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Radium Hot Springs,
BC is a small village with big
adventures located in the Columbia River Valley of British Columbia,
Canada. The resort village is situated at the southern door
step of the Kootenay National Park with the Rocky Mountains
looming in the east and the Purcell Mountains in the west.
The Columbia River runs along the western border
of the community complimented by the largest continuous wetlands
in North America - the Columbia
Valley Wetlands. However, the Village of Radium Hot Springs
is best known for its hot spring
pools in Sinclair Canyon, the abundance of wildlife and
the Kootenay National Park.
The surrounding parks and wilderness provides
a great playing field for year round adventures. Summer activities
enjoyed around the community of Radium include golfing, birdwatching,
hiking, backpacking, river rafting, mountaineering, river kayaking,
mountain biking and wildlife viewing.
Winter activities of Radium, after the snow
has fallen, include cross country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling,
ice climbing and ice fishing. Hop in a vehicle and take a short
drive north to Kicking
Horse Mountain or south to Fairmont and Panorama
for downhill skiing and snowboarding.
Wildlife in the community, throughout the wetlands
and within the parks is very abundant. Some refer to Radium
Hot Springs as the "Bighorn Capital of BC" because
of a herd Bighorn Sheep who live in the nearby mountain range
and who visit the community on a seasonal basis- usually in
the late fall and early spring.
Other wildlife in the region include badger,
wolf, rubber boa, caribou, black bear, grizzly bear, coyote,
lynx, wolverine, elk, mule deer, cougar, moose, mountain goats
and plains bison.
Although small and quaint, the village does
enjoy many of the big city amenities important to travelers
like restaurants, gas stations, tours, attractions, accommodations,
banks, grocery store, tourism information, gift stores, repair
shops and retail shops.
The community of Radium Hot Springs is very
central in the valley - very close to other Columbia Valley
communities. A short drive south on Highway #93/95 are the communities
of Invermere
and Fairmont
Hot Springs. North, along Hwy #93 are the communities of
Golden, Edgewater,
Spur Valley, Brisco and Spillmacheen.
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