Salmon Arm, BC - Part 1

Part 1 - Lakefront Views

I had about six days off in early September which I wanted to spend outside of my area. Since the Canadian border is closed to the U.S and most international travel, I stayed (somewhat) local by travelling inter-provincially to British Columbia for about four days (not including two days to drive out and back). 

My boyfriend actually chose the location of Salmon Arm, since it was an area not too far across the Alberta border, was scenic and according to cyclists, had a lot of great routes for biking. 

I packed my road bike and a small bag and headed west on an early Thursday morning.

 

 

Map showing Salmon Arm (via Google Maps).

 

Salmon Arm is a small retirement community of 16,000 tucked into the hills east of Kamloops. We stayed in a kitchenette suite at the Prestige Harborfront Resort (LINK) to save on costs and also, to avoid mixing with other people in these COVID times. The room was fantastic and just outside the hotel was a nature area, lake and wharf.

 

Walking bridge over the nature area - view from back of resort.

View of the boat launch area looking towards the lake. 

 

 

Pond in a park near the resort hotel.

 

After having driven for almost 12 hours, we checked in, unpacked the food we brought and headed out for a walk around the hotel area. As you can see from the photos above, the nature area, Marine Peace Park (LINK) and Shuswap Lake (LINK) nearby were beautiful. Salmon Arm has a famous wharf open until 10 PM, so we wondered down the long planks to enjoy the sights...

View walking out to the dock's end.

View looking out to the town's shoreline from the wharf.

A short post today just to introduce the Shuswap Lake area.Part 2 will feature photos from a cycling trip that was 20 minutes up the road from Salmon Arm.

Next Post: Columbia-Shuswap Hiking