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Columbia National Wildlife Area

Info★ Notable🏛️ Public · Park / Nature📍 WilmerFree
Notable · worth the detour
Four-unit federal wildlife area in the Columbia Wetlands, one of North America's longest.

Columbia National Wildlife Area is a federally protected wetland complex in the Rocky Mountain Trench of southeastern BC, consisting of four separate units — Wilmer, Spillimacheen, Brisco, and Harrogate — strung along the Columbia Valley. The area forms part of the larger Columbia Wetlands system, one of the longest continuous wetlands in North America and a major corridor of the Pacific Flyway. Touring cyclists riding the Columbia Valley route pass through or near these units and can observe migratory waterfowl and wetland wildlife in a dramatic mountain setting.

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Bike parkingWater bottle refillWashroomsShowers (drop-in or fee)Café or food on siteWater without admissionLuggage / bag storageVending machinesBike rack visible from insideCovered bike parkingPublic rack nearbyBike allowed inside/on patioDevice chargingWi-FiE-bike chargingPumpDiscount for arriving by bike
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Good to know
Time to allow: Short visit
Planning: Walk-up, no booking needed
Best time to visit: Waterfowl migration (April, May, September, October)
Indigenous

This place is in the traditional territory of the Ĩyãħé Nakón mąkóce (Stoney), Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis, and Secwepemcúl’ecw (Secwépemc).

Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.

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