Hidden gems: State parks in Nelson

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Nelson. This list contains 11 places from State park category.

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Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park image
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Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park
State park
Mountainous provincial park offering hiking, fishing & camping, plus numerous glacial lakes.
4.90 (71 reviews) (~31.32 km from centre)
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Goat Range Provincial Park
State park
Wilderness park, grizzly bear habitat & rainbow trout spawning site covering over 195,000 acres.
4.90 (23 reviews) (~83.63 km from centre)
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Valhalla Provincial Park
Park
Mountainous provincial park featuring hiking, boating & climbing, plus fishing & hunting.
4.80 (30 reviews) (~47.2 km from centre)
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Cody Caves Provincial Park
State park
👍 What an experience!!! The drive alone to this place site is something, took me 1hr to drive the 10km. Then I find out the walk to the cave entrance is 800m with a 200m total ascent. I’m 400lbs but I did it! Thought my heart was going to explode half way up but I did it. Some tight spots thr...
4.80 (16 reviews) (~36.16 km from centre)
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Champion Lakes Provincial Park
State park
4.80 (12 reviews) (~42.71 km from centre)
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Pilot Bay Provincial Park
State park
👍👍 Amazing views, untamed wilderness. Boomer's Landing Beach has beautiful pebble rocks going into the water. A few friendly nude sunbathers. Bugs are a bit crazy there early summer but if you go to the smaller beach on the point (100' to the west through the woods) there are no bugs. Water is warming...
4.70 (101 reviews) (~34.73 km from centre)
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Kootenay Lake Provincial Park - Davis Creek Campground
State park
👍👍 You can't go wrong with provincial park camping in the Kootenays.
4.70 (49 reviews) (~75.91 km from centre)
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West Arm Provincial Park
State park
Sub-alpine lakeside provincial park & grizzly bear habitat spanning over 64,700-acres with beaches.
4.70 (39 reviews) (~12.95 km from centre)
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Summit Lake Provincial Park
State park
🫤 As you are leaving Nakusp make sure you head toward Nelson & Castlegar. South on Hwy 6. This park is close to the hwy and easy to find. The park include protected habitat for Western Toads with information signs posted. There is a good size day use parking area beside a grassy, shady picnic area w...
4.60 (123 reviews) (~78 km from centre)
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Stagleap Provincial Park
State park
👍👍 This place has some of the most beautiful breath taking scenery I have ever seen. Looking forward to next time when the snow is all gone to go going for a hike around the lake at the summit of the pass.
4.60 (96 reviews) (~51.22 km from centre)
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Lockhart Beach Provincial Park
State park
👍 Was a nice quick getaway. Almost missed the entrance to the campground. Overshot it a bit coming from the south. The road leading to campground is small and many curves. It is a nice campground. No services, but clean, close to the beach. Was not sure if the trailer would be be okay, as we didn't se...
4.50 (133 reviews) (~36.42 km from centre)
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