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Scenic riding, relaxing atmosphere, upscale lodging & dining.

Welcome to small and exclusive Tod Mountain Ranch, hidden in the Louis Creek Valley surrounded by forested mountains. Adult-oriented, we offer you a relaxing, tranquil environment to embrace nature and the outdoors. Horseback riding through BC’s Southern Interior with breathtaking scenery along forest and mountain trails allows you to be encapsulated by the beauty of our region.

We invite you to experience our main activity - horseback riding - covering thousands of hectares of old logging and cattle trails, breathing in fresh mountain air and soaking up the calmness of our environment. When you're not riding, relax on the deck with a good book, explore many hiking and biking trails, or allow a massage therapist to help you truly surrender. End your day with a game of pool, watch a movie, play shuffleboard, or get cozy in front of the fireplace in our peaceful lodge.

If you're looking for winter fun, visit Sun Peaks Resort during the day and relax with our comforts at night - make a reservation or drop in. We're always here! In creating your personalized winter stay, you may rent one of our luxurious cabins, take advantage of our bed and breakfast option, or enjoy a full package of lodging and three mouth-watering, home cooked meals a day. Relaxation is our specialty.

 

Good to know

  • Works with travel agents?

    yes

  • Belongs to

    British Columbia Guest Ranch Association, Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association

  • Good time to go

    For scenic & comfortable riding conditions - A great time to visit is May & June when everything is lush and green and there is a greater chance of spotting wildlife. Days are cooler, but sunny. Late September & October with the first signs of Fall. Leaves start to fall and weather cools down.

Lowdown

  • Owner(s)

    Tracey O'Connell

  • Manager(s)

    Tracey O'Connell

  • Address

    3968 Heffley-Louis Creek Rd, Heffley Creek, British Columbia, Canada, V0E1Z1

  • Tel

    877-488-8881

  • Fax

    250-578-8883

  • Capacity

    16

  • Open

    Jan-Mar, May-Oct, Dec - view details

  • Nightly rate

    $250-275 - view details

  • Ranch Type

    Guest Ranch

  • Great for

    Romance, Peace & quiet, Adults

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Highs

  • Scenic wilderness trail riding - Ride along old logging roads and cattle trails climbing as soon as you leave the back gate
  • Ideal for that Weekend Getaway to de-stress; consider planning your trip around the Calgary Stampede
  • Very comfortable lodging - right down to fluffy bathrobes, pillow top mattresses, feather duvets & pillows, high thread count linens
  • On the trail you can regularly see deer, black bear and coyote and occassionally bump into moose and cougar - you will ride thru creeks and along rock faces
  • No Single Supplements - if you come as one, you're not charged additionally for sole occupancy

Lows

  • Most rides are at a walk; however, it offers opportunity to absorb the beautiful surroundings
  • Few activities on-site; however, with the beautiful landscape there is little need for anything more. If you do require more activities, though, there are plenty within minutes of the ranch
 

Summer Season Rates & Booking

  • Open

    May-Oct

  • Nightly rate

    $250-275

  • Nightly rate (non-rider)

    $170

  • Nightly rate (children)

    $250-275

  • Minimum stay

    No miminum stay

  • Preferred arrival day

    Any day is fine

  • Preferred depart day

    Any day is fine

  • Booking Policy

  • 50% deposit is required to confirm your booking with balance due on departure from the ranch. 30 day cancellation. Deposits refunded, less $100 admin fee for bookings cancelled more than 30 days prior to arrival date; non-refundable for cancellations received 30 days or less prior to arrival date.

  • Included FREE in your stay

  • meals, activities, ranch shuttle, lodging, Riding, wine and beer served with dinner, unlimited non-alcoholic drinks and snacks, on-site activities, laundry facilities

  • Extras

  • Tax

    12%

  • Gratuity

    discretionary

Winter Season Rates & Booking

  • Open

    Jan-Mar, Dec

  • Nightly rate

    $100-140

  • Minimum stay

    No miminum stay

  • Preferred arrival day

    Any day is fine

  • Preferred depart day

    Any day is fine

  • Booking Policy

  • 50% deposit is required to confirm your booking with balance due on departure from the ranch. 30 day cancellation. Deposits refunded, less $100 admin fee for bookings cancelled more than 30 days prior to arrival date; non-refundable for cancellations received 30 days or less prior to arrival date.

