![]() ![]() The views from here are incredible as you take in the Mitchell and Vermillion mountain ranges and the valley in front of you. The Kootenay Valley Viewpoint is in Kootenay National Park so you’ll need a Canada Parks Pass if you’re stopping off. The park is much quieter than Banff and Yoho National Park and you can still get those incredible Canadian Rocky views, enjoy hiking and backpacking trips and even visit the Continental Divide which marks the point where water flows either to the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic.įor the ultimate backpacking trip in Kootenay National Park, check out my guide to hiking Floe Lake on the Rockwall Trail. Kootenay National Park is often overshadowed by Banff and Lake Louise which are more well known, however, it’s well deserving of a visit! They serve Parallel 49th Coffee from Vancouver and alongside their baked goods, they also have burritos, soup and sandwiches. I’d highly recommend coming here at least once during your stay in Radium as they do awesome coffee and their breakfast buns were great too! Grab Breakfast from Big Horn Cafeīefore our river rafting trip, we popped into Big Horn Cafe for coffee and breakfast. This place has a retro feel and does some awesome ice cream! There were so many unique flavours and they also do banana splits and ice cream sundaes. If you’ve got a sweet tooth and need dessert after your meal, make sure you go to Screamers Ice Cream Cafe. Cool down with ice cream from Screamers Ice Cream Cafe They have board games and encourage you to get food from local restaurants nearby (we recommend Wildside Pizza next door!). We escaped the heat to get a beer from Radium Brewing which is a super cute brewery with plenty of space inside and on the dog-friendly patio. Get a Beer from Radium Brewing Downtown Radium Hot Springs BC We saw a waterfall, paddled some fun rapids and learned about the local area too. We went with Kootenay River Runners and took a half-day tour in Kootenay National Park. This was one of the Radium activities we did and it was so much fun. This is the most popular thing to do in Radium BC and for good reason! The cost is cheaper than most hot springs too at just $8. The springs are operated by Kootenay National Park and are within the park boundary but you don’t need a National Parks Pass to go. There’s both a cool pool and a warm one and they’re open year round. The Radiumhot springs pools are man-made and fed by natural spring waters. You’ll drive through a beautiful canyon and possibly even see some big horn sheep on the short drive from downtown to the Radium hot springs. The Radium Hot Springs are just 3 kilometres out of downtown Radium. Soak in Hot Springs at Radium Image via Kootenay Rockies Tourism You’re sure to have a blast if you get some of these ticked off. Banff to Radium Hot Springs: Radium Hot Springs to Banff takes around 1.5 hours and the views are incredible as you go through Kootenay National Park.īest Things to do in Radium Hot Springs BCīelow are some of the very best things to do in Radium BC and the surrounding area.Radium Hot Springs to Calgary: Driving to Radium Hot Springs from Calgary takes around 3 hours.Nelson to Radium BC: If you’re coming from the southwest, the drive from Nelson to Radium is around 5 hours.Golden to Radium Hot Springs: Radium to Golden is about an hour’s drive through some beautiful scenery.Vancouver to Radium Hot Springs: 9 hours 20 minute drive via Kamloops and down from Golden.Below are some driving distances so you can get your bearings. The closest airport to Radium Hot Springs is Calgary and the town is very close to the Alberta/BC Border. Read more: 10 day road trip on the Kootenay Hot Springs Circle Route How to get to Radium Hot Springs British Columbia If you’re in the area, be sure to plan a stop for a few days in Radium! ![]() ![]() I was surprised at how many things to do in Radium Hot Springs there are and there are even more if you drive just a little way out of the town. ![]() We’d driven through it before on a (loooong) detour to Golden after our Assiniboine hiking trip but returned the following year to spend a bit more time there. Radium Hot Springs in BC is a super cool down that sits right outside Kootenay National Park, is just a little south of the Bugaboos Provincial Park and is an hour away from Golden one of BC’s best mountain towns. ![]()
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