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Can be accessed to the south of Hope off Flood-Hope Road via Silver Skagit Road. This scenic recreation area adjoins the Ross Lake National Recreation Area in Washington State. It is possible to drive into the United United of America park for several kilometres legally without any border formalities, but it is expected that you will return to Canada the same day.
Skagit Valley Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, centred on the Skagit River and its tributaries. The park is 27,964 Hectares. The park borders E. C. Manning Provincial Park in Canada and Ross Lake National Recreation Area and North Cascades National Park in the United States. It includes part of Ross Lake, a reservoir formed by a hydroelectric dam in Whatcom County, Washington.
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A huge landslide on 9 January 1965 peeled off 47 million cubic metres of rock, the largest in recorded Canadian history at the time. The flow filled a lake in the valley, sloshed 30-60 m up the opposite hillside, and fell back. It buried the highway to a depth of 50 m and it buried some areas of the valley up to 150 m. Several vehicles, stopped below by an earlier slide, were buried, and four were people killed. The scar all the way up Johnson Ridge is still vivid, and it's possible to make out a crease in the trees on the other side of the valley, where the slosh reached. A driveway up from the highway leads to a parking lot with a good view, an explanation, and simple toilets.
Othello Tunnels is a popular trail that follows the former Kettle Valley Railway path through rough cut tunnels and shear canyon walls. Popular movie filming location and the most unique walking trail in the area. The park is closed during winter months to continue repairs that due to floods damaged the tunnels in November 2021.
Sucker's Creek
This is one of the best locations in Hope to see salmon spawn. Fall is a particularly active time of year to witness salmon running upstream.
This is a good place to stop if you're looking for travel information, including brochures, maps and self-guided tour routes. There is a small museum (open from mid-May to early-September) and a gift shop. Some staff members are very knowledgeable about the filming of Rambo: First Blood in Hope, and you may be able to arrange a guided tour of the sites if you call ahead.
Works by local artists.
Lovely, restored cinema showing mainstream movies.