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Travel Information

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Driving Directions

 

From Castlegar and Rossland

Travel West on Hwy. 3 or 3B to 3, until you reach the Christina Lake townsite at the south end of the lake. The info booth is located between Mama Mitri's Restaurant and The Ice Creamery, on the west side of the highway, just before the bridge.

From Spokane, Washington and Colville, Wa., and Cascade/Laurier Border crossing on U.S. Hwy. 395.

Take U.S. Hwy 395 north until it ends at the junction with Hwy 3, turn right, drive to and through the Christina Lake Community, past the Esso Station on your right and across the bridge; the info booth is on your left. The info booth is located between The Ice Creamery and Mama Mitri's Restaurant, on the west side of the highway.

From Grand Forks and points west on Hwy. 3

Travel east on Hwy 3 through the Christina Lake townsite at the south end of the lake, past the Esso Station on your right and across the bridge; the info booth is on your left. The info booth is located between The Ice Creamery and Mama Mitri's Restaurant, on the west side of the highway.

Road Reports for Highways within the Province of BC

 

Border Crossings

CANADA/USA BORDER HOURS

Cascade/Laurier 8am - midnight (Christina Lake)

Carson/Danville 8am - midnight (Grand Forks)

Osoyoos/Oroville open 24 hours (Osoyoos)

Paterson/Frontier open 24 hours (Rossland)

Waneta/Boundary 9am - 5pm (Trail)

Nelway 8am-midnight (Salmo/Nelson)

Rykerts/Porthill 8am - midnight (Creston)

Inland Ferries

Kootenay Lake Ferries (Balfour & Kootenay Bay)

Looking for an alternate scenic route to or from Christina Lake? Highway 3A from Creston in the east or Nelson in the west delights the eye with a scenic tour of Kootenay Lake. The Kootenay Lake Ferry links this highway at Kootenay Bay and Balfour. This detour trip will add extra travelling time but well worth the delay.

Arrow Lakes Ferries (Galena Bay, Shelter Bay, Needles & Farquier)

Another route well worth the trip is Highway 23 From Revelstoke across Arrow Lake on the Arrow Lake Ferry. When you arrive at Shelter Bay, follow Highway 23 until Nakusp and then along Highway 6 to Castlegar. The scenery will not disappoint.

Ferry schedules are available from the Province of BC Government website

 

  
 

 

 

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