  • Included FREE in your stay

  • lodging

  • Extras

  • Tax

    12% HST

  • Gratuity

    Discretionary

Environmental & Social Practices

  • Environment

  • We practice environmental responsibility out on the trail by working with local government and First Nations to develop a low impact management plan to protect the environmental and cultural elements of the Crown Land in which you'll have pleasure to ride. We have chosen bathroom products made from natural, organic ingredients.

  • Food

  • We source most of our food ingredients locally. Much of the beef, pork and lamb come from local ranches and this is complemented with locally sourced, fresh, seasonal produce.

Weather
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Avg Temp (°F):

 142330485764707364483618

Avg Rainfall (in):

 1.1.6.4.6.91.21.11.21.1.6.91.3

Lowdown

  • Elevation

    2100 ft.
 

Nearest Airports

  • Kamloops Airport, Kamloops

  • Nearest town / city

    Kamloops

  • Distance to ranch

    35 miles

  • Time to ranch

    45 mins

  • Airlines

    Air Canada, West Jet

  • Ranch shuttle

    Free!

  • Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver

  • Nearest town / city

    Vancouver

  • Distance to ranch

    270 miles

  • Time to ranch

    4 hours

  • Airlines

    Air Canada, British Airways, Major international airlines from most European cities

  • Rental car

    Required

Nearest Town / City

  • Kamloops, British Columbia

  • Population

    80,000

  • Distance

    35 miles

  • Time from ranch

    45 mins

  • Facilities

    grocery store, pharmacy, church, school, post office, medical clinic, hospital, bank, atm, gas station, museum

  • Shopping

    boutique shops, malls, western wear

  • Rental car

    Required
 

Our riding stands out

  • Horses - well-trained, responsive, selected for temperament. Each horse is fitted with their own western tack
  • Terrain - trails that continuously climb, crossing streams, and riding along the creek
  • Flexibility - ride one hour or all day up the mountain. We cater to every ability level and guest preference

Our horses

  • guest horses

    18

  • horse types

    Quarterhorse, Morgan, Appaloosas, Draft Cross, Paints, Geldings

Our Riding

  • Scheduled rides

    Rides takes off at 10am and 2pm

  • Guided rides

    With fully guided rides, you'll be lead to some of the most majestic areas of the Crown Land

  • Riding Freedom

    Guests have the freedom to choose the duration of their rides. We have trails from 1 hour to all day and often have several rides going out at the same time in different directions.

Lowdown

  • Type of riding

    Western Riding

  • Riding opportunities for

    Beginner, Intermediate, Experienced

  • Most riders are

    Intermediate

  • Rides are grouped by

    Ability, Pace of Ride, Rides tailored to guest requests
  • At each meal, we will talk to you about the riding options and your preferences and schedule the riding to your specific requests.

  • Max riders per ride

    8

  • Wranglers per ride

    1

  • Pace of ride

    Walk, Trot, Lope
  • We offer mostly walk and trot. Cantering is limited due to the terrain; however there are opportunities. There are very technical aspects of the ride. Rides saved for "experienced riders only" find the terrain challenging.

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You'll enjoy

  • hours in the Saddle

    Morning - 2 hours, Afternoon - 2 hours
  • We have a variety of rides that vary in duration from an hour to our all day rides where we pack a lunch and head to the Heffley Lake lookout. We are very accommodating should you choose not to ride or should you want to come back early from a ride.

  • Riding

    On specified trails
 

Riding Lessons

  • Details

    lessons come with package, basic riding lessons, advanced horsemanship lessons

  • Lessons given by

    wrangler, ranch owner or manager

  • Lessons located

    on the trail, in the arena
  • Our head wrangler is a certified riding instructor, so if you'd like advanced horsemanship lessons, that can be easily arranged. Within the arena, we're also happy to offer children's pony rides.

Arena Work

  • Type

    outdoor arena
  • Horsemanship, riding lessons, childrens pony rides

Sample Riding Itinerary

  • This is an example of the activities you might expect. Please note this is only an example itinerary and our activities each day are dictated only by the desires of our guests.

    May - October After Breakfast head to the barn to help with grooming and saddling your horse. After a short orientation by the Head Wrangler, take a 2 hour ride on old logging roads through the forest returning to the ranch for lunch.

    Lunch will be taken on the deck and after a short rest, mount up again for another 2 hour ride in a different direction following an old stock trail along the creek.

