Birds Nest Studio is nestled in the forest steps away from the Slocan Valley Rail Trail. Experience all this valley has to offer and come back to warm up with the wood stove or soak in the antique cast iron tub. This is an Open concept bachelor suite with a small kitchen, queen bed, wood stove, and outdoor patio deck. Steps to the river for swimming and on a little hobby farm perfect for animal lovers to get some pet therapy.
Our backdrop is trees and mountains and the Slocan river. We work to the soundtrack of bird songs, buzzing bees and croaking frogs. We inhale the fresh mountain air of the beautiful Slocan Valley and savour the sweet smells of the changing seasons. This little piece of paradise is Crooked Horn Farm, a placed we’ve called home since 2009. It is the land that feeds us, feeds our community and feeds our souls. We take great pride in growing incredibly tasty, nutritious fresh vegetables while respecting our land, our soil, and the creatures we share this beautiful place with.
Address: 5729 Highway 6, Winlaw, BC Phone Number: 250-226-7744 Email:colleen@emeryherbals.com Website:Emery Herbals Hours: Thursday - Saturday Noon to 4 p.m.
Emery Herbals Botanical Dispensary, Healing Suites and Teaching Centre: Providing open access to consciously sourced botanicals, professional health services and empowering education experiences that encourage and cultivate sustained wellness.
Address: 1290 Highway 6, Crescent Valley, BC Phone Number: 250-359-7323 Email:contact@enf.ca Website:Evergreen Natural Foods Hours: Monday to Saturday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Sunday 10 am to 5:30 pm
We’ve been offering fresh, organic, wholesome food and health products since 1990 and support local and regional produce in season. Open every day of the week.
The Frog Peak Café can be found in the oldest remaining heritage building in the Slocan Valley. Built originally by George Borgeios in 1896, the Frog Peak Café was restored by its owners Matthew Theoret and Laurel Glasson in 2003. The café offers a full breakfast brunch menu with a great selection of paninis, soups and salads as well as savoury treats and specialty coffees. We are fully licensed. We have a great outdoor patio for seasonal use as well as a play area for young children. We’re located in the south end of the Slocan Valley at km 4 of the historic Slocan Valley Rail Trail. Whether you’re skiing, cycling or walking, we’re here to help make your adventure more enjoyable.
Frog Peak Guesthouse suite is available with full breakfast. Check the Accommodations Page of this website for details
The upper part of the building is the Frog Peak Guesthouse, a beautiful furnished suite!The suite has its own kitchen, a master bedroomwith two queen sized beds, a living room with a pull out couch, cable television and high speed Internet for your convenience. Our guest house sleeps 4 people comfortably. We look forward to serving you! Room service available.
Address: 5709 Hwy 6, Winlaw, BC Phone Number: 250-226-7255 Hours: Open 9-6:30 Mon-Sat and 10-4 Sunday
We are a natural foods store located in the heart of Winlaw. Come meet the community! We feature all organic produce, bulk organic spices & grains and many locally made products.
Karibu Park Cottages & Campground is a nature lover’s choice for a getaway, with 8 comfortable, fully equipped housekeeping cottages and 30 treed campsites, with hookups available, to suit all budgets. Centrally located in the Slocan Valley, and within easy walking distance to the village of Winlaw, Karibu Park has its own access to the Slocan Valley Rail Trail on the pristine Slocan River. Recreation areas, gardens, a large gazebo, and spa facilities provide travellers with many opportunities for relaxing, gathering and enjoying the surroundings. We’re a comfortable base from which to explore the abundance of natural beauty that the area has to offer.
Lemon Creek Pioneer Campground offers beautiful scenery with 26 sites available. There are 9 RV sites with 15/30 amp service and 17 grass and treed tenting/trailer sites with fire pits. Washroom with showers with a gathering place at the gazebo
Mountain Valley Station is the only gas station nestled in the heart of Slocan, BC. We cater to the traveler; offering gas, diesel, propane, fishing gear (and licenses), live bait, a selection of ice creams for those hot summer days, groceries and more. We are a depot for Purolator, ACE and Encorp Bottle Depot. Drop by when you’re in the area. We’d love to see you.
