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:
https://www.skisilverstar.com/events-activities/winter-activities/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:
https://nrs.objectstore.gov.bc.ca/kuwyyf/silver_star_map_8f2ee99d9f.pdf
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.