About this site
Source ↗The Big Sheep Creek Recreation Site is hidden in a valley of the Rossland Range. The drive over Record Ridge and down into the Big Sheep Creek valley is one of the most scenic in the area. One wonders if Dewdney thought of this as he struggled over these same mountains, searching for a route to the gold fields in the east Kootenays. The recreation site, on the banks of Big Sheep Creek, will accomodate one vehicle. A good fishing hole is just 10 steps from the picnic table. Bring your waders and fishing gear and find your own spot where the "big ones" are. Beyond the recreation site, the roa…
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Where it is
49.0848, -117.9481Loading map…
Rec Site
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Fire & air quality
Nearest fire 10 km · 0 ha
Fire ban in effect · Southeast
Air quality · Unhealthy (AQI 155)
Worst PM2.5 88 μg/m³, check local advisories
Drive from Kelowna, BC
drive (one-way)
281 km
drive time
4h 44m
round-trip
$111
67.4 L
Routed on real roads. Fuel at your current gas price.
Around this site
Fuel 10 km· Seven Summits ServiceTown 9 km· Big Sheep CreekLake 10 km· Centre Star Gulch ReservoirHot spring 158 km· Halfway Hot SpringsTrailhead 50 km· Crescent Valley Trailhead
Nearby MTB (2)
RED Mountain Bike Park~7 km
Rossland~11 km
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