The Wild Valhalla Mountains are your neighbors to the west!
From the large picture window in the great room of the New Denver Lodge a spectacular scene can be witnessed of the calm and majestic Slocan Lake and just over a mile in the distance the rugged shoreline and mountains making up the inspiring Valhalla Range. The name which is steeped in Nordic legend was […]
Slokan Lake. The most beautiful of lakes!
The New Denver Lodge is fortunate to find itself located on Slokan Lake. This lake is considered to be one of the most pristine in all of British Columbia. It’s cool deep waters run to a depth of 978′ and its oblong shape is 24 miles long and just 1.7 miles at its greatest width. […]
Cross-country Skiing in the Kootenays
The Kootenays and its lodges like New Denver Lodge are very fortunate indeed to have several former railway paths in the region that today are used for walking, cycling, snowshoeing, horseback riding and Nordic skiing. In the early days these rail lines connected mining towns in the West Kootenays. All train traffic ceased in region […]
The Nikkei Internment Memorial Center in New Denver is a National Historic Site
The New Denver area is filled with just so many exciting outdoor things to do from downhill skiing, cross-country, biking, sailing, fishing, hiking, exploring, special festivals to attend and much more. It is an oddity that one of the main attractions just outside the town itself is much more somber in its appeal and deals […]
Canoeing and Kayaking in West Kootenay
Canoe trips in BC that understandably get the most publicity involve paddling down the Rocky Mountain trench. Flanked by the Canadian Rockies, this inspiring near-wilderness experience abounds with waterfowl and wildlife. The fishing is superb and the tranquility is difficult to match. Likewise floating through the bird-watching paradise of the upper Columbia River as it […]
Sandon
In 1891 huge amounts of Galina were discovered here. Galina is a natural mineral form of lead that also contains varying quantities of silver. Within a few years after the first discoveries here hundreds and hundreds of prospectors made there way to Sandon in hopes of striking it rich. The town was incorporated in 1898 […]
Ghost Towns are all around you
The 1890’s ushered in a giant boom in silver mining as well as zinc and other types of rich mineral deposits in the hills behind New Denver. This mining surge was intense and was here and gone within a few decades. The mining towns built around the mines had hundreds and even thousands of people […]
First Nations in the Kootenays
For thousands of years the Indigenous inhabitants of Western Canada and British Columbia have called the land their ancestral home. They may have arrived in the region more than 10,000 years ago by crossing a land bridge over the Bering Strait to what is known today as Alaska. Although many of these Indigenous people stayed […]
Hiking in the Valhalla Ranges of the Selkirk Mountains
Hiking choices from New Denver Lodge in the Slocan Valley and surrounding areas include some of the best you will experience anywhere in BC or Canada. From strolls and easy hikes along gorgeous valley bowls such as the Slocan Valley Rail Trail to many varied Alpine adventures, everyone is sure to find a hike that […]
During the summer season golf is a great option at the New Denver Lodge!
Just 1km from the lodge is the beautiful Slocan Lake Golf Course. Nestled in the Selkirk Mountains with great views of Slocan Lake with its Valhalla peaks in the distance this impeccably maintained nine hole golf course provides a wonderful source of recreation for both the avid or casual golfer. During the summer season this […]
