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Adrenaline Adventure | 7 day Pulse Raiser
7 day itinerary
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I'm not sure (surprise me!)
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family fun
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Golden Hiking Trail Map
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Hidden gems in Yoho and Glacier National Parks
8 day itinerary
At the Heart of Your Parks Adventure
Sitting in the Canadian Rockies, Golden B.C. is surrounded by six of Canada’s most stunning national parks; Yoho, Glacier, Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Mount Revelstoke.
Use Golden as your base from which to experience the spectacular scenery, iconic hiking trails, waterfalls, lakes and heritage sites of the national parks.
Golden Stories & Events
Exploring Thompson Falls
When someone tells you about a sweet waterfall in the Rocky Mountains, what comes to mind first?
ATV Access to Adventure
Sometimes the road ends before the destination; this is where you leave your car or truck behind and the adventure begins.
Confluence Park and the Rotary Trail -An Adventure for the Whole Family
It’s a bluebird day in Golden and the family is getting restless, what to do? Why not take a tour of our Rotary trails?
A local’s look at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
Kicking Horse is known for many things – its title as ‘the Champagne Powder Capital of Canada’, its abundance of varied terrain, its-easy-to-get-to location, its laid back charm. Even though this winter hasn’t brought the volume of snow we’re normally used to, the conditions here are still better than most everywhere else -- in the West at least.
Spring In The Valley: Why You Should Be Excited
We're getting into the wonderful time of year when the lines between winter and summer start to blur.
Get it Good Early- Snowmobiling In Golden
Living in Golden gives me pretty easy access to a lot of different sledding areas in; deep tree riding and wide open alpine rid
Snowmobiling for us outdoorsy lite types
Our first ‘gateway sledding’ tour is only just the beginning
When we first starting coming to Golden, we mainly stuck to downhill skiing. That’s always been our No. 1 winter activity, and Kicking Horse Mountain Resort has been amazing for us in that regard.
But it was only a matter of time, as we came to discover more of what Golden has to offer, that we would also start expanding our repertoire of activities.
Cynic 0 - fat biking 1; a win for fat biking in Golden
Winter is usually a time to switch gears and participate in winter sports and put the mountain bikes away for a rest, but this
Teton Gravity Research athlete Dana Flahr finds the goods in Golden
It's been a strange winter for chasing snow.
Top 3 30+ km Runs Near Golden
If you’re looking to get your fill of trail kilometers, Golden is a great place to set up your base camp.
Snowmobiling Pre-Season Checklist
What is the first thing we can do to prepare for the upcoming sledding season? Bake cookies? Buy a pumpkin spice latte?
The Long & Short Of It: Golden Golf Club
What makes Golden so golden? You'll hear the answer again and again: the people.
Kicking up my arts and cultural side a notch in Golden
From ballets to plays and big name musical acts, this town has it all.
Before moving to Golden I probably averaged one artsy-type event a year, two if you count my daughter’s dance recitals. Mamma Mia, the Nutcracker, A Christmas Carole — that was about as adventurous as I got.
More than just a sled-friendly town
Recently Golden received a pineapple express weather system that brought rain and freezing levels to around the 3000m mark.
Welcome to Tourism Golden, the official tourism site for Golden and Kicking Horse Country, BC Canada.
With a varied selection of accommodations and many activities to experience in spring, fall, winter and summer, including family-friendly activities, the friendly mountain town of Golden continues to be a perfect holiday destination from which to enjoy and explore the Canadian Rocky Mountains.