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SCENIC DESTINATIONS -Kootenay RegionApex / Busk Trails [ top ] 
Located 12 km (7.5 miles) from Nelson, this system features over 25 km (15.5 miles) of cross-country ski trails maintained and managed by the Nelson Nordic Club. 'Apex' is the more open and gladed area, perfect for beginners and skate skiing. 'Camp Busk' will take you over hill and down dale, along and across the Salmo river. During the summer, the trails make for a nice, low impact day hike.
Blueberry Paulsen X-Country Trails [ top ] Located one hour's drive from Nelson, next to the Rossland turnoff on Hwy. 3, this network includes over 45 km (28 miles) of trails maintained by the Castlegar Nordic Club. This extensive trail system features warming huts and some incredible scenery high up in the mountains halfway between the city of Castlegar and town of Christina Lake.www.castlegarnordic.ca Creston Wildlife Preserve & Centre [ top ] 
This internationally acclaimed Centre sits amidst 17,000 acres of protected wetland wildlife habitat. Located one hour's drive from Nelson, the centre offers unmatched opportunities for bird and wildlife viewing, on the trail, or by kayak or canoe in the tributaries around the centre. For more complete information on current programs and opportunities at the Centre, please visit their website.
www.crestonwildlife.ca
[ top ] Cody Caves are located approximately one hour and forty minutes drive from Nelson, inclusive of approximately 16 km (10 miles) of unpaved forest access road. The caves feature an underground stream which flows for over a kilometre through ancient limestone. They remain as nature created them and have not been 'renovated' for large scale tourist viewing. Underground viewing is available by guided tour only. For more information, please see the website.wlapwww.gov.bc.ca [ top ] 
Located just outside the town of New Denver, one hour's drive from Nelson. The access road also takes you through the ghost town of Sandon. Perhaps the highest elevation mountain in BC where the summit is directly accessible by vehicle, Idaho Peak offers unrivaled views and spectacular wildflowers in late Spring / early Summer. Please note that the road is very narrow and sometimes steep. There are two parking areas with trails leading to the forestry lookout station directly on the summit. [ top ] Just 25 km (16 miles) from Nelson, Kokanee Creek offers a variety of day use as well as camping opportunities and over 1 km (.6 mile) of sandy beaches. From late August through early September, you'll want to be sure and view the Kokanee Salmon spawning in the channel which runs behind the Interpretive Centre. For more information, please see the website.wlapwww.gov.bc.ca [ top ] 
Approximately 1 km (.6 mile) past the entrance to Kokanee Creek Park, take a left on Kokanee Glacier Road and drive 16 km (10 miles) to Gibson Lake, one of the trailheads into Kokanee Lake and Glacier. The round-trip hike to Slocan Chief Cabin will take 6 hours, but the high alpine scenery is breathtaking. For more information, please see the website. wlapwww.gov.bc.ca [ top ] 
A non-strenuous, lake level trail, the Pilot Bay trail is located on the Crawford Bay side of the Kootenay Lake ferry, approx. 1 hour from Nelson (including ferry ride). The lighthouse is located at the top of its own short trail. It has been out of service since 1993, but is open to the public and is a lovely picnic spot and vantage point. A ride on the ferry, combined with a hike (with perhaps a detour to Ainsworth Hot Springs on your way back to Nelson), makes for a lovely day outing.
fogwhistle.ca/bclights/pilot
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Valhalla Park is a dramatically diverse, scenically dramatic ecosystem which runs for almost 30 km (19 miles) along the Slocan Lake and the Valhalla range of the Selkirk Mountains. There are a number of day hikes as well as back country camping and trekking opportunities in the park, whose closest access is located approximately one hour's drive from Nelson. For more information, please see the website. www.bcrockies.com/valhalla |
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