Houston, on a bike

23 stops that will feed you, give you a bed, and put up your tent. Northern British Columbia.

Photo: Abby CooperHouston, BC

Photo: Abby CooperHouston, BC

Photo: Abby CooperHouston, BC

Waterfall in a forested canyon with two hikers enjoying the cascading water and moss-covered rocks

What you’ll find here#

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

Attractions

Houston & District Chamber of Commerce, Houston Leisure Centre, Houston Public Library, and 1 more.

Accommodation

Bearspaw Inn & Suites, Houston Motor Inn, Pleasant Valley Motel, and 1 more.

Camping

Silverthorne Lake, Silverthorne RV Park.

Food & Drink

A&W, Canadian 2 for 1 Pizza, Extreme Pita, and 5 more.

Supplies

7-Eleven, BC Liquor Store, Buy-Low Foods, and 2 more.

Map#

Mute other bike trails

Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCampingAccommodation

Routes around Houston#

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

Trans Canada Bike Route (BC Only) — Trans Canada Bike Route Network · 5,446 km route, 14 km of it through Houston
Cross Canada Far North (BC Only) — Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society · 1,029 km route, 13 km of it through Houston

Getting here (and away) with your bike#

Bike-friendly ways to reach Houston on transit, and to head back when you need to.

Smithers (best: train) · Burns Lake (best: train) · New Hazelton (best: train) · Terrace (best: train) · Vanderhoof (best: train) · Kamloops (best: train + bus)

See 113

Abbotsford · Alert Bay · Armstrong · Barkerville · Bella Bella · Bella Coola · Bowen Island · Brentwood Bay · Burnaby · Burns Lake · Calgary, AB · Campbell River · Castlegar · Chase · Chilliwack · Clearwater · Comox · Coquitlam · Cortes Island · Courtenay (Comox Valley) · Cranbrook · Creston · Cumberland · Delta · Denman Island · Duncan (Cowichan Valley) · Enderby · Fernie · Field · Gabriola Island · Galiano Island · Gibsons · Golden · Haida Gwaii · Harrison Hot Springs · Hope · Hornby Island · Kamloops · Kaslo · Kelowna · Keremeos · Kimberley · Ladysmith · Lake Cowichan · Langford · Langley · Lund · Maple Ridge · Mayne Island · Merritt · Mill Bay · Mission · Nanaimo · Nelson · New Hazelton · New Westminster · North Cowichan (Chemainus & Crofton) · North Vancouver · Ocean Falls · Oliver · Osoyoos · Parksville · Pemberton · Pender Island · Penelakut Island · Penticton · Port Alberni · Port Coquitlam · Port Hardy · Port McNeill · Port Moody · Port Renfrew · Powell River · Prince George · Prince Rupert · Princeton · Quadra Island · Qualicum Beach · Quesnel · Revelstoke · Richmond · Rossland · Saanich · Salmo · Salmon Arm · Salt Spring Island · Saturna Island · Seattle, WA · Sechelt · Shearwater · Sicamous · Smithers · Sointula · Sooke · Sorrento · Sparwood · Squamish · Summerland · Surrey · Terrace · Texada Island · Thetis Island · Tofino · Trail · Ucluelet · Vancouver · Vanderhoof · Vernon · Victoria · West Kelowna · West Vancouver · Whistler · Williams Lake

Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

The full list#

Every stop we know about in Houston. Open a category:

Attractions 4→

Houston & District Chamber of CommerceInfo· Visitor Centre

Houston Leisure CentreInfo· Community Centre · $

Houston Public LibraryInfo· Library · Free

Worlds Largest Fly RodInfo· Activity / Experience · Free

Accommodation 4→

Bearspaw Inn & SuitesInfo· B&B / Inn

Houston Motor InnInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Pleasant Valley MotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Sunshine InnInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

Camping 2→

Silverthorne LakeInfo· Public Campground

Silverthorne RV ParkInfo· Private Campground

Food & Drink 8→

A&WInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats

Canadian 2 for 1 PizzaInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats

Extreme PitaInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats

Houston Motor Inn RestaurantInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Palisades CafeInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Pleasant Valley Hotel RestaurantInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

SubwayInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats

The Elements RestaurantInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Supplies 5→

7-ElevenInfo· Convenience Store

BC Liquor StoreInfo· Liquor Store

Buy-Low FoodsInfo· Grocery Store

BV FoodsInfo· Grocery Store

Fields HoustonInfo· Grocery Store

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