    Return to the ranch in the late afternoon for a cold, refreshing lemonade or beer and home-baked cookies. Relax with a good book or try your hand at horseshoes before freshening up for pre-dinner drinks and canapes, followed by a delicious 3-course dinner in our dining room.

    December - March During the winter months, we don't operate our horseback riding programme. Our horses live on the ranch year round and winter guests are welcome to visit them in their pasture and even help out at feeding time.

    After breakfast, guests typically head up to Sun Peaks Resort for downhill skiing and snowboarding, snowmobiling or dog sledding, returning to the ranch in the late afternoon for hot chocolate and home baked cookies.

    Guests then have an opportunity to relax in front of a roaring log fire before dinner.

    Summer Time Riding - On the Riding Trail we regularly see deer (whitetail and mule), black bear and coyote. We have been fortunate to occasionally encounter moose and cougar. We also see tracks for bobcat, lynx, and wolf but have never met one on the trail. When we look up we regularly see bald eagles and hawks flying overhead. Our guests love being in the forest trails.

    A lot of the time you can't see where the trail is going and what might be around the next corner. Going out on the trail, most guests don't realise how high they are climbing until they are on the return journey and then they realise how steep some of the trails are. Perhaps the biggest surprise is how quiet and calm it all is.

Setting

  • Public Land - 20,000-40,000 (hectares)

  • Tod Mountain Ranch sits in the South Thompson area of the Interior. We are surrounded by mountains (Shuswap Highlands) that are densly covered with spruce and fir, with areas of birch and aspen. The journey to the ranch takes you along the Thompson River and from the highway you pass several lakes as you climb towards the ranch. We are surrounded by the Crown Land offering us beautifully scenic rides. Our riding trails take us along old logging roads and cattle trails climbing as soon as we leave the back gate. The trails to the east of the ranch take us through dense forest of spruce and fir to small clearings. At the highest point we ride to, we can see across the valley to the mountains on the west. The trails to the west of us take us on wider trails that meander around the mountain with steep drops down to the valley floor on one side and the mountain on the other. Our day trail takes us to a look out point overlooking Heffley Lake below. We are sitting at the top of the hill looking down the mountain through a clearing to the lake which is about 700m (2000ft) below us.

The resident chef creates wholesome, home cooked meals with an emphasis on locally sourced, fresh seasonal produce. Combining the healthy with the hearthy, this is gourmet cooking with a ranch twist. Meals are served family style with guests and staff eating together around the legendary 100 sq. ft. dining table.

A hearty breakfast will be served in the dining room every morning before the rides depart. There will always be a selection of cereals, toast, bagels, muffins and pastries and fresh fruit. To give you the energy to sustain you to lunch time, Chef will also rustle up a hot dish of bacon and eggs or maybe pancakes.

Lunch is usually an outdoor feast, either taken on the ride or enjoyed on the deck. When taking lunch at the ranch, the Chef provides a variety of soups, pasta dishes and salads all served with fresh home baked breads. Out on the trail, picnic lunches will be carried in your saddle bags and might include sandwiches, fruit and cookies.

Dinner is a 3-course feast, accompanied with BC wines.

Good to know

Alcohol

BYOB, wine provided with dinner

Snacking

Stocked refrigerator, BYO snack

Lowdown

  • Enjoy

    Gourmet, Ranch-style, Health oriented, Gourmet with a ranch twist!

  • Meals served

    family style, everyone eats together

  • Enjoy dining in

    patio, dining room (casual attire)

  • You'll definitely love

    ranch-raised beef, ranch-raised pork, ranch-raised chicken, farm fresh eggs, ranch garden, organic produce, locally grown produce, fresh daily bread, fresh daily desserts, ranch-raised beef, pork and lamb and, farm fresh eggs when available from our local ranchers. Most of our produce come from our local farmer's market.

  • Dietary restrictions catered for include

    lactose intolerant, vegans, vegetarians, other

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Guest Favorites

  • Grilled Wild Salmon
  • Chocolate Surprise Desert
  • Chocolate Chip Cookies (described as "evil" by one of their guests)

Wine List Sample

  • Complimentary British Columbian wines are served with dinner.
 

Your Chef

  • Your dedicated chef is Silas Helmer

  • We are delighted to welcome Silas, a Red Seal Certified Chef to our kitchen this year. Silas was classically trained, achieving Le Grande Diplome from Le Cordon Bleu through the Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute and then furthering his training in Gastronomy at le Cordon Bleu in Australia.