RAVINE CREEK is a certified organic family run vegetable farm on 10 acres in the Slocan Valley, British Columbia. We are committed to demonstrating vibrant ecological health on a working farm. Our presence serves to engage our community in food production, habitat stewardship, and supporting our local economy. We are fostering a revitalization of agriculture here at home, while maintaining solidarity with other communities engaged in similar efforts. In season (May to October) we offer an honor system vegetable stand and can be found at various local market events.
Ron Mulvey has been actively painting the Canadian Landscape since 1980. His landscapes are done in watercolours, acrylics, and oils. He now resides in the Slocan Valley and you can see his work at the Riverstone Gallery which is located 6 minutes from the Slocan Valley Rail Trail in Passmore. Ron can be seen sketching along the rail trail throughout all the seasons. Many of his paintings depict the pristine appeal of the landscapes along the trail. You are welcome to visit his studio by appointment.
Robin DuPont is a full time studio potter and ceramic educator specializing in atmospheric firing – a process that reveals unique and exquisite tones, surfaces and effects on his ceramic work. Tour his vintage 1959 Flying Cloud airstream trailer that has been retrofitted into a show space and mobile gallery and choose from a selection of functional and decorative pieces including, mugs, teapots, dinnerware, fermentation crocks and more.
Address: 3024 Highway 6, Slocan Park, BC Phone Number: 250-226-7433 Email:gm@slocanvalley.crs Website:Slocan Valley Coop Hours: Monday to Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The Slocan Valley Co-op provides multiple services through a number of locations. It’s Slocan Park store, located on Hwy 6 provides groceries, liquor, and fuel products. Owned by the members it serves, it began operating in 1957 and has grown to serve thousands of member-owners throughout the West Kootenays. Over the years it has grown to maximize benefits to its members, employees, and the communities it operates in.
If you’re riding the Rail Trail, the Village of Slocan offers a great campground to use as your base for exploring. With hook up as well as tenting sites, free wi-fi, showers and more, it’s a great place to call home for a day or a week! Visit the Village of Slocan website for directions and more information about the north end of the Slocan Valley Rail Trail.
Address: 3019 Slocan Valley East Rd, Slocan Park, BC Phone Number: 250 551-4107 250 505-6185 Email:info@stillpointpottery.ca Website:Stillpoint Pottery Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday
Located in Slocan Park, we are easily accessible from the Rail Trail. Our pieces are thrown or hand-built, or a mixture of both. We take pride in making our own glazes, so that the finished object is unique, as well as kitchen and food safe. In an age of disposability we strive to create a product that will last for a lifetime and beyond. Visit our storefront if you’re riding by, we love visitors. We are open Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 5:00.
These 2 mountain style suites have everything you need. Fully equipped kitchen/kitchenette and cozy living room. Escape into our beautiful winter mountain town and enjoy Slocan BC and all that it has to offer. From backcountry touring, sledding, cross country skiing or just enjoying a cozy place with your family or friends. Find us on Airbnb…
The Nest is a tiny house vacation rental overlooking a beautiful little cedar forest and Ponderosa is an off-grid vacation rental overlooking a permaculture farm. Both year round rentals offer a chance to unplug from day to day life and re-connect with nature. We are a 3 minute walk to the rail trail for biking, hiking and cross-country skiing while also being a short walking distance to a cafe and shops. Guests have access to a barrel sauna, bath house and laundry facilities. Stay in comfort for a night or longer!
Check out our website to find out more about what we do at Raven’s Perch.
Address: 1286 Highway 6, Crescent Valley B.C. Phone Number: (778) 454-1179 Email:sales@tonikdistillery.com Website:Tonik Distillery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday 12:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Our mission at Tonik is to create beverages that remedy life’s most common ailments. These “Miracle Cures” were passed down from our forefathers many moons ago. Following their timeless recipes, we craft drinks that taste so great they might just be delivered straight from the heavens! Visit us and discover our Tasting Room menu of Classic Pizzas, Appys, Snacks and specialty cocktails.
