HEADING EAST
City of Revelstoke
18 KM
The town of Revelstoke
is located 19km east of Three Valley Lake Chateau
between the Selkirk and Monashee Mountains, and offers
visitors quaint boutiques, casual coffee bars and a wide
selection of restaurants. All are within easy walking
distance of this charming alpine village.
For more information go to
www.seerevelstoke.com
What to do
Revelstoke offers many activities for tourists. Besides
being located in an all-season mountain playground and
being the western gateway to the Rocky Mountains,
Revelstoke has many cultural and historical attractions.
Outdoor Adventures
Outdoor activities include hiking, mountain biking,
fishing, caving, heli-hiking, white water rafting and
canoeing in summer. Revelstoke also has an 18-hole
riverside golf course. In winter there is snowmobiling,
heli-skiing and back country skiing.
Entertainment
Grizzly Plaza is an open air square in the centre of
town that hosts free live entertainment every summer
evening. On Saturday mornings a Farmer’s Market provides
fresh produce, arts and crafts, and children’s
entertainment.
Revelstoke is home to many museums. The Railway Museum
tells the story of how the country came together through
the building of the railway. The Revelstoke Museum and
the Firehall Museum explore the town’s history, and the
BC Interior Forestry Museum shows the importance of
logging in the province.
Revelstoke Aquatic
Centre
www.cityofrevelstoke.com/index.aspx?NID=131
600 Campbell Avenue, Revelstoke, B.C
Tel: 250-837-9351
19 KM
Located 19km east of
Three Valley Lake Chateau, in Revelstoke, the Aquatic
Centre is a great place for some fun and relaxation all
year round. Along with a friendly staff, they have a 25
metre pool offering lane swimming, Climbing wall,
Leisure pool with a Lazy River, Wild Waterslide, Hot
Tub, Sauna and Steam Room. All pools are salt water.
Revelstoke Railway
Museum
www.railwaymuseum.com
Tel: 250-837-6060; Toll Free:1-877-837-6060
Email:
railway@telus.net
Address:719 Track Street, Revelstoke, B.C.
19 km
The Revelstoke Railway
Museum is located 19km east of Three Valley Lake
Chateau, in Revelstoke. Discover Canada’s history and
railway heritage in one of Canada’s premier railway
museums! Learn about the building of the railway, the
workers involved, the final days of construction and
present day operation. The museum’s unique design
complements the multitude of beautiful artifacts and the
large photo collection displayed.
Apex Raft Company
www.apexrafting.com
Tel: 250-837-6376; Toll Free: 1-888-232-6666
Email:
info@apexrafting.com
19 KM
Apex Raft Company,
located 19 km east of Three Valley Lake Chateau on
Victoria St., will lead you to fresh water exhilaration.
Since 1993 they have shown white-water enthusiasts from
around the world the spectacular beauty of the
Revelstoke area while rafting down the wild and scenic
Illecillewaet River.
Revelstoke Golf Club
www.revelstokegolfclub.com
Tel: 250- 837-4276
Email:
revelstokegolf@rctvonline.net
19 KM
Located 19 km east of
Three Valley Lake Chateau on Columbia Park Drive. It is
one of Revelstoke’s best kept secrets - an 18 hole,
riverside golf course. With the majestic Monashee and
Selkirk Mountains as a backdrop, the Revelstoke Golf and
Country Club has been described as "a gem of a course".
Silver Tip Aviation
Tel: 250-837-4414
25 KM
Located at Revelstoke
Airport, 25km from the Three Valley Lake Chateau
Meadows in the Sky
Parkway
Mount
Revelstoke National Park
www.pc.gc.ca
20 KM
The Mt. Revelstoke
National Park main park entrance is located 20km east of
Three Valley Lake Chateau, on Hwy #1 at Revelstoke.
Meadows in the Sky Parkway is a 26km road winding up
into the mountainside, leading to the Mt. Revelstoke
summit. Offering lush rainforests and sub alpine
wildflower landscapes, Mt. Revelstoke National Park is
alive with colour and beauty. The parkway is open during
the mountain's snow free months, usually mid-July to
mid-October.
Revelstoke Hydro Dam
www.bchydro.com
Tel: 250-814-6697
24 KM
The Revelstoke Hydro
Dam is located 5 km north of Revelstoke on Highway #23
north, 24 km from Three Valley Lake Chateau. Built in
1984, the Revelstoke Hydro Dam is one of the largest and
most modern in North America. The dam is one of four
that were built to regulate the flow of the Columbia
River and provide power to the province. There is a
visitor centre, located at the top of the powerhouse,
which has a large exhibit area, a theatre and gift shop.
