Coolest pub/restaurant in Revelstoke. It can be hard to get into but the service is excellent and…read morethe food is amazing. Their poutine is the best I've had. Highly recommend if passing through town.

Super fun and stylish 5-pin bowling alley right in the heart of downtown Revelstoke. This place has…read morea full bar, pool table and 8 lanes of bowling available. There was also a skate/snowboard shop in the building but it was closed when we went. It was definitely my kind of joint: snowboard & ski videos playing on flat screen TVs, good dance music bumpin, local art on the walls, black lights on the lanes, and great service from the bar. There were kids, teens, and adults there all having fun. The place was packed when we showed up around 7pm so we played a couple rounds of pool and had some cocktails before we got on the lanes. Not sure if they do reservations but I might suggest checking that out if you are going on a weekend. 5-pin was different but fun and challenging. You use small bowling balls with no finger holes and get three turns per frame instead of two. The points multiply if you strike or spare in the first two turns of the frame, but not on the third turn. I enjoyed the uniqueness of the game but lost 3 of 4 games to my wife. The only draw back to The Cabin was the limited food menu, but I wouldn't take a star away from them for that. Because we started around 8 and bowled 4 games, many of the restaurants had closed by the time we were done. We ended up finding some great pizza at the local bar, The Village Idiot. In summary: great drinks, fun atmosphere, and friendly staff. Not your typical bowling alley. I definitely plan to come back on my next trip to Revelstoke!

Amazing, just amazing. Super-accessible, just off parking lot. Gets you right next to the Falls…read morewhich are wonderful ... and loud! We were there in early October and the Columbia River salmon were spawning. The best. And only 15 minutes from downtown Revelstoke.

Begbie Falls Recreation Site is located along Highway 23, and is 12 kilometers or 7.5 miles south…read moreof Revelstoke, British Columbia. I believe the primary attraction is hiking to Begbie Falls. But before talking about the waterfall, I must warn about the dirt/gravel road it takes to arrive here... After making a left hand turn off Highway 23, it's a 2 kilometer drive on a very bumpy and rugged road. For anyone with a compact/midsize car (or without 4x4 vehicle), I'd suggest slowly riding the break to focus on avoiding big potholes and possibly damaging your tires. I didn't head caution and learned that lesson the hard way a few days later. Once at the end of the road, there's a sign stating..."Begbie Falls Recreation Site, British Columbia". But...the trailhead for the actual falls is along an unmarked pathway opposite from the actual sign. This confused me as I began hiking and not making progress, I turned around and had to restart. Things can be tricky as there are multiple options of starting points. The hike to the falls is about 1 mile each way with the trail descending almost 800 feet lower into the lower bowl of the forest. I'd rate it as moderately easy. Begbie Falls is a 40 foot waterfall divided into two separate waterfalls rushing down next to each other. You'd think that two waterfalls within one setting can be photogenic, but unfortunately that wasn't the case. The viewpoint was okay. The branches and natural forest growth over time partially obstructed views of the falls. I was trying to discover an elevated observation point to better look down upon the falls, but never found anything. Also, I did look for a clearance to get around past the viewpoint area, but it just wasn't possible. So overall, the pictures weren't as special as I had anticipated them to be. I stopped by around 6:30pm over the summertime and the dense forest obstructed a lot of the day's remaining sunlight casting Begbie Falls from a dark perspective. I believe visiting in the middle of the day would provide more quality moments among nature. After grabbing a few photos of the falls, I was motivated to return to the trailhead and start driving back over that dreaded rough dirt road. Lol, it was sort of the only thing left on my mind at that point. Fast forward months later and researching this Begbie Falls Recreation Site, there is more offered here than just hiking to the waterfall... It's a campground as well. Here are some details... - $15 per night (Canadian) - 26 sites - Vault toilets only - Open seasonally May 1 - Sep 30 Finally, if you're looking for longer hiking activities, Mount Begbie Summit (10 miles - difficult), Hemlock Grove Look (4.5 miles - moderate), can be better challenges, according to alltrails.com. Overall, Begbie Falls is good for recreational day use and or simply seeing the waterfall for a brief hour or two. For those folks looking to explore more waterfalls around the area, Sutherland Falls and Moses Falls can be better visits.

Wonderful facilities, a great price, and perfect after a long day on some world class slopes…read more Really don't know why people don't live her.

We received free passes from our hotel and decided to take our girls (5 and 7 year old). The kids…read moreloved it! Great place for the kids to unwind after a long day on the road. They have a lazy river, hot tub, waterslide and sauna. I would recommend it, and will come here again when we stay in Revelstoke.

