The section (246 km roughly 3 hours) between Hope and Osoyoos has two main sections: the rugged mountains of Manning Provincial Park between Hope and Princeton, and the lush farmlands of the Similkameen Valley from Princeton to Keremeos and into the desert micro-climate at Osoyoos.
Hope is an important junction, dating back throusands of years. It is the point where the Fraser River finds a gap in the Coastal Mountain Range and can head west to the Pacific Ocean. Heading north, the Fraser River (and the Trans-Canada) enters a tight gorge which made for a precarious trip for salmon, the First Nations, European explorers in their canoes, and early settlers and gold prospectors. Heading north east is the Coquihalla River which connected to highlands in the interior of BC.
Today, travellers can drive west on the #1 Trans-Canada, the #7 Lougheed Highway, north on the #12 Trans-Canada, Northeast on the #5 Coquihalla, and east on the #3 Crowsnest Route.
This segment of the Crowsnest Route, just east of Hope, and just east of the Coquihalla junction, passes the site of the Hope Slide (shown right).
The highway then continues east past the Skagit Valley Provincial Park to the south and Cascade Recreation Area to the north before meandering through the scenic Manning Provincial Park, passing by the ski hill. The highway climbs over Allison Pass in Manning Provincial Park, which rises to 1342 m (4403 ft) and then over Sunday Summit, just east of Manning Provincial Park which rises to 1282m (4206 ft).
Map of Crowsnest route near Princeton, indicating sections where truckers need to have higher alertness to conditions.
Highway 3 Hope to Princeton Map – BC Transportation and Infrastructure, identifying tricky sections for truckers and large RVs
Then the highway drops into the wide and deep Similkameen River valley, heading northeast to Princeton. Princeton is a market center for the area between the Coquihalla and the southern Okanagan. Princeton lies where the Tulameen River from the north joins the Similkameen River, which them begins its flow to the southeast. There are some impressive mountain peaks to the north of the highway, including the one that is home to Apex Mountain ski resort. The mountains hold the winter snows whose meltwaters irrigate the lush farmlands in the Similkameen valley.
At Keremeos is a junction northeast to Okanagan Falls and Penticton, and to central and north Okanagan. Around Keremeos are a number of roadside farmers stalls. Between Keremeos and Osoyoos are a half dozen wineries (and in the Oliver-Osoyoos area are another twenty!) As the highway starts its drop to Osoyoos, you have stunning vistas to the east, and then you pass Spotted Lake on the southwest side of the highway 9 km west of the highway junction (its on private property, so no trespassing). Just west of the junction with Highway 97 is a well-located and architecturally fascinating Osoyoos Tourism Office.
NOTES:
| KM | (metres) |
Info |
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| 0 | Junction Highway 3 and Highway #1 along riverfront of Hope, BC. | 107 | ||
| Hope has many services for gas, food, and accommodation. Attractions: Hope Museum, Hope Slide ,Othello Tunnels in the Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park | ||||
| 1 | Sunshine Valley Hamlet | 106 | ||
| 2 | Hope, BC Exit #173 | 129 | ||
| gravel turnoff right before WB exit | ||||
| 7 | Hope, BC Exit #177 | 257 | ||
| 7 | Junction with Coquihalla Highway #5 | 261 | ||
| North to Merritt and Kamloops | ||||
| 9 | Nicolum River Provincial Park | 345 | ||
| This is a very small park with only nine campsites, so it fills quite quickly. There is a small day-use/picnicking area with picnic tables and parking area. Fishing. | ||||
