Castlegar Travel Guide

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Syringa Creek PP is a nice little campground, situated on Lower Arrow Lake. We spent a week there in the summer of 2008 and we had a fabulous huge campsite, right on the lake.

The park has modern washroom facilities (no showers), and nice playground, and plenty of hiking/biking paths to keep the kids occupied.

I made a point of going down to the lake every morning around 8 am for a bath and a swim. The water was a little cold, but the lake is really gorgeous. We spent every day at the beach.

I believe we paid $15 per night for our site with power.

Flying into Castlegar is a good option to take. The airport connects you to the major airports in Calgary and Vancouver. The flight is about 1 hour and the mountain scenery from the plane is breath taking. You fly low over snow peaked mountains and valleys with pristines lakes. The plane is a small, but solid DC-10. The only major carrier that stops daily is Air Jazz. Flights can be a little on the pricey side, but that all depends on your budget.

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A little ways north from Syringa Prov Park you can find Tulip Falls. It is not marked, so you will have to ask a local for directions if you're interested in visiting this place.

From the road there is a short easy hike into the falls - about half a mile or less.