Kelowna, BC
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Kokanee Creek Park entrance sign.
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Kokanee Creek Provincial Park

Kootenays · BC Park · 189 sites · Mixed (some reservable)Paved access
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With over a kilometre of sandy beaches and four campgrounds, Kokanee Creek Park has provincial significance and is the number one choice for tourists’ coming to the West Kootenays. There is always lots to do with an adventure playground, visitor centre, spawning channel, boat launch, group camp site, viewing platform, hiking trails, and a marina nearby. Want more? All within an hour’s drive you can explore historic Nelson, Ainsworth Hot Springs, Balfour Golf Club, Kaslo with the SS Moyie stern wheeler, and finally Kokanee Glacier Park. Discover south central B.C. but save some time for Kokanee Creek Park. If you don’t, you’re going to wish you did. Special Features Kokanee Creek canyon and old-growth western cedar and grand fir. Kokanee Spawning channel and viewing platform. Redfish run…

LakeSwimmingHikingBikingPotable waterFishingBoat launchPit toiletFirepit

Where it is

49.6200, -117.1300
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3-month rolling window · book 07:00 PT

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Weather forecast

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Fire & air quality

Nearest fire 24 km · 0 ha
Fire ban in effect · Southeast
Air quality · Unhealthy (sensitive) (AQI 122)
Worst PM2.5 74.5 μg/m³, check local advisories

Drive from Kelowna, BC

drive (one-way)
372 km
drive time
5h 33m
round-trip
$147
89.4 L

Routed on real roads. Fuel at your current gas price.

Around this site

Fuel 2 km· Kokanee Park MarinaTown 6 km· HarropLake 5 km· Ross LakeHot spring 109 km· Halfway Hot SpringsTrailhead 16 km
Nearby day-use attractions (1)
Nearby MTB (1)
Nelson / Kaslo~18 km

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