| 11 | Berkey Creek, BC | 659 | ||
| 16 | Old Hope-Princeton Highway junction (to NE) | 734 | ||
| 18 | Roadside Highway Turnout – Hope Slide Rest Area | 684 | ||
| Visit the historic Hope Slide. Two interpretive signs tell of the story of the massive Hope rock slide. The Hope Slide was one of the largest landslides ever recorded in Canada. | ||||
| 25 | Sumallo Lodge & Restaurant | 665 | ||
| 604-869-9669 Accommodation, gas, and food. | ||||
| 25 | Western Entrance of Manning Provincial Park | 684 | ||
| ‘West Gate Portal offers picnicking, day use facilities and hiking. | ||||
| 26 | Lakeside Dr (N), Sunshine | 675 | ||
| Cedar Lake to N, SV Skating rink, community of Sunshine Valley Sunshine Valley RV Resort & Cabins to S side of Highway. Sign of Historical Interest: Sunshine Valley Tasme Museum (about WWII Internment camp for 21,000 Japanese-Canadians) to S of highway | ||||
| 28 | Engineers Road’ Historical Marker with Pull Out and short hike | 625 | ||
| By a gravel pull out, is the abandoned Dewdney Trail and wagon road built in 1861 to transport miners to the gold rush of Rock Creek. Work ended when attention shifted to the Gold fields of the Cariboo much further north. To the east, Twenty Mile Creek flows on the south side of the highway. | ||||
| 29 | Scenic Pull Out – Sumallo River | 639 | ||
| The Sumallo River flows to SW of highway, with several . Pull-outs, which are popular with flyfishers trying to catch trout (BC fishing licence required) | ||||
| 35 | Sumallo Grove Interpretive Trail | 706 | ||
| Trail walks and rest area. At Sumalo Grove, the Sumallo River flows into the west-flowing Skagit River | ||||
| 36 | Rhododendron Flats Interpretive Walk | 762 | ||
| A short trail wind through vegetation decidedly coastal. The trail’s principal attraction is the rare and lovely shrub, the Red Rhododendron, which blooms in great profusion in mid June. | ||||
| 37 | Cascade Recreation Area parking lot | 807 | ||
| to N of highway | ||||
| 38 | Skagit River Pull Out | 798 | ||
| Highway 3 runs alongside both rivers as it journeys through the park, so keep a lookout for good casting spots. | ||||
| 44 | Cayuse Flats Trail Head | 1346 | ||
| Hiking | ||||
| 60 | Allison Pass Summit | 1333 | ||
| Summit elevation is 1342 metres. | ||||
| 64 | Cambie Creek Recreation Area | 1179 | ||
| Cross Country Ski area. Cambie Creek is headwaters for the Similkameen River. | ||||
| 68 | Manning Provincial Park Visitors Centre | 1166 | ||
| Tourist information, toilets, sewage dump. | ||||
| 68 | Beaver Pond Trail head | 1229 | ||
| hiking | ||||
| 66 | Coldspring Campground | 1192 | ||
| Tent/Trailer camping, picnic area. (64 Vehicle Accessible Campsites) | ||||
| 68 | Gibson Pass Rd (to S) and Owl Way (to N) | 1180 | ||
| Manning Park Ski Area (8 km SW of highway), Downhill & Cross Country Skiing . Several lakeside campgrounds just to west of highway. | ||||
| 68 | Owl Rd (to N) has Manning Park Visitor Centre | 1194 | ||
| Manning Park Resort has Lodging, Hiking, food, downhill skiing, cross country skiing, | ||||
| 68 | ‘Lightning Lake Campground’ – turn off | 1198 | ||
| Turn off to Lightning Lake. Lightning Lake Campground has tent/trailer camping, picnic area, and swimming. Total Number of Vehicle Accessible Campsites: 143. | ||||
| 68 | ‘Cascade Look Out’ turn off | 1177 | ||
| 8km from the highway turn off | ||||
| 70 | ‘Sub Alpine Meadows’ turn off | 1138 | ||
| Explore the sub alpine meadows just 15 km off the highway. In the Spring and early Summer feast your eyes on the abundance of sub-alpine flowers. | ||||
| 71 | Monument 83Trail Head | 1131 | ||
| Access to RV Park and Bed and Breakfast | ||||
| 71 | Blow Down Rest and Picnic Area (SE side of highway) | 1133 | ||
