August 12, 2012 | Tips from Travellers >
Dawson Creek, Beaches & Swimming
The Kiskatinaw River is a wonderful river to spend the afternoon. It is my favourite place to pack a picnic lunch and head out to! The Kiskatinaw is a generally pretty shallow, slow moving river which means that it is fantastic for swimming! All along the river bed you can find either polished river stones or wonderful sandy beaches. If river swimming isn't your thing, a hike along the river valley just might be! My favourite thing to do (after swimming of course) is to wander along the Kiskatinaw, there are some beautiful things to see! The best swimming is right under the historical curved wooden bridge, the river is slow and the sand is so soft!
Attached to the river is the Kiskatinaw Provincial Park, which is a nice place to stay the night after a long day of swimming or hiking. Each campsite comes with a fire pit and a picnic table, but no power hook ups or water supplied. The Kiskatinaw river valley is full of natural beauty and wildlife, and is a great place to spend an afternoon or even a couple days. The first thing you will notice is how quiet it is here, even though you're not that far from the highway, it’s still a very serene place to stop.
April 15, 2010 | Tips from Travellers >
Dawson Creek, Beaches & Swimming
I love swimming in our new aquatic center! Growing up in Dawson Creek, I liked the old Centennial Swimming Pool downtown, but wow... the new one is awesome!
We have an eight lane competition pool, a huge hot tub for soaking and socializing, sauna and steam rooms, male, female and family change rooms, 1 & 3 meter diving boards, a swirl pool that is designed like a river for swimming or walking against the current, a huge waterslide, and a little kids play pool.
Regardless of the weather outside, it's warm and bright inside. We love to take our out of town visitors swimming.
The aquatic center is part of our multiplex. We have a 250 meter walking track, a 6,500 seat events center which regularly hosts big names and events and an equestrian center, all in the same building.
There is plenty of parking for RVs. It's a great place to take a break, get some exercise and enjoy the water.
I'm getting up my nerve to try the waterslide... it looks like so much fun!
August 07, 2009 | Tips from Travellers >
Dawson Creek, Beaches & Swimming
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I'm not sure if you guys noticed, but there has been a heat wave hanging around B.C. recently. With temperatures hovering around 27-30 degrees for the past couple weeks, we finally decided to beat the heat and head over to the swimming pool.
The Kenn Borek aquatic centre is located in the recently built Encana Multiplex. It's a state of the art facility, featuring an 8 lane, 25m competition pool, and a leisure pool complete with many fountains and a lazy river for the young 'uns. There is also a waterslide, sauna and steam rooms, hot tubs, 1m and 3m diving boards, and a swirl pool.
The pool is well built to accommodate swimmers of all ages and abilities. The leisure pool is shallow enough for most children, and the area is well monitored to assure safety. The competion pool has a lot of toys to play with, which makes it fun for more experienced swimmers who are comfortable in the water. My personal favourite, however, is the waterslide. Truly there is no greater thrill in this world that wooshing down a tube filled with water, with no control of your direction or speed...
..or maybe that's just how I feel about it.