Guidebook for Central Kootenay

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Guidebook for Central Kootenay

Shopping

Environmentally friendly local products , handmade soaps, ethical cleaning products and more. Great clothing made from bamboo , hemp and other natural fabrics. All kinds of creative gift options. This store also sells a variety of cool gift options.
Still Eagle Planetary Persuasions
421 Baker St
Environmentally friendly local products , handmade soaps, ethical cleaning products and more. Great clothing made from bamboo , hemp and other natural fabrics. All kinds of creative gift options. This store also sells a variety of cool gift options.
Great store with healthy pet food! Friendly service, good quality products, including Pets Go Raw for dogs on raw food diets.
Central Bark Pet Supplies
536 Ward St
Great store with healthy pet food! Friendly service, good quality products, including Pets Go Raw for dogs on raw food diets.

Drinks & Nightlife

The Spirit Bar features great DJ's and some live music. It is fun, upbeat venue for dancing. Nelson is a musical mecca and the Spirit Bar features musical talent usually only seen in larger cities like Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver. If you love to dance, you won't be disappointed. This venue would be more appealing to a younger crowd.
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Spiritbar
422 Vernon St
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The Spirit Bar features great DJ's and some live music. It is fun, upbeat venue for dancing. Nelson is a musical mecca and the Spirit Bar features musical talent usually only seen in larger cities like Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver. If you love to dance, you won't be disappointed. This venue would be more appealing to a younger crowd.
This local bar is five minutes from our place. The Dam Inn features local musicians and has a casual, relaxed atmosphere. A great place to enjoy an evening with the locals.
Dam Inn The
3126 S Slocan Station Rd
This local bar is five minutes from our place. The Dam Inn features local musicians and has a casual, relaxed atmosphere. A great place to enjoy an evening with the locals.
Bloom Night Club is owned by Shambhala Music Festival. If you enjoy the music played st Shambhala , you'll love the talent that comes through Bloom. Great dance venue
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Bloom Nightclub
198 Baker St
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Bloom Night Club is owned by Shambhala Music Festival. If you enjoy the music played st Shambhala , you'll love the talent that comes through Bloom. Great dance venue

Food Scene

Great upbeat location with delicious Mexican food. This restaurant is vibrant and busy, with good music and fast service. Suitable for groups and lively conversation, rather than a romantic evening. Tuesday night tacos are a great deal. Large selection of drink options. There's also a Mexican breakfast on Sunday mornings.
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Cantina Del Centro
565 Baker St
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Great upbeat location with delicious Mexican food. This restaurant is vibrant and busy, with good music and fast service. Suitable for groups and lively conversation, rather than a romantic evening. Tuesday night tacos are a great deal. Large selection of drink options. There's also a Mexican breakfast on Sunday mornings.
The Pitchfork has an eclectic menu, which includes locally foraged foods as an interesting addition to more mainstream dishes. The food is deliciously flavoured with a variety of herbs. This restaurant caters for all dietary preferences and has gluten free options. In addition to delicious food, this establishment also offers unusually flavoured alcoholic beverages, some of which are flavoured with tinctures made from local herbs. A culinary adventure indeed. The seating lends itself to privacy and can be perfect for groups, or for a more romantic evening.
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Pitchfork Eatery
518 Hall St
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The Pitchfork has an eclectic menu, which includes locally foraged foods as an interesting addition to more mainstream dishes. The food is deliciously flavoured with a variety of herbs. This restaurant caters for all dietary preferences and has gluten free options. In addition to delicious food, this establishment also offers unusually flavoured alcoholic beverages, some of which are flavoured with tinctures made from local herbs. A culinary adventure indeed. The seating lends itself to privacy and can be perfect for groups, or for a more romantic evening.
Full Circle serves delicious breakfasts and lunches. This restaurant is always busy, so arriving early is a good idea. The food is worth the wait. The coffee is delicious and the service is friendly. Gluten free and vegan options are available.
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Full Circle Cafe
402 Baker St
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Full Circle serves delicious breakfasts and lunches. This restaurant is always busy, so arriving early is a good idea. The food is worth the wait. The coffee is delicious and the service is friendly. Gluten free and vegan options are available.
LOKA services a large variety of delightful Middle Eastern food. They serve food to suit all dietary preferences and they offer gluten free options. LOKA is also known for its Gin Bar which serves an intriguing selection of unusually interesting alcoholic beverages. They also serve great coffee.
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LOKA Middle Eastern-Mediterranean Bistro
449 Baker St
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LOKA services a large variety of delightful Middle Eastern food. They serve food to suit all dietary preferences and they offer gluten free options. LOKA is also known for its Gin Bar which serves an intriguing selection of unusually interesting alcoholic beverages. They also serve great coffee.
Frog Peak Cafe is the closest breakfast and lunch restaurant to our place. It serves delicious breakfast and lunch options to suit all dietary preferences. They do serve has gluten free options. The coffee is awesome. This venue is suited families, and even has a small children's playground outside. Dogs are welcome to be outside while owners are eating. Another plus is that this location is an ideal place to stop for breakfast if you're planning to access to Rail Trail, or to explore the incredible hiking at Glade, or tour around the Slocan Valley. For your convenience, to go meals are also available. Good quality food, large portions, reasonable prices. Worth a visit.
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Frog Peak Cafe
1418 BC-6
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Frog Peak Cafe is the closest breakfast and lunch restaurant to our place. It serves delicious breakfast and lunch options to suit all dietary preferences. They do serve has gluten free options. The coffee is awesome. This venue is suited families, and even has a small children's playground outside. Dogs are welcome to be outside while owners are eating. Another plus is that this location is an ideal place to stop for breakfast if you're planning to access to Rail Trail, or to explore the incredible hiking at Glade, or tour around the Slocan Valley. For your convenience, to go meals are also available. Good quality food, large portions, reasonable prices. Worth a visit.
Great local beer and down to earth food right in the heart of Nelson. Friendly, casual setting, Always popular.
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Backroads Brewing Company
460 Baker St
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Great local beer and down to earth food right in the heart of Nelson. Friendly, casual setting, Always popular.