| Bridesville Townsite Rd. West end of Bridesville, BC | ||||
| 73 | Hampton Campground (to NW) | 1086 | ||
| Bridesville Townsite Rd. East end of Bridesville, BC | ||||
| 78 | Mule Deer Campground | 1037 | ||
| 49 Vehicle Accessible Campsites | ||||
| 84 | East Gate Village | 1035 | ||
| A small village where there is gas, food, and other basic amenities. | ||||
| 84 | East Gate Village | 1035 | ||
| Service Station & food | ||||
| 85 | East Gate: Manning Provincial Park | 1035 | ||
| The east entrance to the park is guarded by a wood carved sculpture of a large black bear. Camping facilities in Manning Provincial Park: Camping. This park offers vehicle accessible campsites. There are four summer drive-in campgrounds with a total of 355 sites with Showers, Pit or Flush Toilets, Picnic Areas, Campfire, Boat Launch, Sani-Station/Dump. Similkameen Chalet (S side) | ||||
| 85 | Garrett Rd | 1011 | ||
| Manning Park Eastgate Lodge (S side) | ||||
| 88 | Similkameen Falls Campground | 962 | ||
| 92 | Placer Forest Service Road | 962 | ||
| Copper Creek Recreation Site (to E of highway) | ||||
| 95 | Copper Creek Recreation Site | 1287 | ||
| 99 | Sunday Summit | 1133 | ||
| Brake check for trucks | ||||
| 99 | Mine Hill Brake Check | 1160 | ||
| Bathrooms at this rest stop. Kenney Lake Reserve (to W) and Copper Mountain( to E) | ||||
| 114 | Lakeside Camping & RV Lots | 1136 | ||
| 115 | Kennedy Lake Reserve, and Campsite | 1132 | ||
| Tent/Trailers, fishing, water, washrooms, showers, sani-station | ||||
| 115 | Rest Area | 837 | ||
| Rest Area and toilets one side of highway | ||||
| 121 | Paradise Ranch | 702 | ||
| Trail Rides | ||||
| 131 | Ridgewood Dr (on NW side) | 641 | ||
| access to Sandman Inn Princeton Deerview Lodge and Cabins, Princeton General Hospital to N of highway | ||||
| 132 | Burton Ave to SE, Vermillion Ave to NW | 638 | ||
| access to central business district | ||||
| 133 | Junction with Highway 5A north, and into Princeton Business District | 638 | ||
| bridge over Similkameen River | ||||
| 134 | Old Copper Mountain Rd | 628 | ||
| access to RCMP, Evergreen (motel) on SW side of highway, Princeton RV Campground on NE side of highway | ||||
| 140 | Princeton Municipal Campground (on N side) | 628 | ||
| partial hookups, hot/cold water, toilets, showers, sani-station, phone | ||||
| 137 | Princeton Golf Club (on S side) | 625 | ||
| Public Course 9 hole/par36 | ||||
| 138 | Taylor Way (on N side) | 586 | ||
| residential area, no services | ||||
| 144 | Happy Holiday Farm (N side) | 575 | ||
| 149 | Wolf Creek Rd (S side) | 575 | ||
| 150 | roadside turnout on N site | 575 | ||
| view of Similkameen River | ||||
| 151 | Princeton Wood Preservers (creosoting plant) to SW | 575 | ||
| 158 | Old Outpost Camping | 575 | ||
| 162 | Happy Days RV Park | 575 | ||
| 161 | The River House Retreat | 575 | ||
| 164 | Old Hedley Road and bridge over Similkameen River | 543 | ||
| cross Similkameen River | ||||
| 165 | Pickard Creek Recreational Site | 547 | ||
| Camping, tenting, picnicking, fishing, wheelchair access | ||||
| 165 | Stemwinder Provincial Park | 548 | ||
| Camping, Tenting, fishing, wheelchair access. This park offers 27 vehicle accessible campsites, including one pull-through site. Facilities: Pit or Flush Toilets – Group Camping – Drinking Water – Campfires. | ||||
| 173 | River Haven RV Campground | 554 | ||
| and Old Mountain RV Park & Cabins | ||||
| 167 | Pine View Campground | 524 | ||
| 170 | Daly Ave (North side) | 523 | ||
| Made famous by the discovery of gold in 1897. Attractions – Hedley Museum & Tourist Booth, Hedley mascot and Gold Mine Tours, | ||||
| 173 | Hedley Nickel Plate Road (North side) | 512 | ||
