Salmo, on a bike

10 stops that will feed you, give you a bed, and put up your tent. Kootenay Rockies.

Photo: Kari MedigKootenay Rockies, BC

Alpine mountain landscape with dramatic peaks, forest-lined lake, and a lone hiker, iconic BC Rockies vista

What you’ll find here#

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

Attractions

Salmo Valley Public Library, Salmo Valley Youth & Community Centre.

Accommodation

Reno Motel, Sal-Crest Motel.

Camping

Salmo Municipal Campground.

Food & Drink

Subway, The Dragon Fly Café.

Supplies

Centex, Esso, Salmo Village Grocery on Main.

Map#

Mute other bike trails

Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCampingAccommodation

Cycle trails through Salmo#

Great Northern Trail International Selkirk Loop

Routes around Salmo#

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

Alternate Trail Salmo — Trails BC · 109 km route, 3 km of it through Salmo
The BC Trail — BIKEPACKING.com · 1,164 km route, 2 km of it through Salmo
Selkirk Splendor (BC Only) — Adventure Cycling Association · 355 km route, 1 km of it through Salmo
Kootenay Confluence (BC Only) — BIKEPACKING.com · 473 km route, 1 km of it through Salmo
Slocan Valley - Nelson-Salmo - Nakusp — Let's Go Biking · 170 km route, 1 km of it through Salmo
Trans Canada Trail South (BC Only) — Trans Canada Trail · 1,768 km route, just clipping the edge of Salmo

Getting here (and away) with your bike#

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

Nelson (best: bus) · Creston (best: bus) · Kaslo (best: bus) · Cranbrook (best: bus) · Fernie (best: bus) · Sparwood (best: bus)

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Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

The full list#

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

Attractions 2→

Salmo Valley Public LibraryInfo· Library · Free

Salmo Valley Youth & Community CentreInfo

Accommodation 2→

Reno MotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Sal-Crest MotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Camping 1→

Salmo Municipal CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Food & Drink 2→

SubwayInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats

The Dragon Fly CaféInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Supplies 3→

CentexInfo· Convenience Store

EssoInfo· Convenience Store

Salmo Village Grocery on MainInfo· Grocery Store

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