The centre offers a display and video presentations
showing how the Revelstoke Dam was built and explains
the process of hydroelectricity. A self-guided tour
features the discovery of the power generation story
through the penstock gateway walk-through tour and an
elevator ride to the dam crest lookout located atop the
massive, 165 m high concrete dam. All areas are fully
wheelchair accessible. Admission is free. The visitor
centre is open from June to October, 10 am to 5 pm,
seven days a week.
BC Interior
Forestry Museum
www.bcforestrymuseum.ca
Tel: 250-837-8078
Email:
forestrymuseum@revelstoke.net
23 KM
Located 4km north of
Revelstoke on Hwy #23 North, 23km from Three Valley Lake
Chateau, is the BC Interior Forestry Museum. See
displays and machinery, visit the gift shop and look
through the Vintage Fire Lookout Station. Open seven
days a week, May-Sept.
Firehall Museum
http://www.revelstoke.worldweb.com/SightsAttractions/Museums/
#227 – 4th St. W. Revelstoke BC
19 KM
Located 19 kilometres
east of Three Valley Lake Chateau in Revelstoke. The
Firehall Museum features a 1923 International Bickel,
Revelstoke’s first fire truck. A photographic archive
and other pieces of firefighting memorabilia are
exhibited here.
Revelstoke
Museum & Archives
www.revelstokemuseum.ca
Tel: 250-837-3067
Email:
rm_chin@revelstoke.net
19 KM
Located 19 km east of
Three Valley Lake Chateau on 1st Street in Revelstoke.
The Revelstoke Museum and Archives is the former Post
Office and Customs building, constructed in 1926. This
beautiful, brick heritage building has been home to the
museum and archives since 1974. The collection focuses
on all aspects of the history of Revelstoke and
district.
Blanket Creek
Provincial Park
http://travel.bc.ca/listings/blanket-creek-provincial-park/21729/
45 KM
Blanket Creek
Provincial Park is located 25 km south of Revelstoke on
Highway #23 south, 45 km from Three Valley Lake Chateau.
This Provincial Park features the 12 metre high
Sutherland Falls, as well as remains of a long deserted
farm site. The Monashee Mountains are to the west. The
park is an old homestead located where Blanket Creek
enters the Columbia River. From here, the mighty river
empties into Upper Arrow Lake on its way south. The park
offers good lake and stream fishing for Dolly Varden,
Kokanee and rainbow trout. In fall, Kokanee spawn at the
mouth of the creek.
Martha Creek
Provincial Park / Lake Revelstoke
Martha
Creek Provincial Park
www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/martha.html
39 KM
Located 20 km north of
Revelstoke on Hwy #23 North, 39 km from Three Valley
Lake Chateau. Great fishing, a wharf, paved boat launch
and campsites on the reservoir are four lures that make
this park popular with local anglers. The only
provincial park on the Revelstoke reservoir, it hosts
one of the few sandy beaches in the area and provides
playground opportunities including an adventure
playground, indoor cook shelter and a large picnic field
complete with volleyball net and horseshoe pitch. Lake
Revelstoke offers great fishing for Dolly, trout, and
Kokanee.
Nakusp Hot Springs
www.nakusphotsprings.com
Tel: 250-265-3689
Email:
info@nakusphotsprings.com
127 KM
Nakusp Hot Springs is
located 127 km from Three Valley Lake Chateau. Drive
south of Revelstoke on Hwy #23 and enjoy the free ferry
across Arrow Lake. The Nakusp Hot Springs are 8km up a
mountain pass from the town of Nakusp. Open year round,
the hot springs offer something for everyone. Enjoy the
soothing mineral waters, and kick back in British
Columbia's cleanest of springs - where the waters are
replenished daily.
Canyon Hot Springs
www.canyonhotsprings.com
Tel: 250-837-2420
Email:
canyonhotsprints@xplornet.com
54 KM
Located 54km east of
Three Valley Lake Chateau on Hwy #1. Relax in the
mineral pools located in British Columbia's spectacular
Selkirk Mountains between Glacier and Mt. Revelstoke
National Parks. Open May to September.
Halcyon Hot Springs
www.halcyon-hotsprings.com
Tel: 250-265-3554; Toll Free: 1-888-689-4699
Email:
info@halcyon-hotsprings.com
87 KM
Located 68km south of
Revelstoke on Hwy #23, 87km from Three Valley Lake
Chateau. Halcyon Hot Springs is on the shores of
beautiful Arrow Lakes, surrounded by spectacular
mountain scenery and wilderness.
