Places to Visit in Kamloops, Canada, America

Places to Visit in Kamloops, Canada, America

Kamloops is a city located in the Canadian province of British Columbia, ranks 37^th among the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada, is situated at the convergence of Thompson River’s branches and in the vicinity of Lake Kamloops. Kamloops is home to the most of the administrative offices of Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

Geography of Kamloops:

Kamloops is positioned at an elevation of 345 meters between 50°40′34″ N altitude and 120°20′27″ W longitude. The metro of Kamloops is spread over an area of 5,668.64 sq. km. with a population of more than 98000. Kamloops features a semi-arid climate.

Etymology and History of Kamloops:

Kamloops derives its name from Shuswap language word “Tk’əmlúps” and its literal meaning is ‘meeting of the waters’.

David Stuart was the first European to sight Kamloops in the year 1811, followed by many famed explorers from the different countries. Kamloops was incorporated as a town in 1893.

How to reach Kamloops?

Kamloops Airport or Fulton Field is located around 9 km west of the heart of the city and has connection with Calgary, Vancouver, Fort St. John, Terrace, Kelowna, Prince George, and Smithers, operated by Air Canada Express, Central Mountain Air and West Jet.

Kamloops North Railway Station is served by VIA Rail Canada with weekly three trains to surrounding cities. Kamloops Transit System serves both urban and metropolitan regions of Kamloops. Cars and Taxis are always ready to serve both overseas tourists and locals.

Things to do in Kamloops:

Climbing
Swimming
Hiking
Skiing
Golf
Mountain Bike
Kamloops Brewery Tours
Sunmore Ginseng SPA
Kamloops Heritage Railway
Horseback Riding

Food and Shopping in Kamloops:

Kamloops is one of the best cities in Canada to purchase traditional Canadian handicraft products at affordable costs and also city houses plenty of modern shopping centres and malls. Aberdeen Mall is one of the best.

The prominent food corners in Kamloops include:

Mountain-High Pizza
D’agastinos
Harolds Family Restaurant
Frick and Frack
Peter’s Pasta

Tourist Attractions in Kamloops:

Kamloops Lake:

Kamloops Lake is the major attraction of Kamloops with width of 1.6 km and length of 29 km and depth of 152 meters. This natural beauty attracts tourists throughout the year from the different regions of the country and overseas.

Thompson River:

The confluence of the two branches called the South Thompson and the North Thompson of Thompson River where Kamloops city is located. Thompson River is the largest tributary of the River Fraser deriving its name from Columbia Basin explorer David Thompson.

Siwash Lake Ranch:

Siwash Lake Ranch is the best magnificence guest ranch and eco-friendly location in Canada located out of Kamloops city. It offers horseback riding and fly-fishing activities and it is open from 8AM to 9PM PST.

Other places of interest near Kamloops include:

MacArthur Island Park
The BC Wildlife Park
Riverside Park
Thompson Rivers University
Aberdeen Mall
Two River Junction Musical Revue
Harper mountain

Best time to visit Kamloops:

The months of summer season are the best time to travel Kamloops.

Accommodation Options in Kamloops:

Kamloops is a city with full of luxury accommodation centres with comfort facilities. The modern facilities provided by the luxury hotels include spa, laundry and dry cleaning, airport shuttle, doctor on call and 24 hour service. The prime hotels and motels in Kamloops are listed below.