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.

Attractions

Slocan Community Library.

Accommodation

Lemon Creek Pioneer Campground.

Camping

Cahill Lake Campground, Springer Creek RV Park & Campground.

Supplies

Mountain Valley.

Map#

Mute other bike trails

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.

Loop Kaslo Slocan — Trails BC · 221 km route, 2 km of it through Slocan
Great Northern Bikepacking Route, BC Part Two — Great Northern Bikepacking Route · 1,187 km route, 2 km of it through Slocan
Trans Canada Trail South (BC Only) — Trans Canada Trail · 1,768 km route, 1 km of it through Slocan
Slocan Valley - Nelson-Salmo - Nakusp — Let's Go Biking · 170 km route, 1 km of it through Slocan
Kootenay Confluence (BC Only) — BIKEPACKING.com · 473 km route, 1 km of it through Slocan
Selkirk Splendor (BC Only) — Adventure Cycling Association · 355 km route, just clipping the edge of Slocan

Getting here (and away) with your bike#

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

New Denver (best: bus) · Nelson (best: bus) · Nakusp (best: bus) · Kaslo (best: bus) · Castlegar (best: bus) · Salmo (best: bus)

See 136

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Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

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

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