Snowshoe

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!!

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

Swan Lake Nature Reserve (Easy #2)

BX Creek and Falls Trail (Difficult #2)

Marshall Fields (Easy #13)

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)

-Swan Lake East (Glen Hayes Rd to Baker Hogg Rd, Difficult #1)

-Silver Star Foothills Loop (Moderate #1)

-East Vernon (Hartnell Rd to DeRoo Rd, Easy #6)

-Coldstream Valley Estates North (Cypress Drive to Galiano Road, Difficult #7)

Middleton Mountain Trails:

-Farnsworth Nature Reserve (Difficult #8)

-McKergow Meadows (Moderate #8)

-Kal Beach Connector (Moderate #9)

-Creed Loop Trail (Moderate #10)

-Neumann Connector Trail (Difficult #11)

Silver Star Mountain has excellent designated snowshoeing trails available at:

- Silver Star Resort; where you must purchase a day pass for a fee:

- Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre; where you must purchase a day pass for a fee, rentals available:

- Silver Star Provincial Park; no fee, no pass required:

Predator Ridge also offers over 12 km tracked and signed designated snowshoe trails:

The Vernon Outdoors Club has included an extensive list of Greater Vernon Snowshoe Trail Maps on their website.

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