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COQUIHALLA CANYON PROVINCIAL PARK
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Hope, off Highway #5. Take Exit #183, north, follow Othello Road to Tunnels Road, take Tunnels Road to the Park entrance. BC Parks. From Hope: Drive east on Kawkawa Lake Rd. to the cemetery. Turn right onto Kettle Valley Rd. Follow to the end (approximately 1 km). Open: May to November 15th.
The abandoned Kettle Valley Rail Line and the Othello Tunnels form the core of this recreation area. Designed by Andrew McCullock, the Chief Engineer for the KVR, the line was completed in 1916. It is an easy stroll from the parking lot, through the tunnels and back (approximately 3 kms). In addition to the tunnels and the Coquihalla Canyon, a variety of flowers, trees and shrubs are to be enjoyed. Facilities: day use picnicking, parking, pit toilets, pets on leash.
Phone: 604-858-7161
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