Alicia’s guidebook
Food scene
Nano Brewery and Restaurant featuring seasonal eats and rotating taps of craft beer brewed on site and served directly from the tanks. Wine, cider, and guest beers are also available.
29 locals recommend
Bright Eye Brewing
292 Tranquille RdNano Brewery and Restaurant featuring seasonal eats and rotating taps of craft beer brewed on site and served directly from the tanks. Wine, cider, and guest beers are also available.
Red Beard is part Pub, part Cafe, part Restaurant - a place for visiting. We pour from 18 rotating taps the best craft beers and ciders we can find - we cook Brunch, Lunch and Dinner from scratch - serve up crafter cocktails and third wave coffee. Come by for a date, with friends, with the kids or dog(on the patio) and visit!
38 locals recommend
Red Beard Cafe
449 Tranquille RdRed Beard is part Pub, part Cafe, part Restaurant - a place for visiting. We pour from 18 rotating taps the best craft beers and ciders we can find - we cook Brunch, Lunch and Dinner from scratch - serve up crafter cocktails and third wave coffee. Come by for a date, with friends, with the kids or dog(on the patio) and visit!
Hello toast is our funky, bustling breakfast and lunch restaurant in downtown Kamloops. We’ve been a part of the Kamloops community for over 20 years. Run by super good friends and family, we pride ourselves on being a place that people come to gather, eat and be happy!
34 locals recommend
Hello Toast
428 Victoria StHello toast is our funky, bustling breakfast and lunch restaurant in downtown Kamloops. We’ve been a part of the Kamloops community for over 20 years. Run by super good friends and family, we pride ourselves on being a place that people come to gather, eat and be happy!
Sightseeing
McArthur Island Park
1655 Island PkwySweeping grassland vistas, spectacular cliffs and canyons, cool, dry forests, secret ponds and small lakes await the visitor to the newest grasslands protected area in the province. It rises north and westward from the hot, dry Thompson valleys through three grassland communities to the forested hills above. Nowhere else in western North America will you find these grassland communities in such close proximity to each other.
Lac du Bois
Sweeping grassland vistas, spectacular cliffs and canyons, cool, dry forests, secret ponds and small lakes await the visitor to the newest grasslands protected area in the province. It rises north and westward from the hot, dry Thompson valleys through three grassland communities to the forested hills above. Nowhere else in western North America will you find these grassland communities in such close proximity to each other.
Sun Peaks Resort
1280 Alpine RoadA 26 hectare area located in terraced and gullied silt bluffs, and open grasslands between Valleyview and Juniper Ridge neighbourhoods with an elevation change of 132 m over its 1.1 km length. Free-ride and downhill trails.
Kamloops has a worldwide reputation in the sport of mountain biking. For many years Kamloops' hills and riders have been featured in the adrenaline and gravity rushing films such as "Pulp Traction" and "Cranked". Our unique climate and terrain and the variety of riding that can be found have already attracted riders from all over the globe.
16 locals recommend
Kamloops Bike Ranch
1105 Highland RdA 26 hectare area located in terraced and gullied silt bluffs, and open grasslands between Valleyview and Juniper Ridge neighbourhoods with an elevation change of 132 m over its 1.1 km length. Free-ride and downhill trails.
Kamloops has a worldwide reputation in the sport of mountain biking. For many years Kamloops' hills and riders have been featured in the adrenaline and gravity rushing films such as "Pulp Traction" and "Cranked". Our unique climate and terrain and the variety of riding that can be found have already attracted riders from all over the globe.
Wineries
Through quality, innovation and sustainability, Monte Creek Winery in the Thompson Valley is turning unique growing conditions into award-winning premium wines. Visit Kamloops’ largest winery to enjoy seasonal al fresco patio dining, host private events, shop local products, taste award-winning wines, and take in the stunning river valley views.
41 locals recommend
Monte Creek Ranch Winery
2420 Miner's Bluff RdThrough quality, innovation and sustainability, Monte Creek Winery in the Thompson Valley is turning unique growing conditions into award-winning premium wines. Visit Kamloops’ largest winery to enjoy seasonal al fresco patio dining, host private events, shop local products, taste award-winning wines, and take in the stunning river valley views.
A hidden gem in the heart of BC’s exciting new Thompson Valley wine region, Privato is a family owned boutique winery dedicated to the production of premium Burgundian styled wine.
Handcrafted only in small quantities, Privato offers among the best of BC in small lot Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
18 locals recommend
Privato Vineyard and Winery
5505 Westsyde RdA hidden gem in the heart of BC’s exciting new Thompson Valley wine region, Privato is a family owned boutique winery dedicated to the production of premium Burgundian styled wine.
Handcrafted only in small quantities, Privato offers among the best of BC in small lot Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
here is nowhere in British Columbia like the riverside of Harper's Trail. With the convenience of the city of Kamloops mere minutes away, Harper's Trail is tucked into the city outskirts.
The South Thompson River is on the vineyard's doorstep, with myriad birds, majestic eagles, bulrushes and beautiful wintering swans.
Composing the backdrop to the vines are rolling hills of sage and antelope brush and majestic, mysterious hoodoos carved into clay banks. Bighorn sheep, mule deer, and bears graze and roam.
In the vineyard is a fully productive natural spring that offers further biodiversity to this special place. The Collett’s are proud to be the pioneers who are forging this emerging wine region, and they are inspired to share the history, beauty, and flavours of their unique site.
28 locals recommend
Harper's Trail
2761 Shuswap Rdhere is nowhere in British Columbia like the riverside of Harper's Trail. With the convenience of the city of Kamloops mere minutes away, Harper's Trail is tucked into the city outskirts.
The South Thompson River is on the vineyard's doorstep, with myriad birds, majestic eagles, bulrushes and beautiful wintering swans.
Composing the backdrop to the vines are rolling hills of sage and antelope brush and majestic, mysterious hoodoos carved into clay banks. Bighorn sheep, mule deer, and bears graze and roam.
In the vineyard is a fully productive natural spring that offers further biodiversity to this special place. The Collett’s are proud to be the pioneers who are forging this emerging wine region, and they are inspired to share the history, beauty, and flavours of their unique site.