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British Columbia Trans-Canada Highway Route: the #1 between Kamloops and Revelstoke, BC
Here is the itinerary for the 219 km along the #1 between Kamloops and Revelstoke:
Kamloops and the Shuswap Lake region lie in the South Thompson Plateau, between the Coast Mountains and the Columbia Mountains. This means the area gets low amounts of rain, under 40 cm (1/3 as snow). The geology of the region is a combination of ancient volcanic and sedimentary rocks, some Jurassic (150 million year old) rocks, all of which were significantly effected by the Ice Age glaciers that retreated about 10,000 years ago. The climate is good for ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, grases, sagebrush, and prickly pear cactus.
Kamloops, with 70,000 residents, is a major forestry and food processing hub in the Interior of BC as the largest area city on the Trans-Canada and at the junction of area roads, rail lines and waterways.
Chase lies at the western edge of Little Shuswap Lake and the head of the South Thompson River. From here eastward to Sorrento, Salmon Arm and Sicamous is the famous Shuswap Lake vacation country, best know for its thousands of houseboats rented to vacationers from Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton (and even further afar). The Trans-Canada winds along the lake, which has over 1000 km of shoreline, and occasionally climbs up the forested hills that surround the lake (watch out for the area's bears and deer!). You may see signs of a massive 2005 forest fire along the NW shore of the lake.
Many farms along the lake date back to the pre-highway days a century ago, when the only way to ship farm produce was using the Shuswap Lake's paddle-wheeled steamers. Just south of Shuswap Lake is the Okanagan Lake fruit-growing region with over 75 wineries, with the towns of Enderby and Armstrong (famous for its cheese factory) leading to the larger centres of Vernon and Kelowna.
East of Sicamous, the Trans-Canada climbs over the Monashee mountain range, famous for its deep powder helicopter skiing on over 10 metres a year of annual snowfall. The mountains here climb to 2680 metres above sea level, and rise over a kilometer above the valley floors. The forests grow tall here, and visitors will notice the branches slope steeply, to help the snow slide off the branches. Lower elevations have lots of western hemlock and western red cedar, while higher elevations have lots of Douglas fir, aspen and western white pine, providing lots of resources for the area's logging and wood processing industries.
Midway between Sicamous and Revelstoke is Craigellachie, where the "last spike" on the Canadian Pacific Railroad was laid, connecting eastern Canada with British Columbia's Pacific Coast. Eagle Pass divides the Thompson River system to the west from the Columbia River system which flows into the Pacific 1500 kilometers downstream at Portland, Oregon which started out as a Hudson's Bay trading post, Fort Vancouver. The Columbia is heavily dammed for power generation, with the earthen Revelstoke Dam just north of town, the massive Mica dam upstream (140 km north of Revelstoke, and the world's second largest earthen dam), and the Keenleyside Dam downstream (270km south, near Castlegar).
