Kootenay Lake business directory

Craft brewery and taproom in downtown Kaslo with a covered patio overlooking Kootenay Lake.

343 Front Street · Kaslo · (250) 353-7446

Korean restaurant in Creston serving brunch and dinner, with online ordering.

1821A Canyon St · Creston · +1 250-431-8642

Indian, Nepalese and Hakka restaurant in Creston offering catering and online ordering.

1403B Canyon Street · Creston · 250-428-7713

Bistro in Crawford Bay serving tapas, entrees and desserts made with local, organic ingredients, with a garden patio.

16072 Highway 3A · Crawford Bay

Hand-stretched artisan pizza parlour on Front Street in downtown Kaslo, making pizza since 2011.

417 Front Street · Kaslo · 250-353-2282

Coffee house in Creston, opened in 2008, sourcing what it can "from the people we know."

Creston, BC · Creston · (250) 428-5730

Hot springs resort and hotel on Kootenay Lake with a horseshoe cave pool and the Ktunaxa Grill restaurant on site.

3609 Balfour-Kaslo-Galena Bay Highway · Ainsworth Hot Springs · 1-800-668-1171

Open year-round on a Wednesday–Sunday schedule.

Motel two minutes' walk from Ainsworth Hot Springs, with kitchenette units and lake and mountain views.

3595 Highway 31 · Ainsworth Hot Springs · 250-229-4711

Open all year round.

Family-owned motel one minute from downtown Nelson with 30 renovated rooms, European-style hospitality and mountain-lodge styling.

1120 Hall Mines Road · Nelson · 1-888-356-2233

Bed and breakfast suite in Balfour near the Kootenay Lake ferry terminal, close to Balfour Golf Course.

7570 Upper Balfour Road · Balfour · 250-229-4447

RV park in the Creston Valley with 24 full-service lots and Ricky's All Day Grill restaurant on site.

Creston Valley · Creston · 1-250-428-1882

BC Green Certified glamping retreat near Nelson offering furnished tents, meal kits and a camp store on the traditional territory of the Sinixt Peoples.

5248 Queen Victoria Road, Beasley · Nelson · 778-454-2411

Backroads Brewing's Nelson taproom on Baker Street, with a second taproom and brewery location in Osoyoos, BC.

460 Baker St · Nelson · 778-463-3361

Estate winery in Creston offering guided tastings and wine flights.

1140 27th Ave S · Creston · 250-428-8768

2026 season ends September 27.

Balfour's only grocery store, doubling as a liquor agency, hardware store, Canada Post outlet and Lotto agent.

7824 Highway 3A · Balfour · 250-229-4612

Handweaving studio and gallery in Crawford Bay selling woven textiles made on site.

16101 Highway 3A · Crawford Bay · 250-227-9655

Boomtown Sports has sold sports gear since 1996 and made its own skis since 1998, now built from bamboo with a lifetime warranty.

3403 Ymir Road · Nelson · 250-509-1927

Enclosed shopping mall on Lakeside Drive with grocery, pharmacy and other retail and service tenants.

1150 Lakeside Drive · Nelson · (250) 354-4496

Family-run HVAC and plumbing company in Creston offering heating, cooling, hot water systems and commercial refrigeration.

1625B Northwest Blvd · Creston · (250) 254-4822

Nelson law firm handling probate, wills and estate planning, business law and family enterprise advisory services.

104 - 514 Victoria Street · Nelson · 778-774-2343

Community hall in Canyon available for rental, with a stage, kitchen and capacity for 211 in the main room.

4110 - 43rd St, Canyon · Creston

Law firm in Creston offering real estate transactions, wills and estates, corporate books and notary services.

125 10th Avenue North · Creston · 778-200-8989

CIBC bank branch on Baker Street with everyday banking services.

459 Baker St. · Nelson · (250) 352-8700

RDCK recreation complex in Creston with a 25-metre lap pool, leisure pool with lazy river, fitness centre, indoor track, ice arena and six-sheet curling rink.

Creston, BC · Creston · 250-428-7127

18-hole golf course above Balfour designed by Les Furber, with the Osprey Mountain Grill restaurant on site.

602 Queens Bay Road · Balfour · (250) 229-5655

Seasonal memberships available for the 2027 season.

18-hole golf course in Creston founded in 1954, with a driving range, pro shop and The Mallory patio restaurant.

1800 Mallory Rd · Creston · (250) 428-5515

2026 opening day March 26; driving range opened March 23.

Museum in Creston with seasonal hours and admission by donation.

219 Devon Street · Creston · 250-428-9262

Closed September 27–October 5 for staff holidays.

18-hole golf course above Nelson dating to 1920, with the Club Verde restaurant, an RV park and lessons.

1123 Richards Street West · Nelson · (250) 352-5913

The 2026 season opened April 16.

6.1km of groomed Nordic and multi-use ski trails near Whitewater Ski Resort, with a free day pass from Hummingbird Lodge.

Near the Hummingbird Lodge & Campground in Parking Lot #3; also reachable from the Whitewater Base Area via Meadow Trail · Nelson · (250) 352-6954

Winter season only — the lodge and Nordic Centre close in the fall and reopen for the ski season.

Self-guided museum inside The Langham commemorating the internment of Japanese Canadians in Kaslo during the Second World War.

At The Langham cultural centre · Kaslo

Open year-round.

Marina beside Kokanee Creek Provincial Park offering mooring, boat repairs, fishing gear and watercraft rentals.

5110 Highway 3A, beside Kokanee Creek Provincial Park · Harrop · 1-250-825-9235

Kuskanook Harbour Society, which takes moorage inquiries for its harbour on Kootenay Lake at 9353 Highway 3A in Kuskanook.

9353 Highway 3A · Kuskonook

Non-profit, member-run marina in Riondel with 75 slips, plus a boat launch and upper parking lot open to the public with a pass.

309 Aspen Road · Riondel · 250-254-1297

Water access maintained year-round; an emergency slip is always available.

Boat rental fleet at Ainsworth Hot Springs with pontoons, WaveRunners, deck boats and fishing boats, for rent by the hour, day or week.

Ainsworth Hot Springs · Ainsworth Hot Springs · 1-877-552-6287

Royal LePage real estate brokerage with a Creston branch offering home buying and selling, rentals, property management and free home evaluations.

1408 Canyon Street, PO Box 1370 · Creston · 250-428-8211

REALTOR Sara Malyk of Malyk Realty in Creston, offering home buying, selling and free home evaluations.

#6 1000 Northwest Blvd · Creston · 250-435-0071

Century 21 Assurance Realty real estate team in Creston, serving buyers and sellers in the Creston Valley since 1994.

Creston, BC · Creston · +1-250-428-6600