Address: 6937 Hwy 6, Winlaw, BC Phone Number: 250-226-7241 Website:Valley View Golf Club
Just a 45 minute drive from Nelson or Castlegar, through the beautiful Slocan Valley on Highway 6, finds you at the picturesque Valley View Golf Course. After your round enjoy delicious food in our licensed restaurant with its inviting wrap-around deck overlooking the course. The friendly and relaxed atmosphere will make you want to return again and again.
It’s a nine hole course with separate tees for the back nine. The course contains sand traps and some water hazards and offers rewarding enjoyment for golfers of any calibre. Come out for Senior’s Mornings on Mondays, Junior Nights on Mondays after 4pm, and Lady’s Nights on Wednesdays.. Juniors lessons are offered during the summer months through Slocan Valley Recreation Commission. Tuesdays are half price golf all day, and Fridays are half price golf after 2pm. Follow your Friday afternoon golf with Wing Night on the Patio.
Please visit golfvalleyview.ca for more information or phone 250-226-7241.
Address: 2971 Slocan Valley Road East, Slocan Park BC Phone Number: 250-448-7528 Email:mypigezra@gmail.com Hours: We live and work on the farm, so ring our bell for service!
Located beside the Slocan Valley Rail Trail east end parking lot in Slocan Park, our 10-acre farm is home to a four variety Haskap berry orchard. We offer farm-gate sales of fresh chicken and duck eggs, processed Salsa and Hot Sauce, along with seasonal berries and vegetables. We are beekeepers to a small apiary which actively pollinates our gardens and all our neighbors within a 2km radius! With our Environmental Farm Plan implemented, we strive to bring abundance forth with conscientious farming practices, managing our water wisely, planting trees and growing bee-friendly perennial gardens. Feel free to connect with us on our Facebook Page. We live and work on the farm, so ring our bell for service!
Address: 5722 Highway 6, Winlaw B.C. Phone Number: 250- 226-7282 Hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday
This neighbourhood convenience store offers groceries, gas (regular, diesel and propane) and is a BC Liquor Store outlet as well. Open every day of the week with hours generally from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Birds Nest Studio
Address: 6582 Nixon Rd. Winlaw B.C.
Phone Number: 250 217-0233
Email: karinanichola@yahoo.ca
Birds Nest Studio is nestled in the forest steps away from the Slocan Valley Rail Trail. Experience all this valley has to offer and come back to warm up with the wood stove or soak in the antique cast iron tub. This is an Open concept bachelor suite with a small kitchen, queen bed, wood stove, and outdoor patio deck. Steps to the river for swimming and on a little hobby farm perfect for animal lovers to get some pet therapy.
Crooked Horn Farm
Address: 5361 Filipoff Rd Winlaw BC
Email: info@crookedhornfarm.ca
Website: Crooked Horn Farm
Our backdrop is trees and mountains and the Slocan river. We work to the soundtrack of bird songs, buzzing bees and croaking frogs. We inhale the fresh mountain air of the beautiful Slocan Valley and savour the sweet smells of the changing seasons. This little piece of paradise is Crooked Horn Farm, a placed we’ve called home since 2009. It is the land that feeds us, feeds our community and feeds our souls. We take great pride in growing incredibly tasty, nutritious fresh vegetables while respecting our land, our soil, and the creatures we share this beautiful place with.
Enjoy our fabulous vegetables by joining our CSA program, ordering online for pickup in Winlaw or Nelson, visiting our farm stand, or by visiting local grocery stores like Gaia Tree (Winlaw), The Kootenay Coop (Nelson), The Rooted Table Collective (Rossland) or through Confluence Farm’s online store (Pass Creek, delivery to Nelson, Castlegar).
Emery Herbals
Address: 5729 Highway 6, Winlaw, BC
Phone Number: 250-226-7744
Email: colleen@emeryherbals.com
Website: Emery Herbals
Hours: Thursday - Saturday Noon to 4 p.m.
