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Outdoor Activities in Kamloops Kamloops is set on a vast and rugged landscape of hills, gullies, and grasslands that invite hiking, mountain biking, and wildlife viewing, all easily accessible from the city. Boat to nearby Kamloops Lake for a day of fishing, or hit the links at Tobiano Golf Course, one of Canada's best. Take the whole family hiking, mountain biking, and golfing in summer, and downhill skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, dog-sledding, and ice-skating in winter.
The City's Culture and History Experience Kamloops' First Nations culture at the biggest powwow in British Columbia: Every August the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (Kamloops First Nation) hosts the Kamloopa Pow Wow, a weekend-long event attracting First Nations singers, dancers, artists, and performers from across western Canada and the US. Kamloops history is accessible year-round at the Kamloops Museum & Archives, or on a self-guided walking tour of heritage homes and buildings throughout the city. A brochure of Kamloops "Heritage Homes Walking Tour" is available at the museum.
Kamloops DowntownWith a population of 86,000, Kamloops is the fourth largest municipality in British Columbia outside of the Lower Mainland, and the second biggest in the Thompson Okanagan region. Therefore, the amenities of metropolitan centre are readily available. A wide range of hotels, spas (including Sunmore Ginseng Spa), restaurants, art galleries, and theatres are located in Kamloops downtown district. The Kamloops Symphony, as well as professional and amateur theatre companies perform throughout the year. In summer the city virtually lives outdoors attending festivals and events, concerts, rodeos, and farmers' markets.
Riverside Park Riverside Park is the Kamloops gathering spot in summer. Located in the heart of downtown Kamloops, the park features Rotary Rose Garden, Rotary Bandshell, Uji Japanese Gardens, waterpark, lawn bowling, tennis courts, picnic area, and River's Trail. Riverside also hosts Music in the Park , a free nightly concert held in July and August.
Communities near KamloopsThompson Okanagan regional communities of Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Merritt, and Logan Lake are all located near Kamloops, and offer great outdoor recreational opportunities. Also, close by Kamloops, are Little Shuswap Lake and Big Shuswap Lake, where kilometres/miles of sandy beaches attract sun soakers every summer. A series of provincial parks – including Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, Wells Gray Provincial Park, and Lac Du Bois Provincial Park – surround Kamloops, offering swimming, fishing, boating, hiking, mountain biking, wildlife viewing, and cross-country skiing. McConnell Lake Provincial Park, 35 km/22 miles south of the city, has Rainbow Trout weighing in excess of 1.5 kg/3.3 lb.
For more information about things to do, restaurants, and accommodations in Kamloops, stop by the Visitor Centre, 1290 West Trans Canada Highway. Take Exit 368 off the Trans-Canada Highway. The Visitor Centre is directly across from the Aberdeen Shopping Mall.
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