Thursday 19 December 2013

Things To Do At Harrison Hot Springs Community

By Harriett Crosby


Harrison Hot Springs Community is a small but bustling resort community. Just 3 hours north of Seattle and 5 hours east of Vancouver, it's a great choice for a weekend getaway or a vacation. Stay at a campsite, a B&B, or a resort hotel. Rent a cottage or a condo. Bring your boat and use the public boat launch. Enjoy the warm mineral waters and resort amenities, outdoor activities, art and shopping, restaurants and cafes.

Sitting on the south end of Harrison lake, this village is a starting point for all kinds of water fun; skiing, white water rafting, ocean kayaking, paddle boating, and power boating, and of course swimming. Two water parks provide family entertainment, Bridal Falls Water Park, and the Harrison Floating Water Park. Enjoy water slides, banana tube rides, and bumper boats.

Hop a boat for a scenic tour. Hike the shoreline. Board the Air Tram for a scenic ride over the valley and through 7 mountain tunnels. Book a fishing charter and bring home salmon, steelhead trout, or sturgeon.

Visit local farms and orchards open to the public. There's a chicken and turkey farm, a dairy farm, a hazelnut orchard. Visit a 1906 general store museum at Kilby Historic Site. Stop at The Back Porch, a local pottery studio and collectibles store. Attend monthly art shows featuring area artists at the Ranger Station Public Art Gallery. The local choir performs twice a year. There's even stock car racing at Agassiz Speedway.

The festival season starts with the Tulips of the Valley Festival in April. June is Sasquatch Days. The local First Nation band returns to the area for war canoe races, a salmon barbecue, and Sasquatch storytelling. July is busy with Canada Day, the Harrison Art Festival, the Dragon Boat Regatta, and the Slow Food Cycle Tour. The Art Festival is 10 days of international music at the Hall and on the Beach, and a fabulous art market. Enjoy Bands at the Beach over Labor Day weekend. October is the Harrison Beer Festival and November the Bald Eagle Watch Festival. And of course December is Christmas in the Village.

The First Nations revered the hot springs for their supernatural healing properties. Visit the spa and resort for a dip in the healing waters, a massage, a body wrap, facial, pedicure, or manicure. Or just visit the public pool for a relaxing dip in the healing waters of the hot springs.

If you love winter sports, Harrison Hot Springs is a perfect destination. Surrounded by mountains, winter sport enthusiasts enjoy skiing, back country skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, dog sledding. And what better way to end a day in the snow than a stop at the Hot Springs.

Surrounded by mountains and sitting on the site of a glacier fed lake with 2 natural hot springs, many come to the Harrison Hot Springs Community seeking the health and wellness benefits of the warm mineral waters, and the luxury of a resort and spa. Those who love outdoor activities find hiking and biking trails, all kinds of water sports, all types of winter activities. Art and music lovers are pleasantly surprised to find a vibrant art and music community.




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