BC Cycle Tourism Society

Christina Lake, on a bike

13 stops that will feed you, give you a bed, and put up your tent. Thompson Okanagan.

Photo: Hubert KangChristina Lake, BC
Photo: Thompson Okanagan Tourism AssociationChristina Lake, BC
Photo: Hubert KangChristina Lake, BC

Wooden bridge spanning a mountain river valley with forested peaks and green meadows

Worth the detour#

Places that have told us cyclists are welcome, or gone out of their way to prove it.

WelcomingChristina Lake Welcome CentreCafé / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

What you’ll find here#

Every stop in the directory, grouped the way a touring day actually goes.

Map#

Food & DrinkSuppliesCampingAccommodation

Cycle trails through Christina Lake#

Routes around Christina Lake#

You don’t have to plan from scratch. These rides pass close to Christina Lake, mapped and written up by route publishers around BC. The full maps and turn-by-turns live on their sites.

  1. Columbia & Western Rail Trail — Let's Go Biking · 162 km route, passing within a kilometre
  2. Trans Canada Bike Route (BC Only) — Trans Canada Bike Route Network · 5,446 km route, passing within a kilometre
  3. Santa Rosa Valleys and Vistas — BIKEPACKING.com · 208 km route, passing within a kilometre
  4. The BC Trail — BIKEPACKING.com · 1,164 km route, passing within a kilometre
  5. BC Gravel (BC Only) — Elbow Valley Cycle Club · 1,300 km route, passing within a kilometre
  6. BT700 Castlegar — BT 700 Bikepacking · 304 km route, passing within a kilometre
  7. Trans Canada Trail South (BC Only) — Trans Canada Trail · 1,768 km route, passing within a kilometre
Getting there with a bike: province-wide buses, ferries, and shuttles are listed under Transport (some serving Christina Lake may be listed there rather than here).

The full list#

Every stop we know about in Christina Lake. Open a category:

Accommodation 3
Blue Mountain LodgeInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget
Christina Lake Motel and RV ParkInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget
Lakeview MotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget
Camping 2
Christina Lake Motel and RV ParkInfo· Private Campground
Skands CampgroundInfo· Private Campground
Food & Drink 5 · 1 welcoming
Christina Lake Welcome CentreWelcoming· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats
Christina Lake Marina & GrillInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats
Pita PitInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats
Portly Penguin PizzaInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Second CupInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats
Supplies 3
Canco GasInfo· Convenience Store
One Stop ConvenienceInfo· Convenience Store
TempoInfo· Convenience Store
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