KAMLOOPS
GO AHEAD. PUT SOME (S)MILES ON.
Forget the sagebrush and sun-baked hills you might picture when you think of Kamloops. Winter looks different up high.
Just minutes from the city, the road climbs out of the grasslands and onto the Tranquille Plateau, where forest gives way to powder-filled meadows and more than 180 kilometres of groomed snowmobile trail. Routes wind through Porcupine Meadows and climb to an old fire lookout at nearly 6,000 feet, with views stretching across the plateau.
This is the kind of place where you can pick a trail, settle behind the bars and let the kilometres roll. Stop at a warming shelter for lunch, brush the snow off the map and decide where to point the sled next. There’s an old-school snowmobile culture here, too — one built around looking after the trails, helping each other out and simply spending a good day riding together.
EXPLORE THE RIDING
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PORCUPINE & TRANQUILLE
RIDE GUIDE
Base yourself in Kamloops and spend three days exploring trails, open meadows, warming shelters and the high-country views of the Tranquille Plateau.
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LUC'S SHELTER
CABIN CULTURE
Built through the dedication of local volunteers, the shelter is part of a trail system shaped by the people who ride it, look after it and keep showing up for it.
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PORCUPINE LOOKOUT
TRAILSIDE HISTORY
Built in the 1920s to watch for wildfire, the Porcupine Ridge Lookout is a piece of BC forestry history kept standing with help from local snowmobilers.
SEE FOR YOURSELF
REDISCOVER THE RIDE
You don’t have to ride like you did at 25. With more than 180 kilometres of groomed trails, Kamloops offers plenty of room to settle back behind the bars, find your rhythm and remember why you started riding in the first place.
STAY A LITTLE LONGER
THERE’S PLENTY MORE WAITING BELOW THE SNOWLINE.
Kamloops makes it easy to turn a day on the trails into a weekend away. Come down off the plateau and you’re back among restaurants, breweries, shops and plenty of places to stay — with another day of riding waiting just up the road.
TRAVEL
WHERE TO STAY
Find a sledder-friendly place to park the truck, settle in with the crew and make a weekend of it. →
EVENTS
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Club events, community gatherings and a few good reasons to put Kamloops on the calendar. →
EXPLORE
BEYOND THE TRAIL
Food, drinks, shops and plenty more to do once the sleds are parked. →
STORIES FROM KAMLOOPS
WEEKEND RIDE REPORT
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