk interesting and delightful flavours. P: 250-402-8475 W: Rootandvineacres.com 18 CRESTON AND AREA A: 237 11th Ave. N, Creston, BC SPECTRUM FARMS P: 250-254-1325 W: Larkcoffeeroasters.com Spectrum Farms is home to four different social 2 BAILLIE-GROHMAN ESTATE WINERY 10 REAL FOOD CAFÉ enterprises: growing vegetables for the market, Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery produces small dehydrating vegetables and fruit, raising free lots of premium wine in their boutique craft The Real Food Café provides locally sourced produce, meat and cheese, and seasonal range chickens for eggs and a small bakery that winery. Try the wine in the tasting room or sit on supplies the on site store. the patio and enjoy with a cheese tray. specials, and has a dog-friendly, beautiful patio with friendly staff. GF options available. A: 489 Erickson Road, Erickson, BC A: 1140 – 27th Ave S. Creston, BC P: 250-402-8008 W: Spectrumfarms.ca P: 250-428-8768 W: Bailliegrohman.com A: 223 10th Ave N, Creston, BC P: 250-428-8882 W: Realfoodcafe.ca 19 WYNNDEL CRAFT DISTILLERIES 3 CASEY’S COMMUNITY HOUSE 11 RETRO CAFÉ Using a variety of local fruits, Wynndel Craft Known as a Wine Bar, Tap House, and Family Distilleris produces a variety of Schnapps, Restaurant, Casey’s Community House is Using organic and local products, Retro Café is known for their cuisine. They serve a variety of Brandies, Liqueurs, and Gins. Drop by their more than that. It’s a culinary experience, an onsite tasting-room or book a tour in advance! investment in the community where families poutine, Panini sandwiches, Gyros Donair and soft shell tacos as well as a full breakfast menu. A: 1331 Channel Rd, Wynndel, BC and friends feel at home. P: 705-271 5567 W: Wynndelcraftdistilleries.com A: 1136 Canyon St, Creston, BC A: 1431 Northwest Blvd, Creston, BC P: 250-428-7474 P: 250-428-2726 W: Retrocafe.ca 20 WYNNWOOD CELLARS ESTATE WINERY W: Caseyscommunityhouse.com 12 SKIMMERHORN WINERY Located 4 miles north of Wynndel, Wynnwood Cellars Estate sits above Duck Lake on its east 4 COLUMBIA BREWERY The Skimmerhorn mountain range to the east of the winery creates a unique microclimate for shore. Mineral rich soil provides complexity and The Columbia Brewery is part of the rich ethos of antiquity and their vision is to create brewing tradition of the region tracing its the winery’s cool climate wines, which include Pinot Gris, Ortega, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Noir distinctive wines that reflect the terroir of this heritage to the Fort Steele Brewery established unique site. Offering tastings and tours. in 1898. Free tours with samples at the end. and Marechal Foch. A: 1218-27th Ave. S, Creston, BC A: 5566 Hwy 3A, Wynndel, BC A: 1220 Erickson St, Creston, BC P: 250-866-5155 W: Wynnwoodcellars.com P: 250-428-9344 W: Columbiabrewery.ca P: 250-428-4911 W: Skimmerhorn.ca CRAWFORD BAY AND AREA 5 CRESTON VALLEY FARMERS’ MARKET 13 SWAN VALLEY HONEY Offering a unique community of growers, Located at Honey Bee Zen Apiaries, Snow 21 BLACK SALT CAFÉ artisans, craftspeople, and entertainment. The Valley Honey is known for its sustainable An artisan of Crawford Bay, enjoy Black Salt’s market operates weekly on Saturdays mid-April beekeeping and a growing list of terroir-based colourful art-filled bistro. Fresh unique soups through December, and monthly from January niche honeys. and salads, Panini and burgers on the daytime through March. A: 220 Placsko Rd, Creston, BC menu; eclectic fusion tapas dinners. GF options. A: 111 Northwest Blvd, Creston P: 250-254- P: 250-866-6861 W: Swanvalleyhoney.ca A: 