Essentials

The Co-op sells non-gmo verified and organic foods at reasonable prices. Great fresh produce as well as take home locally made foods. There's also a small restaurant that serves local foods. This store carries many products manufactured locally. They have a great supplement section too.
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Kootenay Co-op Grocery Store
777 Baker St
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The Co-op sells non-gmo verified and organic foods at reasonable prices. Great fresh produce as well as take home locally made foods. There's also a small restaurant that serves local foods. This store carries many products manufactured locally. They have a great supplement section too.
Evergreen Natural Foods is about five minutes from our place. It carries produce, bulk items, healthy groceries, supplements and a selection of locally made products. There's also a small coffee shop upstairs.
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Evergreen Natural Foods & Fruit Stand
1290 BC-6
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Evergreen Natural Foods is about five minutes from our place. It carries produce, bulk items, healthy groceries, supplements and a selection of locally made products. There's also a small coffee shop upstairs.
This clinic is open 7 days a week for all your medical needs. There can sometimes be a long wait, so phone ahead and check wait times before going. You can also stop by and if they're busy, they'll arrange a time for you to return, so that you can go and do something else instead of sitting in the waiting room.
Kootenay Lake Medical Clinic Inc
1140 Lakeside Dr
This clinic is open 7 days a week for all your medical needs. There can sometimes be a long wait, so phone ahead and check wait times before going. You can also stop by and if they're busy, they'll arrange a time for you to return, so that you can go and do something else instead of sitting in the waiting room.
This is the only veterinary clinic that offers emergency after hours service. High tech, compassionate and state of the art. If your furry baby has a mishap, this is the place to go.
Selkirk Veterinary Hospital
614 Railway St
This is the only veterinary clinic that offers emergency after hours service. High tech, compassionate and state of the art. If your furry baby has a mishap, this is the place to go.
Great hairdresser and barber services. If you're looking for an awesome colour and cut, Stephanie is the best. Jayne's Chop Shop is always busy, and filled with laughter, good music and snacks while you enjoy their services. Reasonable prices for great work.
Jayne's Chop Shop
506 Herridge Ln
Great hairdresser and barber services. If you're looking for an awesome colour and cut, Stephanie is the best. Jayne's Chop Shop is always busy, and filled with laughter, good music and snacks while you enjoy their services. Reasonable prices for great work.
Local drugstore that offers compounding services in addition to regular prescription items. Aside from regular drug store items, Pharmasave also carries healthy options, herbal tinctures, supplements and eco-friendly products.
Pharmasave Nelson
685 Baker St
Local drugstore that offers compounding services in addition to regular prescription items. Aside from regular drug store items, Pharmasave also carries healthy options, herbal tinctures, supplements and eco-friendly products.

Sightseeing

Ainsworth Hot Springs is a treat in both winter and summer. The lovely cold plunge after being in mineral rich hot water, is energizing and great for relieving muscle pain after long hikes. The Springs include a cave portion which is fun to explore and very hot, as well as cooler pools, There's a good restaurant upstairs too.
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Ainsworth
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Ainsworth Hot Springs is a treat in both winter and summer. The lovely cold plunge after being in mineral rich hot water, is energizing and great for relieving muscle pain after long hikes. The Springs include a cave portion which is fun to explore and very hot, as well as cooler pools, There's a good restaurant upstairs too.
The historic town of Kaslo is nestled on the Northern shore of Kootenay Lake.. Whether you're driving on highway 6 through the Slocan Valley, or along the shores of the Kootenay Lake using highway 3A, Kaslo is a great place to stop, before, or after exploring Idaho Peak. Kaslo is also the home of the Kaslo Jazz Festival which takes place in late July / early August each year. There are some great restaurants in Kaslo too. The Galena trail is fairly close to Kaslo.
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Kaslo
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The historic town of Kaslo is nestled on the Northern shore of Kootenay Lake.. Whether you're driving on highway 6 through the Slocan Valley, or along the shores of the Kootenay Lake using highway 3A, Kaslo is a great place to stop, before, or after exploring Idaho Peak. Kaslo is also the home of the Kaslo Jazz Festival which takes place in late July / early August each year. There are some great restaurants in Kaslo too. The Galena trail is fairly close to Kaslo.