| Historical marker: $45 million in gold extracted from the Hedley Mascot mine between1908-1955 | ||||
| 174 | Cluckchuway Indian Reservation | 495 | ||
| 177 | Rustic Campground | 467 | ||
| 182 | Riverside RV Park Resort | 454 | ||
| 189 | Wildlife Viewing Pull Out | 457 | ||
| Sometimes there are mountain goats grazing near this pull out. | ||||
| 194 | American Railway Rest Area | 425 | ||
| An American railroad, subsidiary of Great Northern Railway, served the area from 1907-1914 | ||||
| 196 | view of Red Bridge (Ashoka Bridge) across Similkameen River, | 416 | ||
| on SW side of highway | ||||
| 197 | Keremeos Bypass Road (to N) | 412 | ||
| Orchard View (motel) to S and Riverbank Vineyard and B&B to S | ||||
| 198 | 7th Street | 435 | ||
| Highway makes a street corner 90 degree turn in Keremeos | ||||
| 198 | Ashnola Road | 419 | ||
| access to Sna?snulax?tn Campground (Pow-wow Grounds) 5 km to W. Cathedral Provincial Park 30 km SW of Keremeos. Camping, tenting, picnic area, hiking. Cathedral Park comprises an expanse of jagged mountain peaks, azure lakes and flower-dappled alpine meadows. This park offers limited vehicle accessible campsites. Facilities: Pit or Flush Toilets – Picnic Areas – Campfires – Walk-In/Wilderness Camping. | ||||
| 198 | Eagle RV Park and Campground (S side of highway) | 435 | ||
| full hookups, sani-station, pull throughs ,tenting, all services | ||||
| 199 | Junction Highway 3/3A to Penticton | 404 | ||
| Keremeos is on the Similkameen River at the junction of Highway 3 and 3A. Attractions include Keremeos Museum – The Similkameen Pow Wow – The Keremeos Elks Rodeo – Chopaka Rodeo -Riverbank Vineyard and B&B, Orchard View B&B, Keremeos Rodeo, | ||||
| 201 | Becks Rd | 403 | ||
| grocery to NE and Hugging Tree Winery to NE | ||||
| 205 | Twisted Hills Craft Cider, Eauvivre Winery & Vineyards | 413 | ||
| 213 | Ntamtqen Snm’na?m’aya?tn First Nation | 427 | ||
| Lower Similkameen First Nation | ||||
| 215 | Phantom Creek Estates Winery, Vanessa Vineyard, Seven Stones Winery, | 398 | ||
| 216 | Chechella Beach | 404 | ||
| 217 | S’milka Vista Vineyards | 381 | ||
| view of the Similkameen River Iron Bridge to W | ||||
| 219 | Scout Vineyards & Winery | 374 | ||
| 221 | Sumac Rd (to W) | 464 | ||
| Forbidden Fruit Winery (2 km S of highway) | ||||
| 224 | Nighthawk Rd (to SW) | 458 | ||
| access to US border crossing | ||||
| 227 | Frank Lake ( to S of Highway) | 524 | ||
| 231 | Richter lake (to SE of highway) | 683 | ||
| 237 | Kobaur Lookout Forest Service Rd | 599 | ||
| Historical marker about Spotted Lake | ||||
| 237 | Conifryd Lake to S of highway | 599 | ||
| 237 | Spotted Lake (to S of Highway – private property) | 480 | ||
| Spotted Lake Okanagan First Nation | ||||
| 240 | Historical Interest Marker and Lookout on NE side of highway | 340 | ||
| 245 | Meadowlands Dr (to S) | 308 | ||
| indicating Richter Pass, with a view of the irrigation giving life to the 45,000 acres in the valley below. Access to Osoyoos | ||||
| 250 | Junction Highway #3 with Highway #97 | |||
| Osoyoos Visitor Centre to the NE of the junction. Highway 97 north to Osoyoos Desert Centre (3 km N, open seasonally), several wineries, Oliver, Penticton, and Kelowna. Highway 97 south to US border and Oroville, WA | ||||
| KM | (metres) |
Info |
| KM | (metres) |
Info |
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| 0 | Junction Highway #3 with Highway #97 | 340 | ||
| Osoyoos Visitor Centre to the NE of the junction. Highway 97 north to Osoyoos Desert Centre (3 km N, open seasonally), several wineries, Oliver, Penticton, and Kelowna. Highway 97 south to US border and Oroville, WA | ||||
| 5 | Meadowlands Dr (to S) | 480 | ||
