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Silver Spray Cabin

Silver Spray Cabin

Built 1920

The Silver Spray Cabin was built in 1994 and is a great destination for strong hikers and mountaineers looking to explore this rugged and scenic corner of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park is located in southeastern British Columbia’s Selkirk Mountains, a short distance north of Nelson.
ACC huts in BC Provincial Parks may be booked by ACC members and non-members up to six months in advance.
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Hut Facilities

  • Heat Source: Wood - Provided
  • Light Source: Propane - Provided
  • Stove: Propane - Provided
  • Oven: None
  • Bedding: Mattress
  • Water Source: Creek
  • Bathroom: Outhouse

Silver Spray Cabin Features

Open Summer Only

Features

  • Trail Distance: 7km
  • Elevation Gain: 1000m
  • Capacity: 10
  • Activities: Trail Hiking, Scrambling, Mountaineering

Hiking and mountaineering destination in Kokanee Glacier Park

The Silver Spray Cabin was built in 1994 and is a great destination for strong hikers and mountaineers looking to explore this rugged and scenic corner of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. Kokanee Park is located in southeastern British Columbia’s Selkirk Mountains, a short distance north of Nelson. Sitting mostly above 1,800 metres in elevation, the park has three glaciers – Kokanee, Caribou, and Woodbury – which feed over 30 lakes and are the headwaters of many creeks. The Silver Spray Cabin was built in 1994 and is a great destination for strong hikers and mountaineers looking to explore this rugged and scenic corner of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park

Trail Access

Summertime access to the Silver Spray Cabin begins at the Woodbury trailhead. At the town of Balfour, north of Nelson, Highway 3A meets Highway 31. From Balfour travel north on Hwy 31, for roughly 25 km. From Kaslo, drive south on 31 for roughly 11 km. At the sign for Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, turn west on to the unpaved road. Your 7 km hike to the hut gains over 1,000 metres, and takes 4-6 hours.

Note:All roads in the park may not be suitable for low-clearance vehicles.

Member Rates

  • Standard $25

Non Member Rates

  • Standard $25

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Location

  • Woodbury-Fletchar FSR, Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park

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Hut History

Constructed in the 1920s to serve as a bunkhouse for the Violet Mining Company operating in the area, the BC Parks Branch took over the maintenance of the cabin by the time the mines closed in the early 1930’s. The Kootenay Section of the Alpine Club of Canada became involved in the maintenance of the hut over many work parties throughout the 1950’s. In the 1960’s, park workers began to take a more active role once again and initiated substantial repairs to the hut, as it was clear that a lot of work needed to be done to the cabin. In the 1980’s building materials were brought into the site to replace the old cabin with a new one, but local protests to preserve the original cabin for historical interpretation stopped any new construction.

The BC Parks Branch included the cabin as one of the many provincial historic sites in the area, for the historic interest of the location, and the remaining evidence of old mine workings.

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