Top Things to do in Kootenay Rockies
Top Hotels in Kootenay Rockies
- 1. Coast Hillcrest Hotel
- 2. Hume Hotel & Spa
- 3. Gateway Motel
- 4. Prestige Lakeside Resort, BW Premier Collection
- 5. Days Inn & Conference Centre by Wyndham Cranbrook
- 6. Fairmont Hot Springs Resort
- 7. Ramada by Wyndham Revelstoke
- 8. Rocky Mountain Springs Lodge and Restaurant
- 9. Swiss Chalet Motel
- 10. Bighorn Meadows Resort
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Top 7 National Parks in Kootenay Rockies, Kootenay Rockies
Discover the best top things to do in Kootenay Rockies, British Columbia including Bugaboos Provincial Park, Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, Yoho National Park, Mount Revelstoke National Park, Glacier National Park, Kootenay National Park, Spiral Tunnels.
Restaurants in Kootenay Rockies
1. Bugaboos Provincial Park
2. Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park
3. Yoho National Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 561 reviews
Reviewed By travelpassion - Belfast, United Kingdom
Another superb Canadian National Park with wonderful lakes, mountains and breathtaking views, definitely worth taking the time to visit on a trip around the Rockies, AB or BC in general.
4. Mount Revelstoke National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 464 reviews
Reviewed By 59236812997 - Surrey, Canada
This park is beautiful. It's an easy 25 km drive to the end of the road. From there it's a 1 km walk to the summit. There are several wonderful viewpoints and trails along the way. Do them all and you will have walked 10 km. The best trails are at the top where in August, Mother Nature creates the most spectacular garden of wildflowers. There are several trails here, take your time to enjoy this panorama of views and color. If you are are hiker you will want to take a day to hike the trail to Eva and Miller lakes. This 6 km trail leaves from the summit area and for the first part it's an easy walk through meadows. After the halfway mark the trail starts climbing, you cross several rock slides and then a short scramble to the top brings you to picturesque Eva lake. Be sure to walk at least halfway around the lake for some great views onto the other side of the mountain. On your return trip take the short side trail to Miller lake. This lake is situated in a valley with steep mountains above, quite different from Eva lake but just as beautiful. You will arrive back at your car tired but exhilarated from your day in this spectacular setting. Mother Nature has for a time erased COVID from your mind
5. Glacier National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 147 reviews
Reviewed By EkMusafir - Pune, India
We passed through the Glacier National Park on our coach tour of the Canadian Rockies in August 2019. We were driving along the Trans Canada Highway to Banff National Park and stopped for a while at the Rogers Pass National Historic Site which is at the centre of Glacier National Park. We could see the high mountain peaks with dense pine forests and active glaciers. There is a lot of wildlife in the forests like bears, wolves, deer, elk, caribou and many more. We saw some stuffed exhibits of these animals in the Rogers Pass Discovery Centre. The park has many trails, campgrounds, and some backcountry huts and cabins. The park is known for its heavy snowfall and avalanches, and maintaining the Trans Canada Highway which passes through the park is a constant challenge. The Canadian Armed Forces help in the task to keep the roads clear with the help of Howitzer cannons which we saw stationed near the Rogers Pass Discover Centre.
6. Kootenay National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 224 reviews
Reviewed By kris-goes-places
We had two days in Radium and we spent the better part of both of them in the park. I’m so glad we had time to explore it! Of course we went to the hot springs, but we also hiked quite a bit. We did the Juniper Trail which took about 2 hours - it is marked as a green (easy) trail but there is quite a bit of elevation. I had to rest lots (just an FYI if you have heart or mobility issues). We started at the first parking lot past the gate and then walked back along the highway. Coming back that way you go through the two mountains so that the cliffs are nearly overhead and then have a fantastic view of the river. We also did the Restoration Trail outside of the Redstreak Campground which is an easy 20 minute loop with signs about the way fires are supposed to work in forests and how they are trying to restore the natural forests now after years of prematurely putting out fires instead of letting the dead stuff burn. That was really interesting. Wear bug spray! Finally we did the Paint Pots trail. We did not go all the way to Marble Canyon because of the grizzly bear warning but Paint Pots itself is really amazing. The earth is rich in iron so it’s very red and the water is quite beautiful. There are many more stops along the way so well worth spending the time!
7. Spiral Tunnels
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 340 reviews
Reviewed By johnfT2402TY - Illinois, United States
When you arrive at the vista point, there is a very nice view of the mountains, some railroad track and some tunnel openings . Okay....choo, choo. But the 3-dimensional mockup shows what really is going on before you. The track as it winds about and leads the long CN freight trains up and through the mountain interiors in such a way that the train actually travels across itself in a spiral. Time your visit to see it and appreciate the engineering marvel this is.