| indicating Richter Pass, with a view of the irrigation giving life to the 45,000 acres in the valley below. Access to Osoyoos | ||||
| 10 | Historical Interest Marker and Lookout on NE side of highway | 599 | ||
| 13 | Spotted Lake (to S of Highway – private property) | 683 | ||
| Spotted Lake Okanagan First Nation | ||||
| 14 | Kobaur Lookout Forest Service Rd | 524 | ||
| Historical marker about Spotted Lake | ||||
| 19 | Richter lake (to SE of highway) | 458 | ||
| 23 | Frank Lake ( to S of Highway) | 464 | ||
| 26 | Nighthawk Rd (to SW) | 374 | ||
| access to US border crossing | ||||
| 29 | Sumac Rd (to W) | 381 | ||
| Forbidden Fruit Winery (2 km S of highway) | ||||
| 31 | Scout Vineyards & Winery | 404 | ||
| 33 | S’milka Vista Vineyards | 398 | ||
| view of the Similkameen River Iron Bridge to W | ||||
| 34 | Chechella Beach | 427 | ||
| 35 | Phantom Creek Estates Winery, Vanessa Vineyard, Seven Stones Winery, | 413 | ||
| 37 | Ntamtqen Snm’na?m’aya?tn First Nation | 403 | ||
| Lower Similkameen First Nation | ||||
| 45 | Twisted Hills Craft Cider, Eauvivre Winery & Vineyards | 404 | ||
| 49 | Becks Rd | 435 | ||
| grocery to NE and Hugging Tree Winery to NE | ||||
| 51 | Junction Highway 3/3A to Penticton | 435 | ||
| Keremeos is on the Similkameen River at the junction of Highway 3 and 3A. Attractions include Keremeos Museum, The Similkameen Pow Wow, The Keremeos Elks Rodeo, Chopaka Rodeo. Accommodation: Riverbank Vineyard and B&B, Orchard View B&B | ||||
| 52 | Ashnola Road | 419 | ||
| access to Sna?snulax?tn Campground (Pow-wow Grounds) 5 km to W. Cathedral Provincial Park 30 km SW of Keremeos. Camping, tenting, picnic area, hiking. Cathedral Park comprises an expanse of jagged mountain peaks, azure lakes and flower-dappled alpine meadows. This park offers limited vehicle accessible campsites. Facilities: Pit or Flush Toilets – Picnic Areas – Campfires – Walk-In/Wilderness Camping. | ||||
| 52 | Eagle RV Park and Campground (S side of highway) | 412 | ||
| full hookups, sani-station, pull throughs ,tenting, all services | ||||
| 53 | 7th Street | 416 | ||
| Highway makes a street corner 90 degree turn in Keremeos | ||||
| 53 | Keremeos Bypass Road (to N) | 425 | ||
| Orchard View (motel) to S and Riverbank Vineyard and B&B to S | ||||
| 54 | view of Red Bridge (Ashoka Bridge) across Similkameen River, | 457 | ||
| on SW side of highway | ||||
| 56 | American Railway Rest Area | 454 | ||
| An American railroad, subsidiary of Great Northern Railway, served the area from 1907-1914 | ||||
| 61 | Wildlife Viewing Pull Out | 467 | ||
| Sometimes there are mountain goats grazing near this pull out. | ||||
| 68 | Riverside RV Park Resort | 495 | ||
| 73 | Rustic Campground | 512 | ||
| 77 | Cluckchuway Indian Reservation | 523 | ||
| 77 | Hedley Nickel Plate Road (North side) | 548 | ||
| Historical marker: $45 million in gold extracted from the Hedley Mascot mine between1908-1955 | ||||
| 77 | River Haven RV Campground | 524 | ||
| and Old Mountain RV Park & Cabins | ||||
| 80 | Daly Ave (North side) | 554 | ||
| Made famous by the discovery of gold in 1897. Attractions – Hedley Museum & Tourist Booth, Hedley mascot and Gold Mine Tours, | ||||
| 83 | Pine View Campground | 547 | ||
| 85 | Stemwinder Provincial Park | 543 | ||
| Camping, Tenting, fishing, wheelchair access. This park offers 27 vehicle accessible campsites, one pull-through site. Facilities: Pit or Flush Toilets, Group Camping, Drinking Water , campfires. | ||||
| 86 | Pickard Creek Recreational Site | 575 | ||
| Camping, tenting, picnicking, fishing, wheelchair access | ||||
| 86 | Old Hedley Road and bridge over Similkameen River | 575 | ||
| cross Similkameen River | ||||
| 88 | Happy Days RV Park | 575 | ||
