Anna's Guidebook
Sightseeing
moderate but quick (approx 45 min for an average person) hike to the very best view of the city.
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Pulpit Rock
moderate but quick (approx 45 min for an average person) hike to the very best view of the city.
An hour drive up the lake, Kaslo is a beautiful historic town right on the water with loads of heritage appeal. Great little bistros and restaurants here too. Be sure to hit the Angry Hen for a craft beer flight!
Stops along the way: Ainsworth Hot Springs and Fletcher Falls.
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Kaslo Bay
An hour drive up the lake, Kaslo is a beautiful historic town right on the water with loads of heritage appeal. Great little bistros and restaurants here too. Be sure to hit the Angry Hen for a craft beer flight!
Stops along the way: Ainsworth Hot Springs and Fletcher Falls.
The locals use the old railtrail as a place to ride bikes, go for a trail run, or walk the dog. Terrain is flat but gradually descends as it travels eastward up the lake. You'll go over some beautiful old railway tressels too. Follow the trail down to Throop, a large sandy spit of land that the locals call their favorite beach. Ask me for directions :)
Mountain Station Road
Mountain Station RoadThe locals use the old railtrail as a place to ride bikes, go for a trail run, or walk the dog. Terrain is flat but gradually descends as it travels eastward up the lake. You'll go over some beautiful old railway tressels too. Follow the trail down to Throop, a large sandy spit of land that the locals call their favorite beach. Ask me for directions :)
Self-care 💖
A wonderful place to soak your worries away...and there is a nice restaurant in the hotel as well. Great date night.
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Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort
3609 Balfour-Kaslo-Galena Bay HwyA wonderful place to soak your worries away...and there is a nice restaurant in the hotel as well. Great date night.
Approximately a 2h drive through the beautiful Slocan Valley, just beyond the lakefront town of beautiful, historic Nakusp, you'll find Halcyon Hot Springs. A wonderful place to soak your stress away, and there are also spa treatments available. Fine dining on site.
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Halcyon Hot Springs
5655 BC-23Approximately a 2h drive through the beautiful Slocan Valley, just beyond the lakefront town of beautiful, historic Nakusp, you'll find Halcyon Hot Springs. A wonderful place to soak your stress away, and there are also spa treatments available. Fine dining on site.
A great place for some serious pampering. Indulge yourself with a massage, and/or a mani/pedi, facial, or all of the above! A beautiful, serene setting for a relaxing, fortifying day.
Mountain Waters Spa and Wellness
701 Lakeside DrA great place for some serious pampering. Indulge yourself with a massage, and/or a mani/pedi, facial, or all of the above! A beautiful, serene setting for a relaxing, fortifying day.
Explore
just shy of Kaslo, BC, which is a picturesque town right on the shores of Kootenay Lake, you'll find Fletcher Falls. a short hike down toward the lake brings you too a gorgeous waterfall and beach. The hike itself is somewhat steep but easy for kids of all ages. Great place for a drive and a picnic, or a camp-out on the beach!
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Fletcher Falls
Fletcher Creek Frontagejust shy of Kaslo, BC, which is a picturesque town right on the shores of Kootenay Lake, you'll find Fletcher Falls. a short hike down toward the lake brings you too a gorgeous waterfall and beach. The hike itself is somewhat steep but easy for kids of all ages. Great place for a drive and a picnic, or a camp-out on the beach!
An excellent campground and day use area with beautiful beaches and sandbars that keep the water shallow and temperate even when far from shore. A favorite hangout for locals and tourists alike. There is also an interpretive centre and nature programs for kids, as well as shady and cool boardwalk pathways through the forest and along a river. Bring bug spray!
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Kokanee Creek Provincial Park
British Columbia 3AAn excellent campground and day use area with beautiful beaches and sandbars that keep the water shallow and temperate even when far from shore. A favorite hangout for locals and tourists alike. There is also an interpretive centre and nature programs for kids, as well as shady and cool boardwalk pathways through the forest and along a river. Bring bug spray!
Beautiful single and multi-day hiking and swimming in pristine wilderness. Many trails leading to lakes and lookouts and all levels of terrain mean there is something up there for everyone! Don't forget your camera and bug spray!
https://www.alltrails.com/parks/canada/british-columbia/kokanee-glacier-provincial-park
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Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park
Beautiful single and multi-day hiking and swimming in pristine wilderness. Many trails leading to lakes and lookouts and all levels of terrain mean there is something up there for everyone! Don't forget your camera and bug spray!
https://www.alltrails.com/parks/canada/british-columbia/kokanee-glacier-provincial-park
Food Scene
Whiskey and barbecue done right. Rotating 28 craft beers on tap. Excellent cocktail menu as well. A great place to relax on the patio right in the centre of the action on Baker St and people watch with a flight of cold beer or whisky.
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Broken Hill
479 Baker StWhiskey and barbecue done right. Rotating 28 craft beers on tap. Excellent cocktail menu as well. A great place to relax on the patio right in the centre of the action on Baker St and people watch with a flight of cold beer or whisky.
Great Mexican food, and an excellent array of cheap to high end tequila and mescal. Great patio.
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Cantina Del Centro
565 Baker StGreat Mexican food, and an excellent array of cheap to high end tequila and mescal. Great patio.
Great Sunday brunch and best patio in town. Right downtown off Baker St.
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Pitchfork Eatery
518 Hall StGreat Sunday brunch and best patio in town. Right downtown off Baker St.
Fine Italian dining, but has a relaxed and casual atmosphere. Don'tworry about what you're wearing- that goes for anywhere in Nelson. :)
They have a private room available for parties or groups.
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Marzano
153 Baker StFine Italian dining, but has a relaxed and casual atmosphere. Don'tworry about what you're wearing- that goes for anywhere in Nelson. :)
They have a private room available for parties or groups.
Relax
Red sands beach
Point TrailTake an easy walk to our very own clothing optional beach.
The very best place to while away an afternoon, swim, read a book, have a nap... Beautiful green space right next to an equally beautiful beach. Massive old trees provide plenty of shade on a hot day. Pack a picnic, or don't! - there is a great concession there called The Rose Garden Cafe.
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Lakeside Park
Lakeside ParkThe very best place to while away an afternoon, swim, read a book, have a nap... Beautiful green space right next to an equally beautiful beach. Massive old trees provide plenty of shade on a hot day. Pack a picnic, or don't! - there is a great concession there called The Rose Garden Cafe.