Here are some quick suggestions for visitors with limited time in the area. Perfect if you have only ONE DAY to visit (like a business trip, when passing through, or when stopping over between flights). The additional days schedule is a recommendation for those who want to see the essence of the Shuswaps & Okanagan in only a couple of days.
This map covers commmunities along the Trans-Canada #1 (along the Thompson River and the southern shore of Shuswap Lake) and also towns in the Okanagan accessible via the Crowsnest Highway #3 closer to the Canada-USA border, and then north along beautiful Okanagan Lake and Route 97.
For those doing a round trip, we HIGHLY RECOMMEND going one way along the #1 down the Fraser Canyon, and the return route via Highway #3 and #97 through the fruit and wine country of the Okanagan.
Only those in a hurry, or who have already done the Fraser Canyon and the Okanagan, should zip along the much faster #5 Coquihalla Route between Hope, BC and Kamloops BC (the speed limit for most of the route –in summer– is 120 km/h) which enables traffic between Calgary and Vancouver in a 12 hours driving day (traffic & weather permitting)
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