This is a top notch national park. Not huge, but plenty of trails to walk on. Very friendly…read morerangers. Limited interpretive content. Great scenery, especially plant life. Not as crowded as other national parks in area. A place worth checking out.

Mount Revelstoke National Park of Canada! I believe hiking to Miller and Eva Lakes are the two…read moreprimary focal points for experiencing this beautiful, yet under the radar park. To arrive at them, you must drive the Meadows in the Sky road about 26 kilometers or 16 miles up to the summit area parking lot. After you exit your car... - Hike 5.5 kilometers or 3.5 miles to reach Miller Lake. - Then hike another 8/10th's of a kilometer or 1/2 mile to get to Eva Lake. Either way, the two lakes pair perfectly together. You can't go to one and not visit the other, lol. Along the way on the trail, it's not really elevated. You mostly descend down a dirt pathway into an alpine bowl of trees and shrubberies within the forest. It's a pleasant setting among nature. And it wasn't hot or cold along the way when I hiked in late June. The conditions were perfect. Miller Lake and Eva Lake are both similar in that they offer some of the most untouched, undisturbed surroundings you can encounter, anywhere! The reflections in the waters are pristine, symmetrical, masterpiece works of art!! Here were some of the differences between the two lakes... According to what I noticed, you can't walk around Miller Lake. There's a giant boulder you can stand upon and get 360 views. Basically, there's not much maneuverability to capture that ideal photo moment. Whereas at Eva Lake, you walk around the entire lake as it's bigger and offers more of a playful area in nature to enjoy the scenic sights. Eva Lake is more open in terms of landscape. There are panoramic vista point views of the mountains in the background as you stroll the perimeter of the lake. So...Eva Lake gives you the best of both worlds. Miller Lake sort of sits in an enclosed lower bowl tier and when I stopped by, the sun was partially hidden by the forest growth and hindered some sensational picture instances. At Eva Lake, there were benches afforded to hikers to sit down on. Also, visitors were swimming in Eva Lake as well. In total, with hiking to and from the lakes and spending brief time at each of them and with driving back down Revelstoke Mountain, the entire experience took 7 hours. Btw, back at the trailhead for Miller and Eva Lakes, you have Fire Lookout House which is a unique landmark worthy of exploring for a little. Fire House Lookout appeared to be a popular destination among visitors. Right next to Fire Lookout House is Heather Lake...another charming lake with some green coloring to it and perfect reflections of alpine trees glistening off the waters. Both Fire Lookout and Heather Lake are within the heart of Mount Revelstoke activity so you're not really going out of your way to see more sights after the moderately difficult Miller and Eva Lakes Trail. Lastly, for those with a real sense of adventure, next to Miller and Eva Lakes is a continuous pathway for 4 more kilometers or 2.5 miles to Jade Lakes, but I skipped it so I don't know how it appeared. If I had an assumption, I'd say Jade Lakes would be worthwhile as well. Just thinking off my head at this moment, Jade Lakes may have snow covering on the trail year round. This is my impromptu thought, but I'd inquire with park rangers before trekking to Jade Lakes and setting off for the day. Mount Revelstoke National Park! No one has talked about it, but if you're a parks fan and lover of nature...I would certainly suggest paying a visit here and you'll be rewarded with quality time spent in the great outdoors.

Haircuts , appropriate hair colour, relaxing massage...never have had a bad experience in 10+…read moreyears. These young women have much to offer & love the community they are in. I applaud

I was in town from Toronto for a wedding and needed to get cleaned up with little notice. Birch &…read moreLace was recommended to me by the groom so I made an appointment online and turned up a few days later with no expectations. My experiences with haircuts in Toronto are nearly always the same thing: never truly pleased with the cut I get and the folks doing the cutting don't seem particularly interested. I get it - sometimes it can be boring to try to engage with strangers all day and it is likely easy to fall into a routine of asking the same questions and keeping things pretty superficial. This time things were different: Aside from a tiny bit of small talk about my day and eventually why I was in Revelstoke, Sara and I got into a deep and meaningful about my hair: "what do you like about your hair", "what do you dislike about your hair", "what would you change about your hair"... etc. She was focusing in on how I perceived my hair in an effort to understand how she could fit into the process of giving me a haircut I'd be happy with - and it worked. I was able to better articulate what I wanted my hair to do and be, and she was able to make it happen. While cutting and combing, she was educating me on the ethos and principles that have informed her decisions in opening her shop, the services she offers, and the products she supplies and uses. To find a salon that considers environmental impacts along with making profits was not something I was expecting to discover... being like minded and myself working for a company that considers the environmental impacts of being in business - the experience really resonated with me. A great haircut and a great conversation make for a really great experience. It's a real shame that I can't just book here in the future now that I'm back in Toronto - but I feel lucky that now I know how to better articulate what I'd like to my next barber. Go here. Often.

