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Rotary Lakeside Park
Park
👍 This is a beautiful place to explore. There is a long lakeside path to enjoy. There are plenty of benches along the route to rest and enjoy the sights.
The path is paved, level, and well kept. The park is very accessible to persons with mobility concerns. Easy for any wheelchair.
Dogs must be...
4.70 (551 reviews)
(~1.15 km from centre)
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Cottonwood Falls Park
Park
👍👍 Nelson has so many attractions to offer. Living in this beautiful place feels so blessed.
If you are visiting, you must go to this park to have a picnic or just relax during lunch break.
As an Asian, this park reminded my hometown. It is a small secret place to think and read the middle of the ind...
4.60 (375 reviews)
(~0.89 km from centre)
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Gyro Park
Park
👍👍 What a great little park looking over the downtown area and the lake! Beautiful botanical gardens amidst little trails and a playground. There’s a swimming pool for little children that looks fun and places to have picnics.
4.70 (166 reviews)
(~0.22 km from centre)
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Pulpit Rock
Hiking area
👍👍 Gorgeous viewpoint of Nelson. Similar to the Grouse Grind. Took about 36min to get to the top. Near the end of the hike, there are two path options: Easy or More Difficult. We went with the Easy trail.
There were a couple of benches there and lots of different spots to chill and look at the scenery...
4.90 (138 reviews)
(~1.04 km from centre)
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Nelson Visitor Centre
Visitor center
👍👍 If your going to be in Nelson please stop by the visitor center, its inside a nicely preserved historical train station. Has a excellent coffee shop next door. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable. They can answer all your Nelson related questions. They provided us with an itinerary you can...
4.80 (109 reviews)
(~1.05 km from centre)
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Lion's Park
Park
👍👍 Great hometown kinda-vibe park. Baseball diamond, open field, playground, basketball court, and even a summer water park. Public washrooms are seasonal. Oh... Large gazebo for shelter and gatherings like birthday parties, etc... Really nice park. Fall colors are in bloom.
4.60 (79 reviews)
(~1.5 km from centre)
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Streetcar #23
Rail museum
👍👍 Born & raised in the Kootenays, I had no idea riding the streetcar was even a “thing”! It was a lovely day when we rode from the Prestige Lakeside station through Lakeside Park and back again. I think it’s a wonderful touristy thing to do and I’m glad they’ve brought it back. A very cheap way to...
4.80 (67 reviews)
(~0.35 km from centre)
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Big Orange Bridge
Bridge
👍👍 It’s a bridge. It’s big. It’s orange.
4.80 (38 reviews)
(~1.69 km from centre)
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Nelson Memorial Park
Cemetery
👍👍 Great trails behind the cemetery, watch for dog poo.
Bags are available, but aren't used.
4.50 (31 reviews)
(~2.26 km from centre)