Camping British Columbia and Yukon by Jayne Seagrave

Author:Jayne Seagrave
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-927527-60-3
Publisher: Heritage House
Published: 2014-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

Dry Gulch

Location

If hot springs are your passion, you’ll love Dry Gulch. This beautiful little camp­ground is less than 5 kilometres south of Radium Hot Springs, at the foot of Redstreak Mountain amid steep-sided gullies eroded by glaciers. All amenities can be found at Radium Hot Springs, just a short drive away (radiumhotsprings.com). The campground is one kilometre from Highway 93.

Facilities

Dry Gulch Provincial Park consists of 26 campsites set in a lightly forested area of Douglas fir and ponderosa pine. It’s one of the better small campgrounds: all sites are large, private and able to handle every type of recreational vehicle; some have tent pads. There are flush and pit toilets but no sani-station or showers. The park is wheelchair-accessible and there are wheelchair-accessible flush toilets. The campground is located just far enough from the main road that traffic noise is not a problem.

Recreational activities

Bighorn sheep are often observed on the grassland behind the campground, but one of the biggest attractions of staying here is your proximity to the world-famous Radium Hot Springs, which are located in Kootenay National Park. Prior to their formal development in 1911, the springs had been used for centuries by the Interior and Plains First Nations. Dry Gulch is an excel­lent quiet campground for enjoying the mineral waters. In addition to the springs, the resort has a café and shop. Other recreational activities in the vicinity include golf courses and the towns of Invermere (where there is a boat launch) and Radium. There’s also easy access to the Panorama Ridge Resort, which is a great place to hike, golf and take children (panoramaresort.com).

Additional information

As this 29-hectare park is adjacent to Kootenay National Park on the west slope of the Continental Divide, the campground is often used as an overspill location when the national park campgrounds are full. In addition to the hot springs, Kootenay National Park has more than 200 kilometres of hiking trails and features alpine meadows, snowfields, lakes and mountains.

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