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Salmon Arm [1] is a city in the Thompson-Shuswap region of British Columbia. It is a popular summer destination with its lakeside setting and beaches.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By car

Salmon Arm is located on Trans-Canada Highway 1, roughly halfway between Vancouver and Calgary. The nearest major cities are Kamloops, a little over an hours drive west on Highway 1, and Kelowna, which is a little over an hour's drive southeast on Highway 97.

[edit] By bus

Greyhound [2] offers daily bus service to Salmon Arm from other cities in British Columbia, including Vancouver (6-9 hours, depending on the number of stops, Kamloops (2 hours) and Kelowna (2 hours).

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• RJ Haney Heritage Village & Museum, 751 Highway 97B NE, ☎ +1 250 832-5243 (hpark@sunlite.ca), [3]. 40 acre park with a museum on local history, heritage village, trails, a tea room and dinner theater in July and August.  edit

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• With all the water around, there are a number of beach, boating and fishing options in the area
• Cross country skiing at Larch Hills [4], 15 km east of town
• Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival, Salmon Arm Fairgrounds (one block off the Trans-Canada highway in the center of town), [5]. Annual festival on the third weekend of August with folk, roots and blues music.  edit

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• Table 24. Salmon Arm's high class dining. Rated one of the best restaurants in the interior. Meals approx $40 per person  edit

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• Best Western Salmon Arm Inn, 61 10th Street SW, ☎ 1-888-832-5595 (toll-free) or +1 250 832-9793. checkin: 3PM; checkout: 11AM. Standard motel rooms with complimentary continental breakfast and indoor pool.  edit
• Holiday Inn Express Salmon Arm, 1090-22nd Street NE, ☎ 1-800-473-9160 (toll-free) or 1-250-832-7711, [6]. Newer hotel with pool, hot tub, gym and complimentary continental breakfast.  edit
• Prestige Harbourfront Resort and Convention Centre, 251 Harbourfront Drive NE, ☎ (250) 833-5800‎, [7]. Luxury hotel on the lakefront with a number of themed suites. $200 and up in high season, $140+ at other times of the year. A balcony or lakeside room will cost extra.  edit

[edit] Contact

• Visitor infocenter, 751 Marine Park Dr, ☎ +1 250 832-2230. M-Sa 8:30AM-5:30PM.  edit

[edit] Get out

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