Kootenay Lake

Kokanee Creek Park trails

BC Parks manages Kokanee Creek Park trails, near Harrop. The trail's own source states 9.5 km.

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Distance, elevation and time

Kokanee Creek Park trails at a glance
Distance9.5 km
Time0.5-1
DifficultyEasy
Only the figures the trail's own source states; a blank row is left out rather than estimated.

Trailhead and how to get there

The trailhead sits at 49.6078, -117.1229, near Harrop. This site has no separate turn-by-turn directions field for this trail beyond that point — see the map below for its exact placement, and the source linked at the bottom of this page for the manager’s own directions.

What the trail is like

A network of easy, mostly flat trails totalling 9.5 km around the campgrounds, visitor centre, salmon spawning channel, lake shoreline and river delta. The connected Canyon, Pine and Woodland trails, on the west side of Highway 3A opposite the Sandspit campground entrance, are the most popular: Canyon Trail follows Kokanee Creek through mature cedar and hemlock to a stairway and terraced viewing platform over a narrow canyon, while Pine and Woodland pass through yellow pine and birch forest. A walking bridge across the creek links the network to Redfish campground.

Season and advisories

BC Parks’ own feed, read 5 min ago, lists no campfire ban for Kokanee Creek Park right now. It also carries 4 posted advisories for the park — see https://bcparks.ca/kokanee-creek-park/ for what each one says. Source: BC Parks.

Source

Managed by BC Parks. bcparks.ca/kokanee-creek-park. Verified 2026-09-22.

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Common questions

How long is Kokanee Creek Park trails?

Kokanee Creek Park trails' own source states a distance of 9.5 km. The same source gives the time as 0.5-1.

Which park is Kokanee Creek Park trails in?

Kokanee Creek Park trails is managed by BC Parks, inside Kokanee Creek Park. Its trailhead sits near Harrop.

When is Kokanee Creek Park trails open?

Kokanee Creek Park trails' own source states no season restriction or opening dates. This site has no other season or opening-hours data for Kokanee Creek Park trails beyond what its own source states.

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