Camping in the Kootenays

chris121277 · #1 06-22-2009, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by muck

Thanks for all the responses so far guys..

Chris,
We have a 24' trailer with truck. Would like a nice lake/beach (good for young ankle-biters), showers and flush toilets would be a nice bonus too. Provincial or private don't really matter.

Also debating if I should pickup a weekly fishing license for BC and bring my fly rod. Im not a crazy fisher nut but enjoy getting my line wet.

If your into Provincial campgrounds there is a nice one about 20-30 min's north of Nakusp called McDonald creek, the water will be alot warmer there then the Kootenay (it's on the upper Arrow Lake).
Or there's Syringa about 20mins out of Castlegar (Lower Arrow)
If you want to go to the realy good sites, check out the forestry site's (no showers or flush toilets thow)

StirCrazy · #2 06-23-2009, 02:51 AM

Ok I can't believe all the interior BC people who are neglecting to tell you the must see attraction, either they are not proud of being in BC or they just don't want to let the secret out of the bag.. anyways you have to take a drive to creston and take a tour of the kokanee breweries

we used to camp overnight at the campsite right across the street every time we did an Alberta road trip.

oh don't forget to take a picture of the "Sask" crossing signs as you enter or leave town.

Steve

danny zubot · #3 06-23-2009, 02:59 AM

Kokanee! YUK!

Even worse.....Nelson Brewery. Unless of course you like dirty hippy beer that tastes like it was made from grass clippings. Hmm, maybe Kokanee isn't so bad after all.

StirCrazy · #4 06-23-2009, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by danny zubot

Kokanee! YUK!

Even worse.....Nelson Brewery. Unless of course you like dirty hippy beer that tastes like it was made from grass clippings. Hmm, maybe Kokanee isn't so bad after all.

haha, thats what I used to think also, now after living on the island for 20 years, I still like my blue, but Kokanee will do. I do like kootaney ale though...

Steve

robzilla · #5 06-23-2009, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy

Ok I can't believe all the interior BC people who are neglecting to tell you the must see attraction, either they are not proud of being in BC or they just don't want to let the secret out of the bag.. anyways you have to take a drive to creston and take a tour of the kokanee breweries

we can't be letting all the local secrets out at once

we have to have some perks for living in the sticks