Radium Hot Springs BC
Located on 'the warm side of the Canadian Rocky Mountains', Radium Hot Springs is British Columbia's best mountain getaway village. more info
A short 3 hour drive from Calgary, Alberta beside Kootenay National Park, this mountain village has something to offer everyone. No matter what your pleasure, you will come away satisfied after a visit to Radium Hot Springs.
Charming Radium Hot Springs has averted the commercialism prevalent in points east and retains much of its original charisma. Like the hospitality of its residents, the ambiance is uncomplicated, relaxed and comfortable. Its long summer is ablaze with color. Flowers spill over window boxes and roadside planters. Lush greenery covers mountainsides and presses onto golf courses considered some of the best in the province. Lake Windermere's warm beaches and sandy shores are minutes away and promise excellent swimming and a wide variety of aquatic activities.
The Radium Hot Springs story is as old as the Rocky Mountains. It began with the unleashing of powerful forces that left its tale in heaving, tortured rocks. The earth's crust cracked along a fault, more than two kilometers deep. The shatter zone around the fault lets groundwater seep close to the earth's core heating, pressurizing and returning it to the surface.
How hot is hot?
The hot springs water is 44°C(114°F) at the source. It is filtered, chlorinated and enters the pool at a comfortable 39°C (103°F). The cool pool temperature is 29°C (84°F).
Radium Hot Springs at a Glance:
Canada's largest hot springs pool
Shallow lounging area, perfect for children
Spectacular mountain setting and a sheer rock wall that rises above the pool
Abundant wildlife that has chosen this mild valley as its home
Newly renovated 25 meter long cool pool complete with diving board
Large change and shower facilities
Following your soak, enjoy a massage or reflexology treatment in the newly renovated spa
Enjoy a cappuccino in the restaurant cafe with plenty of patio seating (summer months only)
Wilderness walking trail from nearby Redstreak Campground to the pools.
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