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Places near Nakusp by type
All 131 places by distance →One day from Nakusp
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:51 pm
74 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Nakusp
- Gardner Creek Fallswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Covered Bridge Over the Kuskanax Creekviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Summit Lake Provincial Parkpeak · 45 min
- McDonald Creek Provincial Parknature spot · 2 hrs
- Low Passviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Nakusp
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Nakusp?
Summit Lake Provincial Park (peak, about 19 km), Arrow Lakes Hospital (nature spot, about 2 km), Gardner Creek Falls (waterfall, about 8 km), Low Pass (viewpoint, about 10 km), Covered Bridge Over the Kuskanax Creek (viewpoint, about 13 km), Nakusp Hot Springs (attraction, about 14 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Nakusp?
22 places on Spotwander: 9 hill stations & viewpoints, 2 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 5 waterfalls, 5 wildlife, forests & gardens, 1 attraction.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Nakusp?
Low Pass, about 10 km by road; Covered Bridge Over the Kuskanax Creek (13 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Nakusp?
Summit Lake Provincial Park, about 19 km by road; Upper Arrow Lake (42 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Nakusp?
Start in Nakusp, visit Gardner Creek Falls, then Covered Bridge Over the Kuskanax Creek, then Summit Lake Provincial Park, then McDonald Creek Provincial Park, then Low Pass, and drive back — about 74 km by road in all.