Kaslo

Travel Guide

Kaslo featuring a lake or waterhole
Kaslo featuring heritage elements and signage
Kaslo featuring signage and heritage elements
Kaslo
Kaslo showing heritage elements and tranquil scenes

Outdoor fun, history and fresh air sum up this charming lake-side town with spectacular views of the Purcell and Selkirk mountains in British Columbia.

Kaslo, just west of the Canadian RockiesOpens in a new window, is also known as Canada’s Little Switzerland because of its pristine heritage buildings with mountain and lake views.

Start at the lakeside Kaslo Visitor Centre to board the historic SS Moyie, a restored 19th-century passenger sternwheeler. During an interpretative tour, admire the ship’s Victorian interior, complete with dinner settings and old suitcases.

Kootenay Lake is just 1.24 miles (2 kilometre) wide at its narrowest, but 97 miles (156 kilometres) long. In summer, take a cruise on a sailboat, skim over its surface in a powerboat or rent a houseboat or canoe.

Admire the wooden City Hall, built at the height of the silver rush in 1898. Nearby, browse a make-shift mining museum called the Kootenay Star in the basement of coffee shop. Also don’t miss the Langham Cultural Centre, a former hotel, which incorporates art galleries, a theatre and a Japanese Canadian Museum. The hotel was used to intern Canadians of Japanese descent during World War II.

Follow the Kaslo River Trail, by foot or on mountain bike, through a forested valley. Other recommended trails are the Wardner Street Trail and Fry Creek Trail.

Visit Kaslo in spring to witness a century-old Kaslo tradition, May Days. The festival features loggers' sports, maypole dancing and a street parade. During the Kaslo Jazz Etc. Summer Music Festival in August, enjoy music performances on a floating stage near the beach.

Just out of town, go rafting on the Lardeau River, visit a ghost town in the Silvery Slocan or hike to Fletcher Falls.

Enjoy cat or heli skiing in winter and heli-biking and backcountry mountain biking in summer at the Retallack mountain lodge.

Take a walk on the wild side in the provincial parks surrounding Kaslo. See bears roam the forest, salmon swim against the stream and bald eagles soar overhead. At Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, the glistening Kokanee and Woodbury glaciers feed into stunning mountain lakes of all colours and shapes.

After your outdoor adventures, soak in the therapeutic waters of the Ainsworth Hot Springs while pondering your next British Columbia destination.

Kaslo Hotel

Kaslo Hotel

2.5 out of 5
430 Front Street, Kaslo, BC
Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay
The price is €142 per night from 24 Aug to 25 Aug
€142
24 Aug - 25 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Kaslo. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and daily housekeeping. Our guests praise the restaurant and the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (585 reviews)
"Wonderful room"

Reviewed on 18 Aug 2025

Kaslo Hotel
Rustic Waterfront Log Cabin

Rustic Waterfront Log Cabin

Kaslo
Stay at this cabin in Kaslo. Enjoy free WiFi, patios, and an in-room coffeemaker. Popular attractions Mirror Lake and Garland Bay Recreation Site are located ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (93 reviews)
Cozy Cabin
"Excellent little cabin with a great view. Located ideally to go explore in all directions. Kaslo a few kms away in one direction and Ainsworth a few away the other direction. We really enjoyed our stay"

Reviewed on 3 Aug 2025

Rustic Waterfront Log Cabin
The Sentinel

The Sentinel

2.5 out of 5
5278 Amundsen Rd, Kaslo, BC
The price is €141 per night from 20 Aug to 21 Aug
€141
20 Aug - 21 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Kaslo. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a private beach. Popular attractions Fletcher Falls and Fletcher Creek Falls Recreation Site ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (74 reviews)
Amazing experience
"Our experience started with a lobelt rext from janet welcoming us and checking to see when we would arrive. Upon arrival we were greated by janet and the onsite dog clyde. We received a lovely tour and then was taken to our room which was amazing. The view of the mountains and lake from our bed was ..."

Reviewed on 6 Aug 2025

The Sentinel
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Rustic Waterfront Log Cabin

Rustic Waterfront Log Cabin

Kaslo
Stay at this cabin in Kaslo. Enjoy free WiFi, patios, and an in-room coffeemaker. Popular attractions Mirror Lake and Garland Bay Recreation Site are located ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (93 reviews)
Cozy Cabin
"Excellent little cabin with a great view. Located ideally to go explore in all directions. Kaslo a few kms away in one direction and Ainsworth a few away the other direction. We really enjoyed our stay"

Reviewed on 3 Aug 2025

Rustic Waterfront Log Cabin
Cedar Cottage, private & cozy experience

Cedar Cottage, private & cozy experience

Kaslo
Book a stay at this golf cottage in Kaslo. Enjoy free WiFi, patios, and an in-room coffeemaker. Popular attractions Kaslo Golf Club and Vimy Park are located ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (23 reviews)
"This is one of the best accommodations we have had. The host was very friendly and helpful. The location was perfect and the setting in the cedars was soothing. The place was well equipped with everything you would need. We would definitely return."

Reviewed on 30 Jul 2025

Cedar Cottage, private & cozy experience
 Brand new walk out basement. Peaceful, and surrounded by beautiful forest.

Brand new walk out basement. Peaceful, and surrounded by beautiful forest.

Kaslo
Stay at this cottage in Kaslo. Enjoy free WiFi, laundry facilities, and patios. Popular attractions Kaslo Bay Park and Langham Cultural Centre are located ...
9.8/10 Exceptional! (16 reviews)
"Clean and comfortable. Could easily access our family of 4. well stocked kitchen and great location. Liz was a great host. Would stay again."

Reviewed on 15 Aug 2025

Brand new walk out basement. Peaceful, and surrounded by beautiful forest.
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

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