BC Highways road condition reports for this segment.
KM from Start | Highway Point Description | Municipality | GPS and Map Zoom |
EB | WB |
0 | 210 | Junction with Yellowhead Highway (#5) | Kamloops | Map Zoom |
1 | 210 | Valleyview underpass and Exit (WB) | Kamloops | Map Zoom |
1 | 209 | Comazzetto Rd intersection, Country View Inn | Kamloops | Map Zoom |
2 | 208 | Vicars Rd intersection, several hotels to east and west on south side, groceries to SE | Kamloops | Map Zoom |
3 | 207 | Oriole Rd intersection | Kamloops | Map Zoom |
4 | 207 | Highland Rd intersection | Kamloops | Map Zoom |
4 | 206 | River Rd intersection | Kamloops | Map Zoom |
5 | 205 | Tanager Dr intersection | Kamloops | Map Zoom |
6 | 204 | Holman St, west exit | | Map Zoom |
8 | 202 | Holman St, east exit | | Map Zoom |
9 | 201 | Dallas Crescent, EB access to Pineridge Golf Course | | Map Zoom |
11 | 199 | Nina Place intersection | | Map Zoom |
12 | 198 | Pedestrian overpass | | Map Zoom |
14 | 196 | Pat Rd intersection | | Map Zoom |
15 | 195 | Kokanee Way Exit #388 EB | | Map Zoom |
16 | 194 | Kokanee Way overpass | | Map Zoom |
17 | 193 | Kokanee Way Exit #388 WB | | Map Zoom |
17 | 193 | BC Wildlife Park (S) no access | | Map Zoom |
18 | 192 | Lafarge Rd (N), bridge across Thompson, Dallas Rd (S) Exit #390 | | Map Zoom |
20 | 190 | Whitner Rd intersection | | Map Zoom |
23 | 187 | Dallas Rd Access | | Map Zoom |
24 | 186 | Hook Rd, Dallas Rd Access, Exit #396 | Monte Creek | Map Zoom |
25 | 185 | Old Ferry Rd (N), Dallas Dr (S) | Monte Creek | Map Zoom |
27 | 183 | highway 97 Exit #399 EB | | Map Zoom |
28 | 182 | Highway 97 onramp WB | | Map Zoom |
29 | 181 | Bostok Rd intersection | | Map Zoom |
37 | 173 | Bridge access Thompson | Pritchard | Map Zoom |
41 | 169 | Sontey Flats Rd | | Map Zoom |
45 | 165 | Willow Rd | | Map Zoom |
49 | 161 | Chief Neskainlith Dr | | Map Zoom |
51 | 159 | Kipper Lake Rd (S) | Chase | Map Zoom |
51 | 159 | Shuswap Chase Creek Rd (S) | Chase | Map Zoom |
52 | 158 | Veteran Rd (N) | Chase | Map Zoom |
53 | 157 | Planter Rd (N) | Chase | Map Zoom |
53 | 157 | Shuswap Ave (N) west exit | Chase | Map Zoom |
55 | 155 | Coburn St (N) Foothills Rd (S) | Chase | Map Zoom |
55 | 155 | Shuswap Ave (N), East exit | Chase | Map Zoom |
56 | 154 | View of Little Shuswap Lake to North | | Map Zoom |
58 | 152 | road (N) | | Map Zoom |
62 | 149 | West side, Chum Creek Indian Reserve 2 | | Map Zoom |
62 | 148 | View of Little Shuswap Lake to West | | Map Zoom |
63 | 147 | Francois Rd (N) | | Map Zoom |
64 | 147 | town of Squilax | Squilax | Map Zoom |
64 | 146 | Squilax-Anglemont Rd bridge | Squilax | Map Zoom |
65 | 145 | East boundary of Chuym Creek Indian Reserve | | Map Zoom |
67 | 143 | Little River Rd (N), shops, View of Shuswap Lake to N | Squilax | Map Zoom |
69 | 142 | Lindberg Rd (S) | | Map Zoom |
69 | 141 | Defosses Rd (S) | | Map Zoom |
70 | 141 | Waverly Park Frontage Rd (west entrance) (N) | | Map Zoom |
71 | 139 | Waverly Park Frontage Rd (east entrance) (N) | | Map Zoom |
71 | 139 | Coubeaux Rd | | Map Zoom |
72 | 138 | Elson Rd (S) | | Map Zoom |
72 | 138 | Buckley Rd (N) / Dilworth Rd (S) | | Map Zoom |
72 | 138 | rd (N) | | Map Zoom |
73 | 138 | Passchendaele Rd West entrance (N) | | Map Zoom |
