The world's longest FREE ferry takes you across Kootenay Lake to the artisan wonderland of Crawford Bay!
Less than 30 minutes from Nelson and 15 minutes from Balfour is a fantastic aerial adventure experience. Kokanee Mountain Zipline offers six ziplines from a 90-ft warmup line to a 2400-ft cross-canyon mega ride. Anyone from 50lb-265lb can take part, and the fully-guided tours are 2.5-3 hours end-to-end.
It runs rain or shine, and booking is strongly advised, although they fill spaces with walk-up visitors if available.
Like the city of Nelson, the 18-hole Granite Pointe Golf Club is built on a mountainside, offering beautiful views of Kootenay Lake—all while still within city limits.
Carved out of the forested upland above Kootenay Lake, our unique 18-hole layout offers well-maintained fairways and undulating greens to challenge any skill level. A warm and welcoming atmosphere greets you upon arrival and when your round is complete, scores are totalled and refreshments are ordered, it will occur to you that you have just had one unforgettable golfing experience.
Created by Canada's foremost golf course architect, Les Furber, the Balfour Golf & Recreation course boasts a 6,800 yard, 18-hole layout with features you would expect only from a premium-rated golf experience while maintaining its small town feel that is so coveted in the Kootenay region.
A wild and fragile underground world sculpted by glacier fed waters, located in the Selkirk Mountains above Ainsworth Hot Springs and Kootenay Lake.
Cody Caves Provincial Park was re-established in June of 2013. Since then Cody Cave Tours Owner / Operator Lee Hollis and his professional guiding team have been escorting hundreds of individuals, families, and groups on a fascinating journey throughout this fragile underworld.