Emery Herbals Botanical Dispensary, Healing Suites and Teaching Centre: Providing open access to consciously sourced botanicals, professional health services and empowering education experiences that encourage and cultivate sustained wellness.
Evergreen Natural Foods
Address: 1290 Highway 6, Crescent Valley, BC
Phone Number: 250-359-7323
Email: contact@enf.ca
Website: Evergreen Natural Foods
Hours: Monday to Saturday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Sunday 10 am to 5:30 pm
We’ve been offering fresh, organic, wholesome food and health products since 1990 and support local and regional produce in season. Open every day of the week.
Frog Peak Cafe & Guesthouse
Address: 1418 Hwy 6, Crescent Valley, BC
Phone Number: 250-359-7261
Email: frogpeakcafe@gmail.com
Website: Frog Peak Cafe & Guesthouse
Hours: Wednesday to Sunday 8am to 3pm
The Frog Peak Café can be found in the oldest remaining heritage building in the Slocan Valley. Built originally by George Borgeios in 1896, the Frog Peak Café was restored by its owners Matthew Theoret and Laurel Glasson in 2003. The café offers a full breakfast brunch menu with a great selection of paninis, soups and salads as well as savoury treats and specialty coffees. We are fully licensed. We have a great outdoor patio for seasonal use as well as a play area for young children. We’re located in the south end of the Slocan Valley at km 4 of the historic Slocan Valley Rail Trail. Whether you’re skiing, cycling or walking, we’re here to help make your adventure more enjoyable.
Frog Peak Guesthouse suite is available with full breakfast. Check the Accommodations Page of this website for details
Frog Peak Cafe Guesthouse
Address: 1418 BC-6, Crescent Valley, BC V0G 1H0, Canada
Email: frogpeakcafe@gmail.com
Website: Frog Peak Cafe Guesthouse
The upper part of the building is the Frog Peak Guesthouse, a beautiful furnished suite! The suite has its own kitchen, a master bedroom with two queen sized beds, a living room with a pull out couch, cable television and high speed Internet for your convenience. Our guest house sleeps 4 people comfortably. We look forward to serving you! Room service available.
Gaia Tree Whole Foods Community Market
Address: 5709 Hwy 6, Winlaw, BC
Phone Number: 250-226-7255
Hours: Open 9-6:30 Mon-Sat and 10-4 Sunday
We are a natural foods store located in the heart of Winlaw. Come meet the community! We feature all organic produce, bulk organic spices & grains and many locally made products.
Located next to Mama Sita’s Cafe.
Karibu Park Cottages & Campground
Address: 5730 Cedar Creek Rd, Winlaw, BC
Phone Number: 1-888-452-7428
Website: Karibu Park Cottages & Campground
Karibu Park Cottages & Campground is a nature lover’s choice for a getaway, with 8 comfortable, fully equipped housekeeping cottages and 30 treed campsites, with hookups available, to suit all budgets. Centrally located in the Slocan Valley, and within easy walking distance to the village of Winlaw, Karibu Park has its own access to the Slocan Valley Rail Trail on the pristine Slocan River. Recreation areas, gardens, a large gazebo, and spa facilities provide travellers with many opportunities for relaxing, gathering and enjoying the surroundings. We’re a comfortable base from which to explore the abundance of natural beauty that the area has to offer.
Lemon Creek Pioneer Campground
Address: 7680 Kennedy Rd, Slocan, BC
Phone Number: 1-250-355-2547
Email: info@lemoncreekcampground.ca
Website: Lemon Creek Pioneer Campground
Lemon Creek Pioneer Campground offers beautiful scenery with 26 sites available. There are 9 RV sites with 15/30 amp service and 17 grass and treed tenting/trailer sites with fire pits. Washroom with showers with a gathering place at the gazebo
Mountain Valley Station
Address: 704 Arlington Rd, Slocan, BC
Phone Number: 250-355-2245
Email: mountainvalleystation@telus.net
Website: Mountain Valley Station
Rambling Rose’s Boutique & Thrift
Address: 5686 Highway 6, Winlaw B.C.
