Road trips in British Columbia, Canada

Explore 40 itineraries through national parks, wildlife reserves and wild landscapes.

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Road Trip Nelson to Kaslo – Kootenay Lake
Nelson Kaslo

Nelson, dubbed "Queen of the Kootenays," is one of Canada's prettiest heritage towns: 350 heritage buildings d...

70 km 1h Summer
heritage lake summer
Road Trip South Pacific Rim – Lake Cowichan to Port Renfrew, WCT
Lake Cowichan Port Renfrew

The southern axis of Vancouver Island between Lake Cowichan and Port Renfrew (Pacheedaht territory) is the dir...

75 km 1h30 Summer
hiking wct old-growth
Road Trip Strathcona Park – Buttle Lake, Mount Washington
Campbell River Buttle Lake

Strathcona Provincial Park, BC's oldest provincial park (1911), occupies the mountainous heart of Vancouver Is...

95 km 1h42 All seasons
provincial-park waterfall lake
Road Trip Fraser Valley – Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Farm Route
Vancouver Chilliwack

The Fraser Valley east of Vancouver is BC's "breadbasket": 80% of the province's agricultural production comes...

100 km 1h30 Summer
farm wine family
Road Trip Cranbrook to Fernie – Elk Valley
Cranbrook Fernie

The Elk Valley in the southern Rockies is one of Canada's best-kept secrets: abundant snow (875 cm/year), frie...

100 km 1h18 Winter
ski winter heritage
Road Trip Vancouver to Salt Spring – Gulf Islands
Vancouver Salt Spring Island

The Southern Gulf Islands (Salt Spring, Galiano, Pender, Mayne, Saturna) between Vancouver and Victoria offer...

100 km 4h Summer
island gastronomy cheese
Road Trip Victoria to Port Renfrew – Wild Pacific Coast
Victoria Port Renfrew

The West Coast Hwy (14) from Victoria to Port Renfrew hugs southern Vancouver Island's wild coast: deserted be...

110 km 2h All seasons
ocean beach forest
Road Trip Hope to Lytton – Fraser Canyon
Hope Lytton

The Fraser Canyon, a spectacular gorge carved by the Fraser River, is one of BC's most impressive drives. The...

110 km 1h48 Summer
canyon heritage river
Road Trip Nanaimo to Comox Valley
Nanaimo Comox Valley

Vancouver Island's east coast, between Nanaimo and Comox, offers beaches, winter surf and the Mount Washington...

110 km 1h30 All seasons
beach ski mountain biking
Road Trip Vancouver to Harrison Hot Springs
Vancouver Harrison Hot Springs

Harrison Hot Springs, 1h45 from Vancouver, is a hot springs resort at the foot of Harrison Lake. The sulphurou...

130 km 1h48 All seasons
spa lake beach
Road Trip Vancouver to Sunshine Coast
Vancouver Sunshine Coast

The Sunshine Coast, paradoxically unreachable by road from the rest of BC, links to Vancouver via a 40-min fer...

140 km 4h Summer
ocean beach kayak
Road Trip Vancouver to Hope – Othello Tunnels
Vancouver Hope

Hope, at the mouth of the Fraser Canyon, is one of BC's prettiest small towns. Nicknamed the "chainsaw carving...

150 km 1h48 Summer
day trip family heritage
Road Trip Kamloops to Wells Gray – Waterfall Park
Kamloops Wells Gray Provincial Park

Wells Gray Provincial Park, nicknamed the "Waterfall Park," holds over 40 spectacular falls, including Helmcke...

170 km 2h30 Summer
park waterfall nature
Road Trip Osoyoos to Vernon – Full Okanagan Valley
Osoyoos Vernon

From Osoyoos desert (Canada's only desert, the country's hottest climate) to Vernon in the agricultural north:...

180 km 2h30 Summer
vineyard wine winery
Road Trip Kelowna to Revelstoke – Mt. Revelstoke
Kelowna Revelstoke

From the Okanagan to the Selkirks, this road trip links two of BC's emblematic regions. Hwy 97 follows Wood, K...

200 km 2h30 All seasons
ski mountain lake
Road Trip Campbell River to Telegraph Cove – Orcas
Campbell River Telegraph Cove

Campbell River, Canada's salmon capital, and Telegraph Cove, one of the West Coast's last boardwalk villages,...

200 km 2h30 Summer
whale wildlife ocean
Road Trip Vancouver to Manning Park
Vancouver EC Manning Provincial Park

EC Manning Park, on Hwy 3 (Crowsnest), is one of the largest wilderness areas reachable from Vancouver. 3h dri...

210 km 2h48 All seasons
park mountain hiking
Road Trip Vancouver to Lillooet – Duffey Lake Road
Vancouver Lillooet

Beyond Pemberton, Hwy 99 (Duffey Lake Road) climbs through the Coast Mountains before plunging into the interi...

250 km 4h Summer
mountain lake desert