    Much of Silas' career has seen him working in several of the top hotels and restaurants in Toronto. He recently moved to BC, a place he now calls home, where he can combine his love of the outdoors, nature and adventure with his love for food and cooking.

    When he's not in the kitchen, Silas will no doubt be hiking on the mountain, or fishing one of the many lakes near the ranch

Sample Menu

    Breakfast

    • Selection of cereals, yogurts, fresh fruit, toast, bagels, muffins. Local preserves and honey
    • Selection of juices – apple, orange, cranberry
    • Poached eggs & Canadian Bacon
    • Kicking Horse Coffee & Selection of Teas

    Lunch

    • Chicken Caesar Salad served with home baked ciabatta rolls & butter
    • Home baked apple & cinnamon squares

    Dinner

    • Wild Mushroom Soup & home baked rolls
    • Prime Rib Roast au jus served with mashed potatoes, asparagus, green beans & Yorkshire Pudding

    Dessert

    • Chocolate Surprise with fresh strawberries & cream

Ranch Recipe

    Asparagus Quiche

    • 1 9inch deep-dish pie shell
    • 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
    • 2/3 cup milk
    • 2/3 cup half n half
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
    • Dash pepper
    • 3 eggs
    • 4oz cheese grated (Tracey uses 2 oz Gruyere & 2 oz Emmentaler but you can use any cheese)
    • About 10 spears of asparagus

    Preheat oven to 400°F

    Bake pie shell for about 7 minutes – you only want to part bake it to set the bottom so it doesn’t go soggy when you add the quiche mixture.

    In a small saucepan, combine milk, half & half, onion, salt, nutmeg and pepper. Bring to boil and then simmer for a few minutes.

    Sprinkle 2/3 of the cheese into the pie shell.

    Wash & trim the asparagus and blanch in hot water. Place the asparagus on top of the cheese, trimming to fit into the pie dish.

    In a medium sized bowl, lightly beat the eggs, then stir the milk mixture into the eggs. Pour the mixture over the asparagus and then sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

    Bake for around 25 minutes. You can test for doneness by sticking a knife into the centre, if it comes out clean, it’s done!

Children at the Ranch

Great for children aged 12 and over



While children are welcome at the ranch, it should be noted that the ranch does not operate a children's program or have child counselors on staff. Children aged 8 to 12 years are able to go on trail rides but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. For childen younger than eight, the ranch will arrange short rides in the arena with the horse being led by one of our wranglers.

Children aged 8 and over who show proficiency and maturity are invited to join us on our trail rides. We group our rides specifically by request, so we can accommodate the family that wants to ride together.

Tod Mountain offers plenty of one-on-one bonding time for families. In addition to riding, children enjoy the wide open spaces and engaging their imagination in our beautiful scenic paradise. If parents would like, we can hire a responsible individual from our local childcare service. Please request to set this up ahead of time.

Detailed Activities

  • Games

    board games, horseshoes

  • Riding based activities

    pony rides, arena riding, trail riding,Trail riding for children aged 8 and over. Pony rides in our arena for children aged under 8 years

Tod Mountain Ranch was a former cattle ranch originally owned by the McAuliffe family. The ranch was a 600 acre cattle ranch. In the late 1930’s the ranch was bought by Nelson Lougheed and he continued to raise cattle on the ranch until the late 1980’s. During this period the ranch was divided and parts of it sold off.

In 1989 the rest of the ranch, including this property was bought by Faye Yasak. Faye and her partner continued to raise Texas Longhorns until it was bought by the current owner, Tracey O’Connell, who changed the name to Tod Mountain Ranch, located at the foothills of Tod Mountain! The 80 acres that is Tod Mountain Ranch was at the centre of the original McAuliffe ranch, and the owner’s house is the original homestead. Part of the house was built in the 1890’s with additions being added in the late 1940’s. The structure of the original property, including the original roof is still standing, underneath the newer cedar siding and tin roof that was added much later.

The guest lodge and cabins were newly constructed in 2008/2009 and the ranch opened to guests in June 2009. The very first guests to stay in the cabins were a young couple from Revelstoke, B.C. who were celebrating their first wedding anniversary.

