Welcome to the Similkameen Valley
British Columbia, Canada
Rugged. Rustic. Real.
It’s fall in the Similkameen Valley.
It’s a quiet time. The days are shorter, but we’re still enjoying the warm, soft breeze and the hum of autumn harvest time. The cool night sky is full of stars just waiting to dazzle you.
Orchards and vineyards are brimming with ripe apples, juicy pears, and grapes bursting with flavour.
Winemakers are dreaming of this year’s vintage and our fruit stands are a cornucopia of this year’s bounty…bright orange pumpkins, crimson red beets and forest-green kale.
It’s the perfect time to join us for wining, dining, hiking, biking, and fishing.
Come to the valley and enjoy the slower pace. Soak in the gentle sunshine and savour the sights, sounds and flavours of autumn in the Similkameen.
Pitch a tent, park your RV, or stay in one of our unique motels and inns. And bring your golf clubs…you’ll want to get in a few rounds.
Don’t forget to visit our wineries and cideries. You’ll find a style of hospitality unique to our valley…warm, welcoming, and down-to-earth.
The Similkameen Valley is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Similamix and Smelqmix People.
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Getting Here
Getting Here Is Easy
The Crowsnest Scenic BC Highway 3 runs straight through the Similkameen Valley. Starting from the west exit from Hope, you will travel to Manning Park, then onward Princeton, followed by Hedley, Keremeos and Cawston. Further eastbound you will arrive at the junction of Highway 97 at Osoyoos and gateway to the Okanagan Valley in the Thompson-Okanagan Region of BC’s Interior. We are a 3-hour drive from Vancouver.
If you were to drive the valley from end to end, you’d cover 111 miles (180 km). Start at Manning Park in the west and end up at the BC Highway 97 junction in Kaleden (Hwy 3A) or Osoyoos in the east. How long it takes to drive it will be up to you, there is plenty to see and do!
What Does Similkameen Mean?
The Similkameen river and valley is named for its Indigenous people, the Similkameen, meaning “people of the river.”
Official visitor website for the Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, Canada including Cathedral Lakes, Cawston, Chopaka, Coalmont, Eastgate, Hedley, Keremeos, Manning Park, Olalla, Princeton, Similkameen Valley, Tulameen and Twin Lakes.