Driving to the summit at Mount Revelstoke National Park was just okay. The road to get to the top…read moreis called Meadows in the Sky Parkway. And before entering, you must display a National Parks Pass of Canada or purchase one at the guardhouse. I bought my yearly Canadian Parks Pass back in Banff National Park for $72 - Canadian or $55 - US. And this allowed me access to all the major parks throughout Canada for an entire year! Make sure when driving this Meadows in the Sky Road, you have a Mount Revelstoke Park pamphlet guide as it'll direct you and talk about the roadside stops you can make along the 26-kilometer or 16-mile drive to the peak. My only issue with the journey to the top were that the stops along the way were really mediocre. There were maybe 12 of them and they partly offered perspectives of the Revelstoke landscape. But, with the growth of trees over time, branches and general forest expansion, a lot of overlooks were completely hindered or not picturesque at all. My favorite stop was #3, called - Nels Nelson Ski Jump Viewpoint. Here you're afforded the best sights of the downtown Revelstoke area. Plus, there's a set of replica ski's or like a statue/mannequin where you can live out your inner skiing dreams portraying speeding down the edge of a ramp and lifting off high in the air. You just approach the edge of the observation platform and fit yourself into the statue of the skier, as if you're a human puzzle piece, lol. It's a weird, yet playful chance to better understand what Revelstoke slopes are like during winters. Besides the Nels Nelson Ski Jump Lookout, the other stops to the summit were below average. In fact, I'd rather not mention any of them. But the park pamphlet guide will navigate you to the end of the road. Ultimately, the star activity at Mount Revelstoke is hiking! So, when you arrive at the top, then it'll be time to put your hiking shoes on and start enjoying nature. And the park brochure is still useful and will describe trails you may be interested in. I recommend this pathway (what I did at the summit)... - Fire Lookout to...Heather Lake to...Miller Lake to...Eva Lake. This route goes in order and will take the remainder of the day to complete. Overall, just driving Meadows in the Sky Parkway and casually taking your time is still a pleasant way to appreciate going to the top of a mountain. I would just suggest tempering your expectations for the roadside stops. That's where I had overly ambitious thinking. This drive will not offer "Going to the Sun Road" type moments, lol. In a separate review of Mount Revelstoke National Park, I will highlight trails at the summit in more detail and offer insight into what to expect on day hikes. Lastly, I'd say you can use 1 full day to explore Mount Revelstoke. Though if you include hiking within your itinerary, you could easily break up the adventure into 2 days so not to feel rushed, but you will have to drive this Meadows in the Sky Parkway 2x, which could feel repetitive. Either way though, if you want to uncover the best aspects of Mount Revelstoke National Park of Canada, then you must embark upon this Meadows in the Sky Parkway.

Great little hike. Nice interpretive section and great lookouts. Somewhat steep sections but…read moremoderately easy and well marked.

This is a Mount Rushmore national park. Incredible scenery. Great wildlife and plant life…read more Friendly rangers. Not crowded. Worth a trip to check out.