Revelstoke
Visual Arts Centre
www.revelstokevisualarts.com
Tel: 250-814-0261
Email:
info@revelstokevisualarts.com
Address: 320 Wilson Street, Revelstoke, B.C.
19 KM
Located 19km east of
Three Valley Lake Chateau in Revelstoke. The Revelstoke
Visual Arts Centre maintains the Revelstoke Public Art
Gallery, classrooms, a professional pottery studio, a
community woodworking studio, a photography studio and
darkroom, a small library and is developing individual
studio spaces ideal for painters and sculptors.
The Roxy Theatre
www.roxytheatre.info
Tel: 250-837-5540
19 KM
Located 19km east of
Three Valley Lake Chateau in Revelstoke. Be sure to
check-out the latest movies at the Roxy Theatre in
Grizzly Plaza, downtown Revelstoke.
HEADING WEST
The Enchanted Forest
www.enchantedforestbc.com
Tel: 250-837-9477; Toll Free: 1-866-944-9744
Email:
enchant@rctvonline.net
13 KM
The Enchanted Forest is
located 13 kilometres west of Three Valley Lake Chateau
on the Trans Canada Highway. It began many years ago as
the realization of a dream and has evolved over the
years into a unique attraction that appeals to every
age. The main trail of the Grand Forest provides the
magical setting for over 350 Jolly Fairy Folk figurines.
Skytrek Adventure Park
www.skytrekadventurepark.com
Tel: 250-837-9477; Toll Free: 1-866-9744
E-mail:
info@skytrekadventurepark.com
13 KM
Skytrek Adventure Park
is located at The Enchanted Forest, 13 kilometres west
of Three Valley Lake Chateau on the Trans Canada
Highway. Experience BC adventure in the treetops of
British Columbia Canada's Monashee Mountains! Fly
through the treetops on zip lines, fight your way up
scramble nets, manipulate across suspension bridges and
swinging logs or slide from tree to tree on skateboards.
Fun for the entire family.
Crazy Creek Falls
www.crazycreekwaterfalls.com
Tel: (250) 836-2838
Email:
info@crazycreekwaterfalls.com
18 KM
Crazy Creek Waterfalls
and Suspension Bridge is located on the Trans Canada
Highway 18 kilometres west of Three Valley Lake Chateau.
The grandeur of high mountain wilderness country is made
more accessible by the newly constructed boardwalks
leading to viewing platforms. Crazy Creek drains 119 sq
km of mountain country, and it all converges at this
gorge. The spectacular falls have two stages (approx.
100 feet) with a natural pool partway down. The
waterfalls, and colours of the water, are a sight that
is truly beautiful.
Beardale Riverside Camping
Ph: 250-814-8555
22km
On Hwy#1, 22km west of Three Valley Lake Chateau is Beardale Riverside Camping. This beautiful campground has large, private, rustic campsites in the forest beside the Perry River. Each campsite has a fire pit and picnic table. Pets are welcome. Open from May long weekend to Labour Day.
Craigellachie / Last
Spike
www.hellobc.com/revelstoke/things-to-do/arts-culture-history/historic-heritage-sites.aspx
Tel: 250-837-6060
28 KM
Located 28 kilometres
west on the Trans Canada Highway from Three Valley Lake
Chateau is the historical last spike of the Trans
Continental Railway. With the swing of a spike maul by
the Hon. Donald Alexander Smith at Cragellachie, B.C. on
November 7th, 1885, that single spike instantly became
an important historic symbol. Not only did it represent
the completion of the trans-continental railway, but it
also meant an important step in the founding of a
nation. \
Speed Way Fast Cars
www.shuswapspeedway.com
Tel: (250) 836-4165
Email:
info@shuswapspeedway.com
30km
Located 30 kilometres
west of Three Valley Chateau on the Trans Canada Highway
is the Speed Way Fast Cars Go Karts. The Shuswap Speed
Way Rub n Race Go Kart track provides serious Go Kart
racing entertainment for the whole family - including
the adult kids! They have the only fully paved Rub n
Race Go Kart race track in the Shuswap. The Go Karts
attain speeds of 50 kph (kilometres per hour). Ask the
locals. Where do all the serious local Go Kart racers
go? To the Shuswap Speed Way.