16072 Hwy 3A, Crawford Bay, BC 1594 W: Crestonvalleyfarmersmarket.ca 14 TIGZ TEAS AND GIFTS P: 250-227-9596 W: Blacksaltcafe.net 22 6 FLAMENCO FARMS Unique gifts, handmade crate style baskets with BOCCALINO RESTAURANT Flamenco Farms is a family operated farm locally sourced products and loose teas. Swiss-Italian fine dining with a seasonally offering a wide variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, A: 1013 Canyon St. Creston, BC inspired menu, all made fresh from scratch. and berries seasonally and eggs year round. Their P: 250-402-3871 W: Tigzdesigns.com Daily homemade desserts, spacious covered U-Pick cherry orchard is a perfect place for a 15 TRUSCOTT FARMS restaurant patio and live entertainment in July relaxed family outing. Truscott farms has been growing fruit and and August. Reservations required. A: 2642 Erickson Rd, Creston, BC vegetables of all kinds in the Creston Valley A: 16818 Hwy 3A, Kootenay Bay, BC P: 250-254-0357 since 1912. Their kitchen cans products from P: 250-227-6906 W: Boccalino.ca 7 JIMMY’S PUB AND CRESTON HOTEL asparagus to hot sauces. RV parking available! 23 WOODS PUMPHOUSE GRILL @ Jimmy’s Pub and Grill serves delicious Greek A: 3016 Hwy 3, Creston, BC KOKANEE SPRINGS RESORT food and signature cocktails, and has an P: 250-428-4983 W: Truscottfarms.com Offering a wide range of choices from hand expansive outdoor patio with live fruit trees. 16 WLOKA FRUIT STAND crafted burgers to sandwiches, salads, and A: 1418 Canyon St. Creston, BC The stand opens in July and runs into December innovative entrées with vegetarian, seafood and P: 250-428-2225 W: Crestonhotel.com or longer, depending on supplies. 98% of what poultry choices. Be sure to check out their daily is sold is produced by Frank and Barb grown on specials or casual BBQs on their deck! 8 KOOTENAY MEADOWS FARM A: 16082 Woolgar Road, Crawford Bay Kootenay Meadows is certified organic grass land within a 5km radius. A: 3524 Hwy 3, Creston P: 250-428-0510 P: 800-979-7999 or 250-227-9226 based dairy. They offer farm fresh, glass bottled W: Kokaneesprings.com pasteurized milk and cream and flavourful, FB: Wloka Farms Fruit Stand #hiddengemofthekootenays FOLLOW US @ cvklroute eateries & groceries accommodation directory directory

Arranged from East to West: Yahk to Creston to Riondel Hotel, Motels, & Resorts Yahk Motel & Campground 8769 Highway 3/95, Yahk | 250-424-5556 Bavarian Orchard Motel 3205 Hwy 3, Creston | 250-428-9935 Sunset Motel 2705 Hwy 3, Creston | 250-428-2229 Skimmerhorn Inn 2711 Hwy 3, Creston | 250-428-4009 Creston Valley Motel 1809 Canyon St., Creston | 250-428-9823 Creston Hotel & Suites 1418 Canyon St., Creston | 250-428-2225 City Centre Motel 226- 15th Ave. N, Creston | 250-428-2257 Downtowner Motor Inn 1218 Canyon Street, Creston | 250-428-2238 Magnuson Hotel Creston 800 NW Blvd. Creston | 250-428-2224 Valley View Motel 16 Valleyview Dr., Creston | 250-428-2336 Mountain View Inn 1441 Northwest Blvd., Creston | 250-428-4418 #1- 1809 Hwy 3A, Creston | 250-254-1111 Sampling food from one of the many food trucks Creston Ramada at the Farmers’ Market in Creston Destiny Bay Resort 11935 Hwy 3A, Destiny Bay | 250-223-8234 Bayshore Resort 13165 Hwy 3A, Boswell | 250-223-8270 Arranged from East to West: Yahk to Creston to Riondel Kokanee Chalets, RV Park & Campground For featured restaurants see Food & Wine Business Directory on page 18 5981 Hwy 3A, Crawford Bay | 250-227-9292 Kokanee Springs Golf Resort at Crawford Bay 16082 Woolgar, Crawford Bay | 250-227-9226 Yahk General Store 9103 BC-3, Yahk | 250-424-5100 Boccalino Motel & Cabins 16818 Hwy 