our mission
If you've never made it out this way, now's a good time. We're close by, easy to reach, and worth more than a passing glance - good food, good shops, and a pace of life that's harder to find than it used to be.
fresh flowers | bike | float | play | local history | stay | watersports | dine | relax | camp | welcome | hike | chill | farm stand |
local
the towns, the history, and the reasons to stop driving
out here
Golf between the hills, a shoreline road worth taking slowly, and more ways onto the water than a community this size should have. Everything below will fill your day, and leave more to return for.
fore! • play year round
Book your tee time at historic March Meadows. Enjoy a mountain-ringed 9-hole course that rarely closes thanks to mild valley winters. You can still feel your hands in February.Â
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Course conditions and details here.
float • make a splash
Find endless water activities here. Tube the river, paddle the lake, rent a board or a jet ski, launch at Gordon Bay, or just swim off the beach.
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Local launch spots guide.
breathtaking • must-see
Map your scenic drive along the south shore toward Gordon Bay. Discover majestic mountain backdrops, sandy beach horizons, and stunning evening light.Â
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Discover the best local viewpoints.
round here
Mill towns that outlived the mills, a museum in an old railway station, and a valley that stays green when the rest of the country doesn't. This is what this place is made of.
villages • lakeside tours
Explore regional maps connecting Youbou, Honeymoon Bay, and Mesachie Lake. Cruise quiet mill towns, enjoy stunning shoreline vistas, and meet friendly locals.Â
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Plan your road trip.
seasonal • exceptional
Explore seasonal itineraries built for our remarkably mild climate. Discover evergreen winter rainforests and stunning spring blossoms that arrive anywhere else in the country.Â
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Find the best time to visit here.
historic • our roots
Book museum tours at our historic 1913 railway station, complete with a classic steam locomotive and a 1925 schoolhouse.
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Museum hours and tour details.
around town
Longer reads from around the lake - travelled trails, meals enjoyed, and weekends worth repeating. Written by people who live here, as well as those who visited and stayed a little longer.
