Guidebook for Golden
Food Scene
Eleven22
1122 10th Ave SGreat dining experience.
Whitetooth Bistro
427 9 Ave NGreat for any meal of the day.
Take the Gondola to the top of Kicking Horse Mountain resort for a meal with stunning views.
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Eagle's Eye Restaurant
Take the Gondola to the top of Kicking Horse Mountain resort for a meal with stunning views.
Cedar House Restaurant
735 Hefti RdFrench Cuisine
Drinks & Nightlife
Winston Lodge
1593 Cache ClHave a beer, play life-sized Jenga
Rockwater Grill and Bar
429 9 Ave NFrequent live music
Whitetooth Brewing Company
623 8th Ave NGreat craft beer
Parks & Nature
Yoho National Park Of Canada
Amazing hiking and scenery
Great ski touring in the summer and impressive mountain views. Many aggressive hiking trails that go up high.
Rogers Pass
Great ski touring in the summer and impressive mountain views. Many aggressive hiking trails that go up high.
Large reservoir north of Golden. Esplanade bay campsite is accessible via 45 km of gravel road. Budget for time accordingly. The campsite offers great views and swimming mid-summer. Be aware that water levels on the lake can fluctuate substantially.
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Kinbasket Lake
Large reservoir north of Golden. Esplanade bay campsite is accessible via 45 km of gravel road. Budget for time accordingly. The campsite offers great views and swimming mid-summer. Be aware that water levels on the lake can fluctuate substantially.
Small beach ideal for kids swimming. Access the moonraker mountain bike trails from here.
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Cedar Lake Recreation Site
1400 Cedar Lake Forest Service RoadSmall beach ideal for kids swimming. Access the moonraker mountain bike trails from here.
Good swimming on this remote mountain lake. There is a good dock and a gravel boat launch.
Mitten Lake
Good swimming on this remote mountain lake. There is a good dock and a gravel boat launch.
Entertainment & Activities
Fairmont Hot Springs
Completely natural hot springs. Pools are clearings of rocks beside the river. Road in can be tricky in some spots.
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Lussier Hot Springs
Completely natural hot springs. Pools are clearings of rocks beside the river. Road in can be tricky in some spots.
Steepest skiing and some of the best ski terrain and vistas around. In the summer, the huge vertical of the resort offers great mountain biking right from the top of the gondola.
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Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
1500 Kicking Horse TrailSteepest skiing and some of the best ski terrain and vistas around. In the summer, the huge vertical of the resort offers great mountain biking right from the top of the gondola.
Family oriented ski resort with lots of terrain. Also, downhill mountain biking is available in the summer.
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Panorama Mountain Resort
2000 Panorama DrFamily oriented ski resort with lots of terrain. Also, downhill mountain biking is available in the summer.
World class paragliding site. If you're not into that, its a good place to drive up to and watch paragliders take off (give them space). The gravel access road can be rough in some spots and quite steep.
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Mount 7 Launch Site
Bowle-Evans DriveWorld class paragliding site. If you're not into that, its a good place to drive up to and watch paragliders take off (give them space). The gravel access road can be rough in some spots and quite steep.
Moonraker
MoonrakerExtensive network of well manicured mountain bike and walking trails.
Golden Golf Club
576 Golf Course DrGo Organic Sports ranch is a homestead-run 50+ hole golf course run by Infinity Solstice - The Bright Wizard of Destiny. Well worth the visit.
Parson
Go Organic Sports ranch is a homestead-run 50+ hole golf course run by Infinity Solstice - The Bright Wizard of Destiny. Well worth the visit.
Skigebiet Lake Louise
1 Whitehorn RdEssentials
Save-On-Foods
1020 10th Ave SShopping
Sporting goods, rentals including mountain bikes in summer
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Higher Ground Sports
501a 9 Ave NSporting goods, rentals including mountain bikes in summer
Sightseeing
Lake Louise
Lake Louise Lakeshore TrailIncredibly scenic emerald green lake with restaurant, hiking trails, canoeing and more.
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Emerald Lake
Incredibly scenic emerald green lake with restaurant, hiking trails, canoeing and more.