Attractions

Fort Steele Heritage Town

Fort Steele Heritage Town will transport you back in time with the sights and sounds of frontier life. Enjoy old-time farming demonstrations, ice-cream making, train rides and horse-drawn wagon tours. Try gold panning, watch live theatre performances and observe the museum displays. >> Fort Steele Heritage Town

Gold panning in Wildhorse River

Miners of all ages to dig for gold on the famous Wild Horse River and Boulder Creek, home of the thirty-six ounce nugget. Pan or sluice for gold, keep what you find.
>> Studhorse Goldmining Adventure Company

Whitewater Rafting

River rafting in the Kootenay Rockies ranges from smooth leisurely floats down meandering rivers, to the white-knuckle excitement of class IV whitewater rapids. Incredible mountains provide a scenic backdrop for half-, full-, or multi-day trips down the region's numerous rivers.

Hiking

The varied terrain and ecological diversity of the Kootenay Rockies region provides incredible hiking opportunities for enthusiasts of all experience and ability levels. Hikers experience spectacular mountain views, wildflower alpine meadows, old-growth forests, wild rivers, and thunderous waterfalls, while traversing the unspoiled wilderness of southeastern British Columbia.

Kootenay Trout Hatchery

The Kootenay Trout Hatchery produces some 2.5 million trout fingerlings each year, stocking up to 150 lakes in the east and west Kootenay regions annually. The hatchery's extensive interpretative area includes aquariums, educational models and displays. It's a great place for kids of all ages. >> Kootenay Trout Hatchery

Railway Museum

The Canadian Museum of Rail Travel's collection of deluxe railway passenger cars, with many belonging to "sets' of famous name-trains is recognized as one of the great railway heritage collections in North America.  >> Canadian Museum of Rail Travel