73 | 137 | Passchendaele Rd East entrance (N) | | Map Zoom |
73 | 137 | Caen Rd (N) Notch Hill Rd (S) | | Map Zoom |
74 | 136 | Henstride Rd (N) | | Map Zoom |
74 | 136 | Blind Bay Rd (N) | Sorrento | Map Zoom |
74 | 136 | Hilltop Rd (S) | Sorrento | Map Zoom |
78 | 132 | Hilltop Rd (N) | Sorrento | Map Zoom |
78 | 132 | Cedar Dr (N) | Sorrento | Map Zoom |
80 | 130 | Centennial Dr | Sorrento | Map Zoom |
80 | 130 | Freer Rd (S) | | Map Zoom |
82 | 128 | TCH divides to east | | Map Zoom |
83 | 127 | Complex intersection: Balmoral (N/S), Notch Hill Rd (W) White Lake Rd (E) | | Map Zoom |
84 | 126 | White Creek Frontage (N) Rd | | Map Zoom |
84 | 126 | Broderick Creek Frontage Rd (S) exit | | Map Zoom |
85 | 125 | White Creek Frontage (N) Rd | | Map Zoom |
87 | 123 | White Lake Rd (N) | | Map Zoom |
87 | 123 | Calhoun Rd (S), Myers Frontage Rd (N) | | Map Zoom |
88 | 122 | Mikelson Frontage Rd (N) | | Map Zoom |
88 | 122 | Ford Rd (E) | | Map Zoom |
90 | 120 | Ford Rd (E) | | Map Zoom |
90 | 120 | North boundary North Bay Indian Reserve | | Map Zoom |
91 | 119 | West boundary North Bay Indian Reserve | | Map Zoom |
93 | 117 | Bolton Rd (W) | Tappen | Map Zoom |
94 | 116 | Tupper Beach Rd | Tappen | Map Zoom |
95 | 115 | Highway Turn off, rest area (WB) | | Map Zoom |
95 | 115 | Highway Turn off, rest area (EB), view of mountain 1602 ft | | Map Zoom |
96 | 114 | Switsemalph Indian Reserve, north boundary | | Map Zoom |
97 | 113 | View Point Motor Inn and R.V. Park | | Map Zoom |
97 | 113 | 65th Ave NW | | Map Zoom |
99 | 111 | 50th Avenue (W) Pierre's Point (E) | | Map Zoom |
103 | 107 | 1st Ave (W), First Nations Rd (E), south border of Switsemalph Indian Reserve | | Map Zoom |
105 | 105 | 40th Street SW to 10th Ave SW, road bends east (TYCH is 10th Ave SW), Salmon River Motel & Campground | | Map Zoom |
105 | 105 | 10th Ave & 30th St SW | Salmon Arm | Map Zoom |
107 | 103 | 10th Ave & 17th St SW (Canadian Tire store, Overwaitea Foods) | Salmon Arm | Map Zoom |
108 | 102 | TCH at 10th St SW | Salmon Arm | Map Zoom |
108 | 102 | Shuswap Street (all services) | Salmon Arm | Map Zoom |
109 | 101 | 4th Street NE | Salmon Arm | Map Zoom |
109 | 101 | 10th St NE, Salmon River Morel & RV Park | Salmon Arm | Map Zoom |
110 | 100 | 6th Ave NE (N) | Salmon Arm | Map Zoom |
110 | 100 | Super 8 Motel | Salmon Arm | Map Zoom |
111 | 99 | 20th Ave NE | Salmon Arm | Map Zoom |
112 | 98 | 30th Street NE Intersection | Salmon Arm | Map Zoom |
113 | 97 | 40th St NE (Green Trees Mobile Home and RV Park, N) | Salmon Arm | Map Zoom |
114 | 97 | 10th Ave turnoff, as road bends | Salmon Arm | Map Zoom |
114 | 96 | Interchange with Highway 97B S | Salmon Arm | Map Zoom |
116 | 94 | Pullout (E) with farmers market? | | Map Zoom |
117 | 93 | 80th Ave NE (E) (Apple Grove Motel, Cart Track) | | Map Zoom |
118 | 92 | 50th St (N), all services | | Map Zoom |
119 | 91 | Canoe Beach Rd (N), lumber mill on N side along lakefront | | Map Zoom |
123 | 87 | Road (S) | | Map Zoom |
126 | 84 | Road (S) | | Map Zoom |
130 | 80 | Road (N) | | Map Zoom |
131 | 79 | 0112 Rd (S) to viewpoint 1680 ft elev | | Map Zoom |
134 | 76 | Viewpoint on N side | | Map Zoom |
138 | 72 | Old Spallumcheen Rd | Sicamous | Map Zoom |
138 | 72 | Bridge over south Arm | Sicamous | Map Zoom |
