Lake Living at its Best
Why Choose Christina Lake?
Plenty of Sunshine, Four Full Seasons, and Moderate Temperatures
Escape the City and Come Join the Lake
Christina Lake is one of few unincorporated recreational areas in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenays.
It is a historic tourist destination, a summer waterfront haven, and a slow-paced reprieve in an increasingly hectic world. The atmosphere may be slow-paced and down to earth in our community but that doesn’t mean you will be short on action or outdoor adventure.
Christina Lake is a vibrant community that is made up of an interconnected network of relationships and services with strong social connections with all members of our community that position it to survive.
The locals will make you feel welcome and tell you how they love it show you by the many festivals and events put on mainly through community volunteers.
This is the Life
Come Home to the Lake!
“The Lake” is a true small-knit community unit made up of a strong social fabric of community spirit and drive
It’s About Lifestyle!
Christina Lake is chalk full of natural and spacious trails for hiking, biking, and all sorts of outdoor activities. The lake itself is a natural wonder with underground faults and is Canada’s warmest tree lined lake.
Join us. Relocate to the Lake.
- Raise your family in a safe, family friendly community and small town;
- A great place for early retirees with adventure, golf or pickleball on their minds;
- Golf courses, ski resorts close by and well-maintained sports and recreation facilities;
- Majestic rivers, countless beaches and recreation trails;
- Thriving arts, culture and heritage activities.
As a local you will come to know all Christina Lake has to offer, you will be itching to get out and experience the quietness of snowshoeing, or hiking, or grab a kayak or paddleboard because we already know you’ll love everything the water has to offer you.
Every Time You Find that
Adventure or Peace of Mind
Here at the Lake You Won’t Regret It
Join a Vibrant Community
The community at Christina Lake is an eclectic group with outdoors enthusiasts, artists, artisans, eco advocates, summer cottage lovers and dedicated small business owners all sharing space.
Christina Lake also has residents who have also mastered the subtle art of aging actively and our older population can be frequently seen taking their walking poles, snowshoes or paddles out for a spin, strolling or snowshoeing through our provincial park or paddling out on the warmest tree-lined lake in Canada.
Christina Lake is a vibrant community that is made up of an interconnected network of relationships and services with strong social connections with all members of our community that position it to survive.
The locals will make you feel welcome and tell you how they love it show you by the many festivals and events put on mainly through community volunteers.
Welcome to our
Vibrant Community
This Vibrant Little Community Does a Lot!
The Lake has something for everyone, young and old offering an exceptional quality of life.
Its easy to create your own adventure in Christina Lake and you will find opportunities for every outdoor enthusiast just waiting to be discovered.
Christina Lake Arts and Artisans Society offers a flourishing arts community with a local artisan gallery, “Arts on 3” located at the Christina Lake Welcome Centre, workshops, live music and artist performances that will sure to please.
Festivals, pickleball and golf and tournaments, our famous “Spaghetti Dinner Feed” and getting involved with as much or as little as you care to as one of the many volunteers who help us run this little place we call home and makes what we think is the most vibrant place on earth.
Filled with charm and history, and small town character with so much to offer, all that is missing is you.
Christina Lake is the
Official Pickleball
Capital of Canada!
Pickleball Capital of Canada
Christina Gateway Community Development Association announces Federal approval of official trademark designation.
On June 20, 2019 Christina Gateway Community Development Association (“Gateway”) announced the approval from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office for Christina Lake’s trademark designation of Pickleball Capital of Canada.
Highlights of the First Year:
- First official tournament under the Trademark designation “Pickleball Capital of Canada”
- Conducted detailed Community Impact Survey during the 3-day “Hook, Line and Dinker” Tournament
- Impact survey reported over $76,000 in direct spending in Christina Lake and surrounding area
For the
Golf Enthusiast
Christina Lake Offers Two Golf Courses
Cascade Par 3
A magnificent 9-hole course designed to challenge any golfer.
With sheltering hills all around, this course has tranquility that draws residents and tourists alike. It is a well-maintained public course that boasts large greens, testing elevation changes, strategically placed water hazards, and bunkers. A place where golfers of all levels of ability are made to feel welcome. A perfect place to learn the game, improve your skills, or simply enjoy a round of golf.
Christina Lake is a vibrant community that is made up of an interconnected network of relationships and services with strong social connections with all members of our community that position it to survive.
The locals will make you feel welcome and tell you how they love it show you by the many festivals and events put on mainly through community volunteers.
More Information: cascadepar3.ca
Christina Lake Golf Course
An 18-Hole course and the first course in Canada to offer the unique feature of black sand traps.
The Christina Lake Golf Course is regarded as one of the top 25 in British Columbia. Designed by renowned architect Les Furber the course features large undulating greens, elevated trees and an abundance of strategically placed black sand bunkers and water hazards, that along with the front nine all add to an exceptional and diverse golf experience. Situated on a plateau surrounded by the Kettle River with an abundance of wildlife and natural pine forest, the eighteen holes is an absolute golfers paradise.
If hiking and biking are your
Idea of a Good Time
Then Let the Good Times Roll
Trails Galore
Over 216 kilometers in fact!
At Christina Lake you will find a great network of trails for every level of rider or hiker. Explore the outdoors on our extensive trails system of over 30 public access trails.
Whether you like a leisurely stroll by a meandering creek or a steep descent down technical trails, we have it all. Christina Lake is home to one of the finest sections of the Trans Canada Trail, the Kettle Valley Railbed, with two freshly decked trestles (one of the longest on the CPR) and the longest tunnel (over 1 km long!) on the KVR.
Much of the surface has been renewed between Christina Lake and Grand Forks, making this riverside trip through the new Gilpin Grasslands Provincial Park easy and thoroughly enjoyable for families and friends.
Of course the Cascade Gorge section is unrivaled anywhere on the KVR and must be seen to appreciate the majesty of the Cascade Falls. Hiking can be scenic and leisurely in the Community Nature Park right by the Lake, or rugged and challenging to the top of nearby Old Glory or Gladstone Mountain.
There are easily accessed trails throughout the district, offering everything from a short after dinner walk to excellent day hikes and overnight trips.
More Information: trailforks.com/region/christina-lake-758/trails