Paradise amid the Soaring Peaks

Nestled between the Purcell Mountains and the imposing granite spires of the Rockies, the Columbia Valley is a lush oasis amid the mountainous landscape of British Columbia’s Kootenay National Park. Just two and a half hours from Calgary, the Valley sits in the Rocky Mountain Trench - a chain of valleys stretching from the Yukon to Montana.

Supporting one of the highest levels of biodiversity in North America, the Valley’s diverse range of ecosystems - from dry interior grasslands to lush wetlands, closed forests and high alpine habitats - will engage naturalists from accomplished to amateur with a lifetime of discoveries.