140 | 70 | Gill Ave (S) | Sicamous | Map Zoom |
139 | 71 | Silver Sands Rd (NO | Sicamous | Map Zoom |
140 | 70 | Highway 97A Intersection | Sicamous | Map Zoom |
140 | 70 | Sasqua Sicamous Rd (N), crossing Sicamous River | Sicamous | Map Zoom |
141 | 70 | Ramma Dr (N, WB only) | Sicamous | Map Zoom |
141 | 69 | McPherson Rd, access to MacLean-McPherson Rd | Sicamous | Map Zoom |
141 | 69 | Ramma Cr (N) | Sicamous | Map Zoom |
141 | 69 | Green Rd (N) | Sicamous | Map Zoom |
141 | 69 | Maier Rd (S), Hucky Frontage Rd west entrance | Sicamous | Map Zoom |
142 | 69 | Maier Rd (N) Stadnicki Rd (S) | Sicamous | Map Zoom |
142 | 68 | Husky Frontage Rd (east entrance) | Sicamous | Map Zoom |
142 | 68 | Karr Rd | Sicamous | Map Zoom |
143 | 67 | Karr Rd | Sicamous | Map Zoom |
145 | 66 | Homestead Campground & RV ark (N) Sicamous, BC V0E 2V0 Tel: (250) 836-2583 | | Map Zoom |
145 | 65 | Rd to N | | Map Zoom |
146 | 64 | Enquist Frontage Rd | | Map Zoom |
148 | 63 | Rd t N | | Map Zoom |
149 | 61 | Cambie-Susqua Rd (N) | | Map Zoom |
151 | 59 | Oxbow Frontage Rd (S) west exit | | Map Zoom |
154 | 57 | Highway underpass | | Map Zoom |
154 | 56 | Cedars Campground & RV Park (N) | | Map Zoom |
154 | 56 | West Turnoff to Yard Creek PP | | Map Zoom |
156 | 54 | East Turnoff to Yard Creek PP | | Map Zoom |
156 | 54 | Malakwa Loop Rd (west exit) | Malakwa | Map Zoom |
157 | 53 | Malakwa Loop Rd (east exit) | Malakwa | Map Zoom |
157 | 53 | Malakwa Rd (N) | Malakwa | Map Zoom |
158 | 52 | Lotus Rd (N) | Malakwa | Map Zoom |
159 | 51 | Malakwa Rd (N) | Malakwa | Map Zoom |
159 | 51 | Rd to S | | Map Zoom |
160 | 50 | Bridge over Eagle River | | Map Zoom |
161 | 49 | Hickson Rd (N) Ackerman Rd (S) | | Map Zoom |
163 | 47 | Ward Rd Pullout, S Side, historical monument | Craigellachie | Map Zoom |
164 | 46 | Lybarger Rd (N), Farmers Coop stand | | Map Zoom |
166 | 44 | Frontage Rd (N) west entrance | | Map Zoom |
167 | 43 | Frontage Rd (N) east entrance, The Trickle Inn | | Map Zoom |
167 | 43 | Crossing Perry River | | Map Zoom |
169 | 42 | Falkland Store, farmers stand | | Map Zoom |
172 | 39 | Taft Side Rd (W) | | Map Zoom |
173 | 37 | Taft Side Rd (W) | | Map Zoom |
180 | 30 | 19 Mile Rd (N) | | Map Zoom |
181 | 29 | Camp Creek Rd (N) | | Map Zoom |
182 | 28 | Crazy Creek Resort (N) | | Map Zoom |
186 | 24 | Three Valley Gap Lake to East of Hwy | Three Valley Gap | Map Zoom |
188 | 22 | Three Valley Gap Rd (W) | Three Valley Gap | Map Zoom |
189 | 21 | Three Valley Gap Hotel | Three Valley Gap | Map Zoom |
191 | 19 | Enchanted Forest (S) | | Map Zoom |
192 | 18 | Rd to S, Access to Victor Lake PP | | Map Zoom |
196 | 14 | Victor Lake, S of Hwy | | Map Zoom |
197 | 13 | Eagle Pass | | Map Zoom |
203 | 8 | Back Rd | Revelstoke | Map Zoom |
204 | 7 | Rd to N | Revelstoke | Map Zoom |
205 | 5 | Big Eddy Rd (S), Canada West RV Park | Revelstoke | Map Zoom |
209 | 1 | Junction Hwy 23 (S), Westside Rd (N) | Revelstoke | Map Zoom |
209 | 1 | Bridge over Columbia River | Revelstoke | Map Zoom |
209 | 1 | Highway Frontage | Revelstoke | Map Zoom |
210 | 0 | Victoria Rd W (S), Laforme Blvd (N) access to downtown | Revelstoke | Map Zoom |
KM from Start | Highway Point Description | Municipality | GPS and Map Zoom |
EB | WB |
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