Phone Number: 250-226-7080
Website: Rambling Rose’s Boutique & Thrift
Hours: Hours may vary
Quality secondhand clothing, artisan crafts and much more… New items added every day- unique, affordable, fun!
Raven’s Creek Garden Farm
Address: 6868 Fern Rd. Winlaw, BC V0G 2J0
Phone Number: 250.226.7333
Email: ravine.creek@gmail.com
Website: Raven’s Creek Garden Farm
RAVINE CREEK is a certified organic family run vegetable farm on 10 acres in the Slocan Valley, British Columbia. We are committed to demonstrating vibrant ecological health on a working farm. Our presence serves to engage our community in food production, habitat stewardship, and supporting our local economy. We are fostering a revitalization of agriculture here at home, while maintaining solidarity with other communities engaged in similar efforts. In season (May to October) we offer an honor system vegetable stand and can be found at various local market events.
Riverstone Gallery
Address: 4550 Passmore Upper Road, Winlaw, BC
Phone Number: 250-226-7881
Email: ron.mulvey@yahoo.ca
Website: Riverstone Gallery
Ron Mulvey has been actively painting the Canadian Landscape since 1980. His landscapes are done in watercolours, acrylics, and oils. He now resides in the Slocan Valley and you can see his work at the Riverstone Gallery which is located 6 minutes from the Slocan Valley Rail Trail in Passmore. Ron can be seen sketching along the rail trail throughout all the seasons. Many of his paintings depict the pristine appeal of the landscapes along the trail. You are welcome to visit his studio by appointment.
Robin Dupont Ceramics
Address: 7 km south of Winlaw
Phone Number: 250-226-6964
Email: robin@robindupont.com
Website: Robin Dupont Ceramics
Hours: By appointment only
Robin DuPont is a full time studio potter and ceramic educator specializing in atmospheric firing – a process that reveals unique and exquisite tones, surfaces and effects on his ceramic work. Tour his vintage 1959 Flying Cloud airstream trailer that has been retrofitted into a show space and mobile gallery and choose from a selection of functional and decorative pieces including, mugs, teapots, dinnerware, fermentation crocks and more.
Slocan Valley Coop
Address: 3024 Highway 6, Slocan Park, BC
Phone Number: 250-226-7433
Email: gm@slocanvalley.crs
Website: Slocan Valley Coop
Hours: Monday to Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The Slocan Valley Co-op provides multiple services through a number of locations. It’s Slocan Park store, located on Hwy 6 provides groceries, liquor, and fuel products. Owned by the members it serves, it began operating in 1957 and has grown to serve thousands of member-owners throughout the West Kootenays. Over the years it has grown to maximize benefits to its members, employees, and the communities it operates in.
Slocan Village Market
Address: 519 Harold St, Slocan, BC
Phone Number: 250-355-2211
Website: Slocan Village Market
Hours: Daily 9:00am to 8:00pm
Groceries, organics, bakery, liquor, lotto and more. Located on Harold Street in the Village of Slocan. The market is open daily.
Springer Creek Campground
Address: 1020 Giffin Ave, Slocan, BC
Phone Number: 250-355-2266
Website: Springer Creek Campground
If you’re riding the Rail Trail, the Village of Slocan offers a great campground to use as your base for exploring. With hook up as well as tenting sites, free wi-fi, showers and more, it’s a great place to call home for a day or a week! Visit the Village of Slocan website for directions and more information about the north end of the Slocan Valley Rail Trail.
Stillpoint Pottery
Address: 3019 Slocan Valley East Rd, Slocan Park, BC
Phone Number: 250 551-4107 250 505-6185
Email: info@stillpointpottery.ca
Website: Stillpoint Pottery
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday
Located in Slocan Park, we are easily accessible from the Rail Trail. Our pieces are thrown or hand-built, or a mixture of both. We take pride in making our own glazes, so that the finished object is unique, as well as kitchen and food safe. In an age of disposability we strive to create a product that will last for a lifetime and beyond. Visit our storefront if you’re riding by, we love visitors. We are open Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 5:00.
