Where to Snowshoe? When there is sufficient snowfall in the valley, most of the Vernon and Area trails are great for snowshoeing. Get on the trails EARLY after a fresh snow fall, before the snow is packed down by hikers!!
These are our suggestions for great local snowshoeing trails:
(Colours and numbers in brackets refer to our trail map categories and numbering at https://arcg.is/iSnWn or http://www.ribbonsofgreen.ca/vernon-area-trails-maps ) Swan Lake Nature Reserve (Easy #2) Longacre Trail (Easy #14) Plantation Forest, Carson Park, (Bench Row Rd, Moderate #5) Ellison Provincial Park (Moderate #14) Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park (Moderate #12) Kal Crystal Waters (between Bailey Rd and Crystal Waters Dr, Blue #7) Grey Canal Trails: -Bella Vista (Easy #11) -Turtle Mountain (Blue Jay Rd to Turtle Mountain, Easy #7) -Coldstream Valley Estates North (Cypress Drive to Galiano Road, Difficult #7) Middleton Mountain Trails: -Farnsworth Nature Reserve (Difficult #8) -Kal Beach Connector (Moderate #9) -Creed Loop Trail (Moderate #10) -Neumann Connector Trail (Difficult #11) These excellent designated snowshoeing trails are available on Silver Star Mountain: - Silver Star Resort; where you must purchase a day pass for a fee: http://www.skisilverstar.com/snowshoeing
- Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre; where you must purchase a day pass for a fee, rentals available: https://www.sovereignlake.com/
- Silver Star Provincial Park; no fee, no pass required: Predator Ridge also offers over 12 km tracked and signed designated snowshoe trails: |