| 89 | The River House Retreat | 575 | ||
| 92 | Old Outpost Camping | 575 | ||
| 99 | Princeton Wood Preservers (creosoting plant) to SW | 575 | ||
| 100 | roadside turnout on N site | 575 | ||
| view of Similkameen River | ||||
| 101 | Wolf Creek Rd (S side) | 586 | ||
| 106 | Happy Holiday Farm (N side) | 628 | ||
| 110 | Princeton Municipal Campground (on N side) | 625 | ||
| partial hookups, hot/cold water, toilets, showers, sani-station, phone | ||||
| 112 | Taylor Way (on N side) | 628 | ||
| residential area, no services | ||||
| 113 | Princeton Golf Club (on S side) | 638 | ||
| Public Course 9 hole/par36 | ||||
| 116 | Old Copper Mountain Rd | 638 | ||
| access to RCMP, Evergreen (motel) on SW side of highway, Princeton RV Campground on NE side of highway | ||||
| 117 | Junction with Highway 5A north, and into Princeton Business District | 641 | ||
| bridge over Similkameen River | ||||
| 118 | Burton Ave to SE, Vermillion Ave to NW | 702 | ||
| access to central business district | ||||
| 119 | Ridgewood Dr (on NW side) | 837 | ||
| access to Sandman Inn Princeton Deerview Lodge and Cabins, Princeton General Hospital to N of highway | ||||
| 129 | Paradise Ranch | 1132 | ||
| Trail Rides | ||||
| 135 | Rest Area | 1136 | ||
| Rest Area and toilets one side of highway | ||||
| 136 | Kennedy Lake Reserve, and Campsite | 1160 | ||
| Tent/Trailers, fishing, water, washrooms, showers, sani-station | ||||
| 136 | Lakeside Camping & RV Lots | 1287 | ||
| 151 | Sunday Summit | 1133 | ||
| Brake check for trucks | ||||
| 151 | Mine Hill Brake Check | 962 | ||
| Bathrooms at this rest stop. Kenney Lake Reserve (to W) and Copper Mountain( to E) | ||||
| 155 | Copper Creek Recreation Site | 962 | ||
| 158 | Placer Forest Service Road | 1011 | ||
| Copper Creek Recreation Site (to E of highway) | ||||
| 162 | Similkameen Falls Campground | 1035 | ||
| 165 | Garrett Rd | 1035 | ||
| Manning Park Eastgate Lodge (S side) | ||||
| 165 | East Gate: Manning Provincial Park | 1037 | ||
| The east entrance to the park is guarded by a wood carved sculpture of a large black bear. Camping facilities in Manning Provincial Park: Camping. This park offers vehicle accessible campsites. There are four summer drive-in campgrounds with a total of 355 sites with Showers, Pit or Flush Toilets, Picnic Areas, Group Camping, Drinking Water, Campfire, Cabins / Huts / Yurts, Boat Launch, Sani-Station/Dump, Similkameen Chalet (S side) | ||||
| 166 | East Gate Village | 1035 | ||
| A small village where there is gas, food, and other basic amenities. | ||||
| 166 | East Gate Village | 1086 | ||
| Service Station & food | ||||
| 172 | Mule Deer Campground | 1133 | ||
| 49 Vehicle Accessible Campsites | ||||
| 177 | Hampton Campground (to NW) | 1131 | ||
| Bridesville Townsite Rd. East end of Bridesville, BC | ||||
| 179 | Blow Down Rest and Picnic Area (SE side of highway) | 1138 | ||
| Bridesville Townsite Rd. West end of Bridesville, BC | ||||
| 180 | Monument 83Trail Head | 1177 | ||
| Access to RV Park and Bed and Breakfast | ||||
| 180 | ‘Sub Alpine Meadows’ turn off | 1198 | ||
| Explore the sub alpine meadows just 15 km off the highway. In the Spring and early Summer feast your eyes on the abundance of sub-alpine flowers. | ||||
| 182 | Cascade Look Out turnoff | 1194 | ||
| 8km from the highway turn off | ||||
| 182 | Lightning Lake Campground turn off | 1166 | ||
| Turn off to Lightning Lake. Lightning Lake Campground has tent/trailer camping, picnic area, and swimming. Total Number of Vehicle Accessible Campsites: 143. | ||||
| 182 | Beaver Pond Trail head | 1192 | ||
| hiking | ||||
| 182 | Gibson Pass Rd (to S) and Owl Way (to N) | 1180 | ||
