Kootenay Lake Resort - Explore the Kootenays
Travel Time

AIR TRAVEL
Local airport for small aircraft: Kaslo - 10 minutes
Closest regional airport: Castlegar - 1.5 hrs
Closest Canadian international airports:
Cranbrook – 3.5 hrs
Kelowna - 4 hrs
Closest US international airport:
Spokane - 4.5 hrs
Helicopter flights can be arranged directly to Wing Creek Resort

DRIVE TIMES
From:
Nelson - 55 minutes
Castlegar - 1.5 hrs
Calgary - 8 hrs
Edmonton - 10 hrs
Kelowna - 4 hrs
Vancouver - 9 hrs
Spokane, Washington - 4.5 hrs
Seattle, Washington - 9 hrs

Directions

Wing Creek Resort is located just 5 minutes north of Kaslo, British Columbia, 20 minutes from Ainsworth Hot Springs and just under an hour from Nelson, British Columbia.

There are several options to arrive here from major highways: via Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway) or Highway 1 (TransCanada Highway). Call us for details or use one of the detailed routes below.

From Castlegar:

  • Northeast on Hwy 3A via Nelson to Balfour
  • North on Hwy 31 via Kaslo to Wing Creek Resort (6 km north of Kaslo)
  • From Spokane:

  • Hwy 395 north to the Canada/US border
  • East on Hwy 3 to Castlegar
  • Follow directions "From Castlegar"
  • From Vancouver:

  • East on Hwy 1 to Hwy 5
  • East on Hwy 5
  • Hwy 97C to Kelowna
  • North on Hwy 97 to Vernon
  • East on Hwy 6 to New Denver (via Needles/Fauquier ferry)
  • East on Hwy 31A to Hwy 31
  • 6 km north of Kaslo on Hwy 31 to Wing Creek Resort
  • From Calgary:

  • West on Hwy 1 via Banff to Hwy 93
  • South on Hwy 93 to Radium Hot Springs
  • South on Hwy 95 to Cranbrook
  • West on Hwy 3 to Creston
  • North on Hwy 3A to Kootenay Bay/Balfour ferry
  • North on Hwy 31 via Kaslo to Wing Creek Resort (6 km north of Kaslo)
  • From Edmonton:

  • South on Hwy 2 to Calgary and follow directions "From Calgary"

  • or
  • West on Hwy 16 to Jasper
  • South on Hwy 93 to Lake Louise
  • West on Hwy 1 via Golden to Revelstoke
  • South on Hwy 23 to Nakusp (via Shelter Bay/Galena Bay ferry)
  • East on Hwy 6 to New Denver
  • East on Hwy 31A to Hwy 31
  • 6 km north of Kaslo on Hwy 31 to Wing Creek Resort
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