3A, Crawford Bay | 250-227-6906 2 Pump Pauls Gas & Snack 8741 BC-3 #95, Yahk | 250-424-5454 Soul’s Paradise Resort 16961 Pilot Bay Rd, Kootenay Bay | 250-227-9441 Chatka Family Resturant 2808 Hwy 3A, Creston | 250-428-7200 Yasodhara Ashram 527 Walkers Landing Rd, Kootenay Bay | 250-227-9224 Paul’s Superette 2005 Canyon St, Creston | 250-428-2037 Dairy Queen 1804 Canyon St., Creston | 250-428-9800 B&Bs, Cabins, and Vacation Rentals Sun R Restaurant 1510 Canyon St., Creston | 250-428-2414 Kristina Creek B&B and RV Park 7902 Hwy 3, Yahk | 250-424-5403 Buffalo Trails Coffee House 1417 Canyon St., Creston | 250-428-5730 The Walnut Tree Guest Suite 1906 Birch St., Creston | 250-421-1906 Subway 1415 Canyon St., Creston | 250-428-5292 Bella Vista Bed & Breakfast 1206 Lilac St., Creston | 250-428-4847 Memories of India 1403 Canyon St., Creston | 250-428-7713 Cranberry Manor Bed & Breakfast 330 NW Blvd, Creston | 250-428-9520 The Golden Flour Bakery 1025 Canyon St., Creston | 250-428-9345 The Nest B&B 1084 Simmons Rd, Creston | 250-428-7597 Club Café 1015 Canyon St., Creston | 250-428-2033 Blacktail Ridge Lodge & RV 5435 Cory Rd., Wynndel | 250-866-5785 Panago Pizza 1029 Canyon St., Creston | 866-310-0001 2 Bears Cabin Gray Creek | 250-919-5847 Creston Valley Bakery 113 10th Ave N., Creston | 250-428-2661 Wedgewood Retreat 16002 Crawford Creek Rd., Crawford Bay Pealow’s Independent Grocer 1501 Cook St, Creston | 250-402-6020 888-960-6017 Silver Spoon 642 Hurry Rd, Creston | 250-428-0457 Tara Shanti B&B - Retreat 134 Riondel Rd, Kootenay Bay | 250-777-4868 Kokanee Inn Pub 123 9th Ave S., Creston | 250-428-4241 Kokanee Home Suite Homes Gray Creek & Crawford Bay | 250-227-9583 Gin’s Place 122 NW Blvd., Creston | 250-428-7864 Shadow Mountain Guiding & Cabin 1712 Eastman Ave., Riondel Red Fin Sushi & Grill 800 NW Blvd., Creston | 250-428-4644 250-225-3551 A&W 916 NW Blvd., Creston | 250-428-4849 Waters Edge B&B 225 Riondel N, Riondel | 250-225-3492 Save On Foods 3-1000 NW Blvd, Creston | 250-428-2555 Tim’s Fish & Chips 1108 NW Blvd., Creston | 250-428-4008 Campgrounds & RV Parks Hay U Ranch RV Resort 9432 BC-3, Yahk | 780-531-5692 Warehouse Pizza 1335 NW Blvd., Creston | 250-428-0069 Mountain Park Resort 4021 Hwy 3, Erickson | 250-428-2954 Ricks Iron Kettle 1420 NW Blvd., Creston | 250-428-7425 Pair-a-dice RV Park 1322 NW Blvd, Creston | 250-428-2347 Tim Hortons 300 Helen St., Creston | 250-402-0062 Scotties RV Park and Campground 1409 Erickson Rd., Creston Ricky’s All Day Grill 1809 NW Blvd., Creston | 250-428-8826 250-428-4256 Wynndel Foods 5128 Hwy 3A, Wynndel | 250-866-5314 Yahk Provincial Park Yahk | 250-422-3003 Sirdar Station Pub 8068 Hwy 3A, Sirdar | 250-949-0840 Kozy Tent and Trailer Park 3003A Hwy 3, Creston | 250-428-4143 The Lakeview 14729 Hwy 3A, Gray Creek | 250-227-9367 Arrow Mountain RV Park 1809 Hwy 3A, Creston | 250-428-1882 Rockwood Café 15292 Hwy 3A, Gray Creek | 250-227-6840 Canyon Park 4727 48th Street Canyon | 250-428-8225 Gray Creek Store Ltd 1979 Chainsaw Ave, Gray Creek | 250-227-9315 The Lakeview Store and Campground 14729 Hwy 3A, Gray Creek Red’s Bakery 15981 Hwy 3A, Crawford Bay 1-877-227-9311 Crawford Bay Market 16050 Hwy 3A, Crawford Bay | 250-227-9322 Cedar Grove Campground 15060 Hwy 3A, Gray Creek | 250-227-9492 Newkey’s Place 16070 Hwy 3A, Crawford Bay | 250-227-6911 Crawford Bay RV Park Box 236, Crawford Bay | 250-227-9010 Ladybug Café 16803 Hwy 3A, Kootenay Bay Riondel Community Campground Beach 1709 Eastman, Riondel Riondel Market 1504 Eastman Ave, Riondel | 250-225-3214 250-225-3338

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