| Manning Park Ski Area (8 km SW of highway), Downhill & Cross Country Skiing. Several lakeside campgrounds just to west of highway. | ||||
| 182 | Owl Rd (to N) has Manning Park Visitor Centre | 1179 | ||
| Manning Park Resort has Lodging, Hiking, food, downhill skiing, cross country skiing, | ||||
| 183 | Manning Provincial Park Visitors Centre | 1229 | ||
| Tourist information, toilets, sewage dump. | ||||
| 184 | Coldspring Campground | 1333 | ||
| Tent/Trailer camping, picnic area. (64 Vehicle Accessible Campsites) | ||||
| 186 | Cambie Creek Recreation Area | 1346 | ||
| Cross Country Ski area. Cambie Creek is headwaters for the Similkameen River. | ||||
| 190 | Allison Pass Summit | 798 | ||
| Summit elevation is 1342 metres. | ||||
| 207 | Cayuse Flats Trail Head | 807 | ||
| Hiking | ||||
| 212 | Skagit River Pull Out | 762 | ||
| Highway 3 runs alongside both rivers as it journeys through the park, so keep a lookout for good casting spots. | ||||
| 213 | Cascade Recreation Area parking lot | 706 | ||
| to N of highway | ||||
| 215 | Rhododendron Flats Interpretive Walk | 639 | ||
| A short trail wind through vegetation decidedly coastal. The trail’s principal attraction is the rare and lovely shrub, the Red Rhododendron, which blooms in great profusion in mid June. | ||||
| 215 | Sumallo Grove Interpretive Trail | 625 | ||
| Trail walks and rest area. At Sumalo Grove, the Sumallo River flows into the west-flowing Skagit River | ||||
| 221 | Scenic Pull Out – Sumallo River | 675 | ||
| The Sumallo River flows to SW of highway, with several . Pull-outs, which are popular with flyfishers trying to catch trout (BC fishing licence required) | ||||
| 222 | Engineers Road’ Historical Marker with Pull Out and short hike | 684 | ||
| By a gravel pull out, is the abandoned Dewdney Trail and wagon road built in 1861 to transport miners to the gold rush of Rock Creek. Work ended when attention shifted to the Gold fields of the Cariboo much further north. To the east, Twenty Mile Creek flows on the south side of the highway. | ||||
| 225 | Lakeside Dr (N), Sunshine | 665 | ||
| Cedar Lake to N, SV Skating rink, community of Sunshine Valley Sunshine Valley RV Resort & Cabins to S side of Highway. Sign of Historical Interest: Sunshine Valley Tasme Museum (about WWII Internment camp for 21,000 Japanese-Canadians) to S of highway | ||||
| 225 | Western Entrance of Manning Provincial Park | 684 | ||
| ‘West Gate Portal offers picnicking, day use facilities and hiking. | ||||
| 225 | Sumallo Lodge & Restaurant | 734 | ||
| 604-869-9669 Accommodation, gas, and food. | ||||
| 232 | Roadside Highway Turnout – Hope Slide Rest Area | 659 | ||
| Visit the historic Hope Slide. Two interpretive signs tell of the story of the massive Hope rock slide. The Hope Slide was one of the largest landslides ever recorded in Canada. | ||||
| 234 | Old Hope-Princeton Highway junction (to NE) | 345 | ||
| 239 | Berkey Creek, BC | 261 | ||
| 242 | Nicolum River Provincial Park | 129 | ||
| This is a very small park with only nine campsites, so it fills quite quickly. There is a small day-use/picnicking area with picnic tables and parking area. Fishing. | ||||
| 243 | Hope, BC Exit #177 | 257 | ||
| 243 | Junction with Coquihalla Highway #5 | 106 | ||
| North to Merritt and Kamloops | ||||
| 248 | Hope, BC Exit #173 | 107 | ||
| gravel turnoff right before WB exit | ||||
| 249 | Sunshine Valley Hamlet | 59 | ||
| 250 | Junction Highway 3 and Highway #1 along riverfront of Hope, BC. | 599 | ||
| Hope has many services for gas, food, and accommodation. Attractions: Hope Museum ,Hope Slide, Othello Tunnels located in the Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park | ||||
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