Vermilion Crossing, on a bike

11 stops that will put up your tent. Kootenay Rockies.

Photo: Kari MedigKootenay Rockies, BC

Alpine valley with turquoise lake, dramatic peaks, and glaciers lit by golden hour light

What you’ll find here#

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

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Attractions

Paint Pots, Red Chairs.

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Camping

Helmet / Ochre Junction, Marble Canyon Campground, Mitchell Meadows Campground, and 6 more.

Map#

Mute other bike trails

AttractionsCamping

Routes around Vermilion Crossing#

You don’t have to plan from scratch. These rides pass close to Vermilion Crossing, 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, passing within a kilometre
Great Parks North (BC Only) — Adventure Cycling Association · 373 km route, passing within a kilometre

Getting there with a bike: province-wide buses, ferries, and shuttles are listed under Transport (some serving Vermilion Crossing may be listed there rather than here).

The full list#

Every stop we know about in Vermilion Crossing. Open a category:

Attractions 2→

Paint PotsInfo· Activity / Experience · Free

Red ChairsInfo· Activity / Experience · Free

Camping 9→

Helmet / Ochre JunctionInfo· Public Campground

Marble Canyon CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Mitchell Meadows CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Numa CreekInfo· Public Campground

Porcupine CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Rock Lakc CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

SU8Info· Public Campground

Surprise Creek CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Tumbling CreekInfo· Public Campground

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