Eagle River
Golf and Country Club
www.eaglerivergolf.com
Tel: 250-836-4454
Email:
info@eaglerivergolf.com
50 KM
Located 50 kilometres
west on the Trans Canada Highway from Three Valley Lake
Chateau, Eagle River Golf and Country Club has earned
the reputation as a challenging golf course in the
Okanagan. The fully-rated 9-hole golf course is located
in the heart of the Shuswap Lakes region, in Sicamous,
British Columbia. A picturesque golf course along the
Eagle River, the immaculate greens beckon the most
demanding putter. The water hazards and sand traps on
this golf course are naturally located, posing a
challenge to all golfers and impressing the eye with its
design.
D Dutchmen Dairy
www.dutchmendairy.ca
50 km
Located 50km west of
Three Valley Lake Chateau, on Trans Canada Highway #1. D
Dutchman Dairy in Sicamous is a quaint little farm where
they make their own delicious ice cream, have a free
petting zoo, and picnic area.
Frontier Mini Golf
www.shuswapdestinations.com/frontierminigolf/
53 km
Located 53 kilometres
west on the Trans Canada Highway from Three Valley
Chateau, in downtown Sicamous. Frontier Mini Golf has 18
holes of mini golf, fun for the whole family to enjoy!
Shuswap Estates
Golf Course
www.shuswaplakeestates.com
Tel: 250-675-2315
115 KM
Located 115 kilometres
west on the Trans Canada Highway from Three Valley Lake
Chateau lies the Shuswap Estates Golf Course. The
recently expanded 18 hole professionally designed
championship course offers well bunkered, undulating
greens, generous fairways and four beautiful lakes. This
scenic course, Par 71, 6467 yards with three sets of tee
boxes, provides a variety of challenges for both the
accomplished and casual golfer. Practice facilities
include a driving range, 2 practice greens, and practice
sand bunkers.
O’Keefe Ranch
www.okeeferanch.ca
Tel: (250) 542-7868
Email:
info@okeeferanch.ca
126 KM
The O’Keefe Ranch is
located 126km from Three Valley Lake Chateau. Drive west
on Hwy #1 to Sicamous, take 97A south to Vernon and take
the Kamloops turn off onto Hwy 97 North, just before
Vernon. O’Keefe ranch is 4km further. Founded in 1867,
O’Keefe Ranch was once one of the largest cattle ranches
in British Columbia, spanning over 20,000 acres of prime
Okanagan land. From their humble beginnings, the O’Keefe
family built up a small settlement consisting of a
general store - with the first post office in the
Okanagan Valley, a blacksmith shop, St. Anne’s Church
built in 1889 (and still a popular wedding location)
plus many other necessary ranch buildings. Today,
O’Keefe Ranch is a designated BC Heritage Site and an
important tourist attraction in the Okanagan Valley.
Okanagan Wineries
The Okanagan wine making region of British Columbia lies
southwest of Three Valley Gap. It has become renowned
for the quality of its wines and the number of wineries
continues to grow. Many of these wineries are open for
tours and tastings.
The summers are hot and
dry in this region. The Okanagan valley is dominated by
the Lake Okanagan and further to the south Skaha and
Vaseux lakes. Yet the valley becomes desert-like in the
south near the town of Osoyoos.
The majority of the
wineries are clustered around the towns of Kelowna,
Penticton, Okanagan Falls and Oliver, with a couple as
far south as Osoyoos and several as far north as Salmon
Arm and Shuswap Lake.
The region produces
many varieties of wine using grapes grown locally.
Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Gris and
Pinot Noir grapes are grown in the south, and Pinot
Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling and
Gewürztraminer are grown in the middle and northern
regions. Some grapes are left to freeze on the vine to
create the area’s famous ice wines.
Salmon Arm/Shuswap
Lake Wineries
The wineries closest to Three Valley Gap are those
around Salmon Arm, Shuswap Lake and Vernon. These
include Granite Creek Estate Wines, Recline Ridge
Vineyards, Larch Hills Winery and Hunting Hawk Winery.
Where It’s At
A map of the Okanagan Wine region can be found at this
website:
www.britishcolumbia.com/Maps/?id=73
Distances between Three
Valley Gap and Okanagan Valley wine centres:
• Salmon Arm - 88 km or 55 miles
• Vernon - 126 km or 79 miles
• Kelowna - 179 km or 112 miles
• Penticton - 240 km or 150 miles
• Osoyoos - 302 km or 188 miles |
There
are many local attractions to explore around the
Three Valley Lake Chateau. Something for everyone -
ranging from relaxing hot springs and museums to high
adrenaline adventures such as whitewater rafting or
zip-lines.
