Calgary ................ 6 hours
From Calgary travel to Cranbrook B.C. via the Crowsnest Pass (south) or via the Banff/Radium highway (north) and take Highway 3A north along Kootenay Lake. Either way is just 575 km from Calgary.

Flights: There are connecting flights from Castlegar or Cranbrook.

Coeur d'Alene ..... 3 hours
From Coeur d'Alene head north on I-95 through Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry, then northwest on ID-1 to enter Canada at the Porthill/Rykerts border crossing (open from 7am to 11pm Pacific time). From there it's a short drive to Creston and onto Crawford Bay via a scenic hour's drive north along the east shore of Kootenay Lake on Highway 3A.

Creston
From Creston, drive 50 miles north on Hwy 3A along Kootenay Lake to Crawford Bay (in the direction of the Kootenay Lake Ferry).

Edmonton ............ 9 hours
From Edmonton travel south to Calgary then to Cranbrook B.C. via the Crowsnest Pass (south) or via the Banff/Radium highway (north) and take Highway 3A north along Kootenay Lake.

Kalispell ............... 5 hours
From Kalispell head northwest on US-2 to Bonners Ferry, north on I-95 then northwest on ID-1 to enter Canada at the Porthill/Rykerts border crossing (open from 7am to 11pm Pacific time). From there it's a short drive to Creston and onto Crawford Bay via a scenic hour's drive north along the east shore of Kootenay Lake on Highway 3A.

Kelowna ............... 5.5 hours*
From Kelowna head south on Hwy 33 though Penticton to Rock Creek then head east on Hwy 3 to Castlegar. Here you can continue south east along Hwy 3 to Salmo and Creston, then north on Hwy 3A for an hour drive up the scenic east shore of Kootenay Lake. At Castlegar you can alternatively take Hwy 3A north east to Nelson, then Balfour, where you can take the free ferry across Kootenay Lake to Kootenay Bay, and then the short drive to Crawford Bay.
* Includes ferry time (~.5 hour)

Seattle ................. 8.5 hours
From Seattle head east on I-90 to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, then north on I-95 through Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry, then northwest on ID-1 to enter Canada at the Porthill/Rykerts border crossing (open from 7am to 11pm Pacific time). From there it's a short drive to Creston and onto Crawford Bay via a scenic hour's drive north along the east shore of Kootenay Lake on Highway 3A.

Flights from Seattle:
Connecting flights to Kelowna, BC operate daily. Car rentals are available at the Kelowna International Airport.

Internal Canadian flights from Vancouver or Calgary arrive into Castlegar (1.5 hours away, depending on ferry) or Cranbrook (3 hours away). Car rentals are available at either airport, or you can take a bus into Nelson, and we can pick you up there ($10 extra charge).

Link to Ferry schedule: www.gov.bc.ca/tran

Spokane .............. 3.5 hours
Coming from Spokane, we have discovered the most pleasant & fastest route is straight north through the city on Division Street, becoming Highway 2. Near Diamond Lake, there’s a rather poorly marked turn to the left for Highway 211 to Metaline Falls. If you miss that, you can easily recover at Newport, turning left onto Highway 20, all the way to the border at Nelway.

Shortly after entering Canada, there’s a turn to the right, Highway 3 to Creston. Take that, go over the pass & through the beautiful Creston Valley. In the pass, you might see Big Horn Sheep or other spectacular wildlife.

Highway 3 deadends in Creston; turn left onto Highway 3A which borders our glorious Kootenay Lake. It’s just 60 more kilometres (about 40 miles) to the well-marked turn-off for Wedgwood Manor!

Flights to Spokane
Arrive daily from major US cities. Car rentals are available at the Spokane airport. There are NO connecting flights from Spokane to Canada. If you wish to fly into the Kootenays, flights link from Vancouver or Calgary.

Vancouver ........... 9 hours
From Vancouver head east on Hwy 1 to Hope, then east on Hwy 3 to Castlegar. Here you can continue south east along Hwy 3 to Salmo and Creston, then north on Hwy 3A for an hour drive up the scenic east shore of Kootenay Lake. At Castlegar you can alternatively take Hwy 3A north east to Nelson, then Balfour, where you can take the free ferry across Kootenay Lake to Kootenay Bay, and then the short drive to Crawford Bay.

Flights: There are connecting flights from Castlegar or Cranbrook.

Flights from anywhere in the U.S.A. or Europe:
Fly to airport in Calgary or Vancouver, there are connection flights to Castlegar (1 ½ hours driving time away) or Cranbrook (3 hours driving time away). You can rent cars at either airport. You can also take a bus from Castlegar to Nelson, and we can pick you up there.