It is 2023 and just like I promised from my 2022 review, I have returned for Round 2 at Glacier…read moreNational Park of Canada. This time, I was well prepared for a fantastic day of hiking and exploring. Lets get to it! Glacier NP is located off of TransCanada Highway 1...58 kilometers or 36 miles northwest of Golden, British Columbia. You need to have a Canada Parks Pass for admission. It's $10 per person per day or I purchased a yearly pass for $72 which includes entrances to Banff and Jasper Parks as well (this is definitely the best route to go). The nearest towns to Glacier NP are Golden and Revelstoke and I recommend you purchase sandwiches and snacks ahead of time at the grocery stores or otherwise you won't have food for your hikes. There's not many tourists visiting this park. It's very under the radar. There were some hikers on the trails but you mostly have nothing but time and space to appreciate the great outdoors. Many people think of Glacier NP in Montana in the United States (which is one of the best that the USA has to offer) as the one and only Glacier Park... But if you're leaving the Banff and Lake Louise area of the Canadian Rockies and heading west and south down to Vancouver, you'll run smack straight into this stunningly beautiful park. Here's the primary differences between the USA Park and here in British Columbia... - This Canadian Park is a hiking park. That's all that is offered. If you want to get out and see the sights of nature, you have to earn it by hiking. It's not like driving the famous "Going to the Sun Road" in Montana where there'll be multiple stops along the way to capture magnificent overlooks of some of the most glorious sceneries in America. So...here at Glacier NP of Canada, it's like a blue collar, no frills park. There's a Visitor Center that's open 9am - 5pm daily and it's here where I met with a ranger and they suggested day hikes to get the best experience out of the park. The first hike is GREAT GLACIER TRAIL - it's certainly one of the more popular hikes because of the scenery at the end of the trail. You'll be afforded 2 different terrific perspectives of snowcapped peaks and mountains in one grand setting. Great Glacier Trail is 4.6 kilometers or 2.85 miles each way with moderately strenuous elevation. It begins about 4 kilometers down the road from the Rogers Visitor Center. Be on the lookout for the Illecillewaet Parking Lot (yes I swear I spelled that correctly) and then you'll discover the trailhead. Also good about this Great Glacier Trail is that the next hike I was taking for the afternoon to MARION LAKE started from the same vicinity. MARION LAKE - 2.1 kilometers or 1.3 miles each way but it's all uphill with constant switchbacks. I'd classify it as pretty strenuous and is part of the bigger - Abbott Ridge Trail. When arriving at the lake, I thought my eyes had deceived me, lol. But it had to be one of the most pristine, symmetrical lakes I have witnessed anywhere. And an added bonus is situated just 1/4 of a mile walk past Marion Lake, you'll discover a rewarding lookout capturing the rugged mountains and TransCanada Highway 1 together in the distance. It's like one of these penultimate instances at Glacier NP that takes your breathe away. In total, navigating along 2 day hikes, being immersed in nature and having no worries is the reason I returned to Glacier NP of Canada. That indescribable feeling of pushing yourself to conquer difficult hiking trails cannot be duplicated. The end results are worth it. It's what keeps my candle burning brightly. Finally, 47 kilometers or 29 miles southwest of here sits Mount Revelstoke National Park. It's just as fun as Glacier NP and together you get to check 2 Canadian National Parks off your To-Do List.

Review Visit: July 20th, 2015…read more It wouldn't be an enchanted road trip in Canada without a stop at the Enchanted Forest! In the months leading up to our trip, we made a list of things we would like to do. Our Canadian guide (my cousin's wife) knew the route and mentioned many things to do along the way. The Enchanted Forest was one of the things we jotted down. Fast forward to us on the road and driving west; timing ended up working out great for us as we passed by Revelstoke during the afternoon. With that to our advantage, we pulled over to check out The Enchanted Forest. Going in, I had no idea what to expect. Thoughts of fancy forests with fog and unicorns are what sprang to mind. A forest dedicated to fairy tales is not what I imagined. But that's what the Enchanted Forest is. One dedicated to all those fairy tales we all hear as kids. Parking was a bit of a pain as the lot was smaller and we stopped by during the peak tourist season, but we eventually found a place and headed in. Entry was around $12 or so but since it's been awhile, please check their website for an accurate price. We all paid, grabbed maps and headed in. As we paid and headed in, I couldn't think that this was an actual place. It seemed like a fairy tale in of itself. A random forest dedicated to fairy tales and the like. But every step of the way just kept up that initial surprise. Every path and every turn lead to a small set up dedicated to some tale or some folk lore. Some I recognized, some I didn't. Here and there, you would find poems or excerpts from the origins of what the displays were based on. That helped figure out where and what certain displays were. Walking around, you can head whichever way you want and spend time with the displays, taking fun photos with most of them. You can't interact with them for the most part, aside from the ones that are made to be touched. I remember there being a tree house kids could play in. I remember there being a big bunny chair you could sit in. There was a shoe house small kids could explore. The house that Goldilocks commits Breaking and Entering in is now a real place. Even if you aren't a fan of tales and lore, this place is something to experience just for the sake of it is unique and unlike anything else I've experienced in my years of traveling. Also, the forests of Canada are a beauty of their own. You can browse the photos supplied below but you'd really need to see a video of it to get a good feel for the place. About the only negative I would have to say about this place is that the age/quality of some of the sculptures are lacking. Some have that homemade look, which has a charm of it's own but at the same time, weren't crafted the best. Some of the other things looked like they needed a fresh coat of paint or some touch ups. I assume the forest vegetation/biome isn't the greatest for these kinds of things. With that negative in mind, I am not docking this place for it as I think that it is also part of the charm in a weird way. It's like you are seeing a labor of someone's love brought to life. Kids who grew up reading would love this place. Adults who grew up with these stories would also love this place. It's like seeing a story adapted in to a movie. Those words and mental images brought to life.

For a family of four we paid just under 50$. I think this…read morewould be a great environment for families with children under the age of 7. The idea of the park is good... however the characters in the park are outdated and kinda creepy. For the amount of money they charged us to get in.. I think maybe they should update their characters. The little houses were cute. But again. Made for young children. The park doesn't take more then an hour to go through.