Welcome to the Similkameen Valley
British Columbia, Canada
Rugged. Rustic. Real.
Fall is here in the Similkameen Valley and we invite you to visit us in a responsible way. Our wide open spaces and special places provide solitude and opportunities to reconnect with each other and the land. Visit us in any season.
The fall temperatures are ideal for outdoor activities there are plenty of Things To Do and Places to Go.
Fall harvest with farm fresh choices from Keremeos and Cawston Fruit Stand Capital of Canada and Organic Farm Capital of Canada are ideal at this time. Wine-taste and enjoy farm-to-table cuisine at vineyards and local restaurants and cideries.
The Similkameen Valley is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Similamix and Smelqmix People.
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.
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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.
