Kootenay National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park of Canada located in British Columbia
About Kootenay National Park
Kootenay National Park covers an area of 1,406 km² (543 sq mi), which is almost the size of Greater London. While the park is open all year, the major tourist season lasts from June to September. Most campgrounds are open from early May to late September, while limited winter camping is available only at the Dolly Varden campground. Archaeological evidence suggests humans have been either travelling through, or temporarily residing in, the area for about 10,000 years. Pictographs found in the hot spring caves indicate that it was the Ktunaxa people who first made more permanent use of the area, particularly the hot springs, several hundred years ago. European fur traders and trappers passed through, as did George Simpson in 1841, through what would later be named Simpson Pass, during his c
Top Attractions in Kootenay National Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Kootenay National Park:
- ★Paint Pots
- ★Radium Hot Springs
Where to Stay in Kootenay National Park
- 🏨Crook's Meadows
- 🏨Kootenay Park Lodge
- 🏨Marble Canyon
- 🏨McLeod Meadows
- 🏨Redstreak
Kootenay National Park Travel Guide Sections
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