Lowdown

  • Ranch established

    1890s

  • Guest ranch since

    2009

Our Staff

  • A desire to make people's dreams come true
  • Exceptional skills in horsemanship, hospitality, and service
  • Chefs who excite the senses and satisfy the biggest and fussies of appetites
  • We have 2 wranglers on our staff, aged 21 to old

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Owner Info

  • Owner - Tracey O'Connell

  • Purchased ranch in

    2007

  • Languages spoken

    english

  • The Ranch is owned and managed by Tracey O’Connell, a modern day lady pioneer who immigrated to Canada from the UK in 2007 with big dreams and huge passion.

    Tracey was born in Dublin Ireland, and as a teenager moved with her family to a large city in the North of England. Her career with international organisations saw her spend time living and working in some of the world’s busiest cities.

    She was born with itchy feet. From getting her first passport at aged 18 she spent the next 20+ years of her life travelling all over the world, some of it for work but a great deal of it for pleasure. It was during one those trips that she sat on a horse for the first time – in Texas and her love affair with horses had begun. She started to take riding lessons at stables close to her home in England and took her first Dude Ranch Vacation in the early 90’s.

    Since then, she has travelled to all corners of the world to take horseback riding vacations. She experienced many different countries and cultures, various breeds of horses and riding styles. From galloping with Zebra and Giraffe in Africa to pushing a slow lazy herd of cows though the bush in Wyoming. Always during these trips I would think ‘wouldn’t this be a great way to live...’

    In the summer of 2007, Tracey took a career break and came to Canada for a 6 month visit. During this visit she bought Tod Mountain Ranch, an 80-acre former cattle ranch in the Louis Creek Valley, surrounded by thousands of hectares of Crown Land.

    She survived forest fires and several amazing winters with temperatures down to minus 40°C and 6ft snow drifts. She’s learned to drive a tractor, mend fences, chop firewood and break ice on the creek. She’s proud to have swopped her kitten heels and silk shirts for gumboots and Carhartts and her beloved 2-seater sports car for an F350 pick-up.

    Call her crazy or brave, she’s certainly unique and loves to share this amazing place with visitors from far and wide riding her beautiful horses on old logging roads and cattle trails through the bush and along the creek and then relaxing on the porch as the sun sets, glass of wine in hand, reliving the highlights of the day.

Our Managers

  • Manager - Tracey O'Connell


Our Wranglers

  • Wrangler - Steve Scott

  • Age

    Old

  • Hometown

    Derbyshire, UK

  • Languages spoken

    english
  • A true horse lover and exceptional horseman, Steve has worked with horses for many years, including several seasons Wrangling at other great Guest Ranches in BC. Steve loves to spend time with the guests. Despite his terrible singing and song choice out on the trail, guests really appreciate his gentle nature when handling and caring for our horses as well as his willingness and ability to share his knowledge and experience with them.

  • Wrangler - Kendra Jenner

  • Age

    21

  • Hometown

    Williams Lake, BC

  • Languages spoken

    english
  • Kendra grew up near Horsefly in rural BC and has been riding horses since childhood. She really learned to ride when she trained her first horse Chance, a yearling she rescued from starvation. Kendra is a real outdoors girl - she has an honors degree in Outdoor Recreation and Eco-Tourism, trained as a volunteer with Search & Rescue and if she’s not riding horses, she’s hiking, fishing, rafting or snowboarding! Her other passion is photography and she is planning to get plenty of practice in during the summer. Most of all is Kendra is looking forward to sharing her love of horses, nature and the beauty of BC with our guests.

Rooms & Rates

  • Room type | nameSummer ratesWinter rates

  • Cabin | Luxury Queen Cabin$250-$275$100-$135

    • Description

      A real blend of modern and traditional, our spacious cabins are nestled in small clearings amongst the trees and are luxuriously equipped to ensure guests comfort during their stay. All of the cabins have a private bathroom with bath tub and shower and a wide covered porch perfect for relaxing or enjoying an early morning cup of coffee. Each cabin is furnished with custom-designed, hand constructed log furniture and finished with luxury linens, fluffy oversized towels and the softest velour bathrobes. Coffee makers and fridges in every cabin.