The COL Guesthouse
Address: 505 Harold St, Slocan,
Phone Number: 250.777.4234
Email: icecreeklodge@gmail.com
Website: The COL Guesthouse
These 2 mountain style suites have everything you need. Fully equipped kitchen/kitchenette and cozy living room. Escape into our beautiful winter mountain town and enjoy Slocan BC and all that it has to offer. From backcountry touring, sledding, cross country skiing or just enjoying a cozy place with your family or friends. Find us on Airbnb…
The Nest at Raven’s Perch
Address: 5629 Hoodikoff Road, Winlaw BC
Phone Number: 250 882 1362
Email: info@ravensperch.co
Website: The Nest at Raven’s Perch
The Nest is a tiny house vacation rental overlooking a beautiful little cedar forest and Ponderosa is an off-grid vacation rental overlooking a permaculture farm. Both year round rentals offer a chance to unplug from day to day life and re-connect with nature. We are a 3 minute walk to the rail trail for biking, hiking and cross-country skiing while also being a short walking distance to a cafe and shops. Guests have access to a barrel sauna, bath house and laundry facilities. Stay in comfort for a night or longer!
Check out our website to find out more about what we do at Raven’s Perch.
Tonik Distillery
Address: 1286 Highway 6, Crescent Valley B.C.
Phone Number: (778) 454-1179
Email: sales@tonikdistillery.com
Website: Tonik Distillery
Hours: Wednesday to Saturday 12:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Our mission at Tonik is to create beverages that remedy life’s most common ailments. These “Miracle Cures” were passed down from our forefathers many moons ago. Following their timeless recipes, we craft drinks that taste so great they might just be delivered straight from the heavens! Visit us and discover our Tasting Room menu of Classic Pizzas, Appys, Snacks and specialty cocktails.
Valley View Golf Club
Address: 6937 Hwy 6, Winlaw, BC
Phone Number: 250-226-7241
Website: Valley View Golf Club
Just a 45 minute drive from Nelson or Castlegar, through the beautiful Slocan Valley on Highway 6, finds you at the picturesque Valley View Golf Course. After your round enjoy delicious food in our licensed restaurant with its inviting wrap-around deck overlooking the course. The friendly and relaxed atmosphere will make you want to return again and again.
It’s a nine hole course with separate tees for the back nine. The course contains sand traps and some water hazards and offers rewarding enjoyment for golfers of any calibre. Come out for Senior’s Mornings on Mondays, Junior Nights on Mondays after 4pm, and Lady’s Nights on Wednesdays.. Juniors lessons are offered during the summer months through Slocan Valley Recreation Commission. Tuesdays are half price golf all day, and Fridays are half price golf after 2pm. Follow your Friday afternoon golf with Wing Night on the Patio.
Please visit golfvalleyview.ca for more information or phone 250-226-7241.
When Pigs Fly Haskap Farm
Address: 2971 Slocan Valley Road East, Slocan Park BC
Phone Number: 250-448-7528
Email: mypigezra@gmail.com
Hours: We live and work on the farm, so ring our bell for service!
Located beside the Slocan Valley Rail Trail east end parking lot in Slocan Park, our 10-acre farm is home to a four variety Haskap berry orchard. We offer farm-gate sales of fresh chicken and duck eggs, processed Salsa and Hot Sauce, along with seasonal berries and vegetables. We are beekeepers to a small apiary which actively pollinates our gardens and all our neighbors within a 2km radius! With our Environmental Farm Plan implemented, we strive to bring abundance forth with conscientious farming practices, managing our water wisely, planting trees and growing bee-friendly perennial gardens. Feel free to connect with us on our Facebook Page. We live and work on the farm, so ring our bell for service!
Winlaw Mini Mart
Address: 5722 Highway 6, Winlaw B.C.
Phone Number: 250- 226-7282
Hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday
This neighbourhood convenience store offers groceries, gas (regular, diesel and propane) and is a BC Liquor Store outlet as well. Open every day of the week with hours generally from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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