{"id":2990,"date":"2017-07-26T15:38:57","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T21:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/?p=2990"},"modified":"2017-07-26T15:38:57","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T21:38:57","slug":"12-plus-reasons-to-visit-kimberley-this-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/blog\/12-plus-reasons-to-visit-kimberley-this-august\/","title":{"rendered":"12 (plus) reasons to visit Kimberley this August"},"content":{"rendered":"

1) Waterfalls<\/strong>
\nThe Meachen Creek Falls (just off the road on the way to Hourglass lake) offers some absolutely amazing photo opportunities for your Instagram!<\/p>\n

2) Farmers Market<\/strong>
\nRunning every Thursday evening from 5 \u2013 7:30pm until September 7th<\/sup>, visit Downtown Kimberley (Howard Street) to find fresh local and sustainable food as well as some local artisans. Started and still run by Wildsight, a company committed to protect biodiversity and support sustainable communities, Wildsight also offers educational programs for kids and families to learn more about the wild outdoors, recycling and much more.<\/p>\n

3) Pool Party \u2013 Trickle Creek Lodge<\/strong>
\nTime to party! Trickle Creek Lodge has an outdoor heated pool and two hot tubs, with nearby BBQ\u2019s it\u2019s the perfect location to come for a road trip or week away.\u00a0 Hang with the family and entertain friends and have a pool party!<\/p>\n

4) Hiking \"\"<\/a><\/strong>
\nWhile there are many easier hikes in and around the Kimberley area (even a trek up the ski hill is easier than this one), if you\u2019re looking for a real challenge, try Fisher Peak. Once scaled the views from the top are definitely hard to match!\u00a0 Read about the experience on our post \u2018The Taunting Temptress \u2013 Climbing Fisher Peak<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n

5) Rails to Trails<\/strong>
\nOpened in 2010, the Rails to Trails is a well travelled passage that has been used as far back as the early 1900\u2019s as a railway to transport lead, zinc and logs between the Kimberley and Cranbrook area, eventually being revamped into the passenger track it is today (hence the name). Rails and Trails is open to anyone on foot, bike, skateboards (skis or snowshoes in the winter) and is a 28 km trail connected the two cities.\u00a0 For a full map of the trails visit the Rails to Trails website \u2013 northstarrailtrail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

6) Nature Park<\/strong>
\nAlso known as \u2018the gateway to nature\u2019, the Kimberley Nature Park is the largest municipal park in British Columbia! Offering everything from guided hikes for everyone of any age to group mountain bikes and educational programs.\u00a0 Find out more about their programs and what to explore in the Nature Park on their newly redesigned website \u2013 kimberleynaturepark.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

7, 8 & 9) Golf Central
\n\"\"<\/a><\/strong>Bootleg Gap
\nThis gorgeous course is known for its wide open spaces and perfect greens. Hole #12 is the signature hole here and after playing the hole we think you\u2019ll realize why.
\nTrickle Creek Golf Resort<\/em>
\nAffectionately called \u2018a golfer\u2019s dream\u2019 Trickle Creek is home to 18 challenging holes surrounding by the beauty of the mountains and is one of just a few Canadian Courses to be rated 4.5 stars by Golf Digest.\u00a0 Don\u2019t miss a chance to stop for a photo op at the signature hole #11.
\nKimberley Golf Club<\/em>
\nFrom their website \u2013 the Kimberley Golf Club is \u2018proven to be one of the most scenic, charming and challenging courses in the B.C. Rocky Mountains\u2019.<\/p>\n

Trickle Creek Lodge is located close to all three courses and has a package to stay and play all three.\u00a0 See the Offers page on the Trickle Creek Lodge<\/a> website and look up the package called \u2018Golf Kimberley Package\u2019 for this special offer.<\/p>\n

10) Downtown Platzl<\/strong>
\nThe pedestrian platzl in downtown Kimberley is not to be missed, with its quaint brick lined paths surrounding by locals restaurants and shops including a German themed bakery with delicious daily specials and fresh made items and the Kimberley Heritage Museum. Top it off with life size chess and a huge freestanding cuckoo clock (put a coin in the clock to see what happens).<\/p>\n

11) River Sports\"\"<\/a><\/strong>
\nThrough the Kootenay Raft Company you can sign up for a guided whitewater rafting trip (introductory or extreme tours available), or you can simply rent kayaks canoe\u2019s or Stand Up Paddleboards. Whatever water adventure you\u2019re in the mood for, you can find it near Kimberley!\u00a0 More iformation is available on the Kootenay Raft Co. website – http:\/\/www.kootenayrafting.ca\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

12) Black Spur Ultra<\/strong>
\nTrail Running has been gaining significant popularity in recent years and the Black Spur Ultra race event is no exception either. The course starts and ends at Kimberley Alpine Resort (meaning if you stay at Trickle Creek Lodge you can walk to the start and finish line) and is a challenging race that can be run individually or in a relay team.\u00a0 Teams have 12 hours to finish 50K and individuals or teams have 24 hours to finish 100K \u2013 now that\u2019s a race with bragging rights!\u00a0 If you aren\u2019t interested in racing, the event needs many volunteers to help run smoothly \u2013 get more information about racing or volunteering on the official website \u2013 blackspurultra.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Too many to mention! Other attractions to check out include the Comico Gardens, Mini Golf, Kimberley Skate Park, Kimberley Underground Mining Railway Tour, Spirit Rock Climbing Centre (and yes, there is still more).\u00a0 Get more information about all activities in Kimberley on the Tourism Kimberley<\/a> website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1) Waterfalls The Meachen Creek Falls (just off the road on the way to Hourglass lake) offers some absolutely amazing photo opportunities for your Instagram! 2) Farmers Market Running every Thursday evening from 5 \u2013 7:30pm until September 7th, visit Downtown Kimberley (Howard Street) to find fresh local and sustainable food as well as some<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[68,39,37,42,43,24,22,41,52,85,108,25,69,23,49,44,59],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2990"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}