Parks & Nature

The Zipline is one of many activities available up Kokanee Glacier Road. There are also great mountain bike trails in this park. Once you've had an adrenaline rush ziplining, or mountain biking, you can head further up Kokanee Glacier Rd and explore the Old growth Forest (aka Climax Forest), which is incredibly beautiful and peaceful, The Old Growth Forest is dog friendly. If you continue to the top of the road, you'll discover beautiful nestled in the mountains. Dogs aren't allowed in this portion of the park. It is possible to hike all the way around the like in about 90 minutes. For those in search of epic adventure, it is possible to hike to the Kokanee Glacier.
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Kokanee Mountain Zipline
Kokanee Glacier Road
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The Zipline is one of many activities available up Kokanee Glacier Road. There are also great mountain bike trails in this park. Once you've had an adrenaline rush ziplining, or mountain biking, you can head further up Kokanee Glacier Rd and explore the Old growth Forest (aka Climax Forest), which is incredibly beautiful and peaceful, The Old Growth Forest is dog friendly. If you continue to the top of the road, you'll discover beautiful nestled in the mountains. Dogs aren't allowed in this portion of the park. It is possible to hike all the way around the like in about 90 minutes. For those in search of epic adventure, it is possible to hike to the Kokanee Glacier.
Idaho Peak can be accessed from the historic mining town of Sandon. The road up the mountain is accessible to all types of vehicles. There's a parking lot about 2 kilometers from the peak. The hike up is easy / moderate and probably takes about 30 - 45 minutes. The view from the peak is one of the most breathtaking views I've ever seen anywhere. Well worth the effort of getting there.
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Idaho Peak
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Idaho Peak can be accessed from the historic mining town of Sandon. The road up the mountain is accessible to all types of vehicles. There's a parking lot about 2 kilometers from the peak. The hike up is easy / moderate and probably takes about 30 - 45 minutes. The view from the peak is one of the most breathtaking views I've ever seen anywhere. Well worth the effort of getting there.
A short hike through the woods leads to the beautiful Fletcher Falls and to a peaceful, fairly secluded beach. The water is cold, and swimming is safe, but brief. It is a great place to build a fire and bbq dinner under the stars. The walk from the parking lot to the beach and falls takes approximately 10 minutes. Overnight camping is permitted free of charge.
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Fletcher Falls
Fletcher Creek Frontage
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A short hike through the woods leads to the beautiful Fletcher Falls and to a peaceful, fairly secluded beach. The water is cold, and swimming is safe, but brief. It is a great place to build a fire and bbq dinner under the stars. The walk from the parking lot to the beach and falls takes approximately 10 minutes. Overnight camping is permitted free of charge.
Follow Six Mile Rd for about 20 minutes up the mountain and you'll discover and entirely different world. There are 4 lakes tucked in the valley between mountain ranges. There are hiking trails and beauty surrounds you. If you have an AWD vehicle, you can get all way through to Winlaw. Be sure to check out Sasquatch Lake along the way. There's camping close to the first lake if you'd like to spend time in the peaceful, other worldly spot.
Six Mile Lakes
Follow Six Mile Rd for about 20 minutes up the mountain and you'll discover and entirely different world. There are 4 lakes tucked in the valley between mountain ranges. There are hiking trails and beauty surrounds you. If you have an AWD vehicle, you can get all way through to Winlaw. Be sure to check out Sasquatch Lake along the way. There's camping close to the first lake if you'd like to spend time in the peaceful, other worldly spot.

Arts & Culture

Crawford Bay is the home of some excellent artisans and local artists. There's a store that specializes in hand made brooms, another that specializes in metal work. The artisans vary from year to year, but there something for everyone. Crawford Bay Park is the home of the Starbelly Jam Festival which happens in the second half of July every year. This festival is family friendly and features a wide range of music and dance options. Camping is available onsite.
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Crawford Bay
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Crawford Bay is the home of some excellent artisans and local artists. There's a store that specializes in hand made brooms, another that specializes in metal work. The artisans vary from year to year, but there something for everyone. Crawford Bay Park is the home of the Starbelly Jam Festival which happens in the second half of July every year. This festival is family friendly and features a wide range of music and dance options. Camping is available onsite.