Enjoy a scenic trip across the beautiful Columbia River on the Arrow Lakes ferry! Outdoor recreation is the draw for visitors to the area. Opportunities are available for fishing swimming, hiking, boating, camping, ice fishing, hunting, cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, snowmobiling and golfing.

There is the Bonnington Arts Centre which brings many cultural events to the town. A museum and a 12 acre park are located in downtown Naksup with curling squash, tennis a campground all minutes from a public beach. Stay in Nakusp accommodations and explore the region.

Nakusp BC was first settled by First Nations peoples nearly 5000 years ago. The Shuswap, the Solville and the Kutenai all lived in the area.

The first European to visit the area was Finan Macdonald who came in 1811. European settlement began in the 1890s. With no roads between the Kootenay mines and Vancouver at the time, water transport was used to from Nakusp to Revelstoke. Nakusp was a busy shipping route. Today forestry has become the major industry in the area.

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