BC Cycle Tourism Society

Slocan, on a bike

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

Photo: Mitch WintonSlocan, BC
Photo: Mitch WintonSlocan, BC
Photo: Mitch WintonSlocan, BC

Winding mountain road with alpine lake and forested valleys, classic BC scenic drive

What you’ll find here#

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

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Attractions

Slocan Community Library.

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Accommodation

Lemon Creek Pioneer Campground.

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Camping

Cahill Lake Campground, Springer Creek RV Park & Campground.

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Supplies

Mountain Valley.

Map#

AttractionsSuppliesCampingAccommodation

Cycle trails through Slocan#

Slocan Valley Rail Trail

Routes around Slocan#

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

  1. Loop Kaslo Slocan — Trails BC · 221 km route, 2 km of it through Slocan
  2. Great Northern Bikepacking Route, BC Part Two — Great Northern Bikepacking Route · 1,187 km route, 2 km of it through Slocan
  3. Trans Canada Trail South (BC Only) — Trans Canada Trail · 1,768 km route, 1 km of it through Slocan
  4. Slocan Valley - Nelson-Salmo - Nakusp — Let's Go Biking · 170 km route, 1 km of it through Slocan
  5. Kootenay Confluence (BC Only) — BIKEPACKING.com · 473 km route, 1 km of it through Slocan
  6. Selkirk Splendor (BC Only) — Adventure Cycling Association · 355 km route, just clipping the edge of Slocan
Getting there with a bike: province-wide buses, ferries, and shuttles are listed under Transport (some serving Slocan may be listed there rather than here).

The full list#

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

Attractions 1→
Slocan Community LibraryInfo· Library · Free
Accommodation 1→
Lemon Creek Pioneer CampgroundInfo· Hotel / Motel · $ · Rock-bottom
Camping 2→
Cahill Lake CampgroundInfo· Public Campground
Springer Creek RV Park & CampgroundInfo· Public Campground
Supplies 1→
Mountain ValleyInfo· Convenience Store
Browse all 5 Slocan stops interactively →
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