{"key":"02bb2c41b4","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n8418884295","category":"Attractions","subcategory":"Visitor Centre","community":"Sparwood","lat":49.731377,"lon":-114.8847271,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Sparwood Visitor Centre","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"The Sparwood Visitor Centre, operated by the Sparwood Chamber of Commerce, is the first visitor information stop in BC for travellers arriving from Alberta via Highway 3. It is home to the iconic Terex Titan — one of the largest trucks ever built — which draws over 60,000 visitors annually. Touring cyclists can pick up local and provincial trail maps, get route information for the Elk Valley's mountain biking and Trans Canada Trail network, and take advantage of free on-site amenities.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://sparwoodchamber.bc.ca/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"141 A Aspen Dr, Sparwood, BC V0B 2G0","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"250.425.2423","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"manager@sparwoodchamber.bc.ca","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"addr:city":"Sparwood","addr:housenumber":"141B","addr:postcode":"V0B 2G0","addr:province":"BC","addr:street":"Aspen Drive","information":"office","internet_access":"yes","internet_access:fee":"no","name":"Sparwood Visitor Centre","operator":"Sparwood Chamber of Commerce","tourism":"information"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website's /about-us/ page provides an explicit amenities list confirming public washrooms, free WiFi, and water filling stations (inside and out), giving strong positive evidence for those fields. OSM tags (internet_access=yes, internet_access:fee=no) corroborate the free Wi-Fi claim. No explicit mention of bike racks or bike parking appears anywhere on the website or in OSM tags, so that field remains null; however, the site's visitor-centre role, free amenities, trail maps, and position as the first BC stop off Highway 3 from Alberta make it clearly relevant to touring cyclists.","concerns":["Address discrepancy: OSM records '141B Aspen Drive' but the website consistently shows '141 A Aspen Dr' — the unit letter differs (B vs A); website value used.","OSM has no phone number recorded; website lists 250.425.2423 and 1.877.485.8185."],"recommended_status_reason":"This is an active, well-equipped visitor centre on a major touring route (Hwy 3) with confirmed washrooms, water filling stations, free Wi-Fi, and trail maps — exactly the kind of cyclist-friendly stop the WWC directory should highlight.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":false},"notes":"Website also lists a sani dump facility and large parking lot with RV parking — potentially useful context for cycle tourists travelling with support vehicles."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"v2","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["subcategory","attraction_facets","wow","judgement","price_tier"],"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high","facets_layers":"l1+l2","judgement":{"confidence":"high"}},"required_criteria":{"Water bottle refill":{"value":true,"detail":"Website amenities list explicitly states 'Water filling stations (located inside & out)'","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Washrooms":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"optional_amenities":{"Water without admission":{"value":true,"detail":"Water filling stations listed as a free visitor centre amenity; no admission fee to access the centre","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Wi-Fi":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Kootenay Rockies","ownership":"Public","indigenous_role":[],"facets":{"dwell":"short","setting":"mixed","theme":"landmark","energy":"restorative","season":"all","kid_friendly":"yes","visitable":true,"planning":"walk-up","open_early":true,"open_morning":true,"open_afternoon":true,"open_evening":true,"days_closed":[],"is_24h":false,"seasonal_hours":false,"hours_source":"type_prior","facet_confidence":"high"},"notability":2,"wow_evidence":"Dupe winner: first BC visitor stop from Alberta, home of the Terex Titan — one of the largest trucks ever built, 60,000 visitors a year; quirky-landmark band 3.","rider_delight":3,"blurb":"Visitor centre beside the Terex Titan, one of the world's largest trucks, on Highway 3.","judgement_flags":["dupe_winner"],"price":{"band":0,"band_key":"free","label":"Free","confidence":"high","source":"judgement","signal":"visitor centre + free Terex Titan display"},"tier":"info"}