    • Rooms

      1

    • Max occupancy

      2

    • Bathrooms

      Private bathroom

    • Amenities

      fridge, hair dryer, seating area, plush bathrobes

  • Cabin | Luxury Twin Cabins $250-$275$100-$135

    • Description

      A real blend of modern and traditional, our spacious cabins are nestled in small clearings amongst the trees and are luxuriously equipped to ensure guests comfort during their stay. All of the cabins have a private bathroom with bath tub and shower and a wide covered porch perfect for relaxing or enjoying an early morning cup of coffee. Each cabin is furnished with custom-designed, hand constructed log furniture and finished with luxury linens, fluffy oversized towels and the softest velour bathrobes. Twin cabins have 2 double (full size) beds

    • Rooms

      1

    • Max occupancy

      4

    • Bathrooms

      Private bathroom

    • Amenities

      fridge, hair dryer, seating area, plush bathrobes

Services

Communications

  • wireless internet
  • telephone

    • Business Services

    • computer and fax hookups
    • printers
    • common computer

Additional Services

  • Spa

    relaxation massage, deep tissue massage. off-ranch therapist visits the ranch

  • Corporate Retreats

    For groups of up to 30. We offer exclusive use of the ranch for corporate groups of up to 20

  • Weddings

    We can cater for groups of 40-50. We can comfortably cater formal weddings (sit down meal) for up to 30 guests, or informal (buffet style) for up to 60 guests.

Onsite

Shopping

  • On-site, you can purchase wood carvings, leather craft, glass work (all made by local artists), as well as Tod Mountain-branded merchandise, including T-shirts, ball caps, mugs, water bottles and bathrobes. Cowboy hats are also available for sale.

Outdoor Activities

  • mountain biking
    • hiking

Winter Activities

  • cross-country skiing
  • snowshoeing

    • Additional Activities

    • Hiking and mountain biking (BYO bike); horseshoe pitch; game room with shuffleboard, pool table, card table, dice, and board games; TV lounge with DVD library and satellite TV; fireside lounge with book and magazine library

Good to know

  • You can borrow

    Cowboy boots, Riding helmets, Saddle bags, Rain coats
 

Fishing & Wildlife

  • Wildlife and birding

  • Mule deer, white-tail deer, moose, cougars, coyotes, black bears, lynxes, bobcats, wolves, bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, woodpeckers, and a wide variety of birds.

Offsite Activities

  • Off-Site Activities - We recommend a rental car

    Fishing
    Fly, spin, and troll fishing are available at several lakes close to the ranch. Boat, rod, and tackle rental are available. The closest fishing is at Heffley Lake, just a 10-minute drive from the ranch. The most stunning site is Johnson Lake, the Caribbean of the North, around 40 minutes away.

    Golf
    There are 13 18-hole golf courses within 45 minutes' drive from the ranch. The closest is at Sun Peaks Resort, just 15 minutes away.

    Kayaking and canoeing are available at several lakes within a 15 mins drive from the ranch.

    Ever wondered what that ski hills look like in summer? Downhill mountain biking and alpine hiking trails are available at Sun Peaks Resort just 15 mins drive from the ranch.

Local Attractions

  • We've only highlighted attractions that may add to your stay!

  • Sun Peaks Resort

  • Sun Peaks Resort is less than 15 minutes from the ranch. The resort offers a wide variety of summer activities, including marked hiking trails, ski slopes transformed into trails, 18-hole golf course, ATV tours, kayaking, and canoeing. In the winter, the area is one of Canada’s largest ski resorts with opportunities for downhill and cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and dog sledding. Guests are encouraged to take a nice drive over to this beautiful resort and enjoy an afternoon of outdoor adventure.

  • Distance

    8 miles

  • Time from ranch

    15 mins

  • Rental car

    Required

  • Kamloops Heritage Railway

  • This is a restored steam-engine train that dates back to 1912 and is the only survivor of her type. Every summer, the train operates a "train robbery" tour where Bill Miner and his Gang of Outlaws, guns blazing, attack the train and relieve it of its gold shipment with the famous phrase, "Hands up and I won't harm a hair on your head!"

  • Distance

    35 miles

  • Time from ranch

    45 mins

  • Rental car

    Required

  • Historical "First Nations"

  • The area in and around the ranch is steeped in a rich First Nations history. There are 17 Indian bands within the Sepwepemc (Shuswap) Nation. Tk'emplups Band is the largest, and our guests are able to experience a wide variety of First Nations culture and history. At the Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park, visitors experience the rich cultural history of the Secwepemc People through museum exhibits, outdoor displays, and the archaeological remains of a 2,000-year-old Secwepemc winter village site. http://www.secwepemc.org/museum During the summer months, there is an opportunity to attend the Kamloops Pow Wow and see the dancing and drumming competitions—a great display of entertainment and culture.

  • Distance

    35 miles

  • Time from ranch

    45 mins

  • Rental car

    Required

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