Guidebook for Golden
Food Scene
Excellent food and service in a beautiful location, fun and cozy place to eat.
50 locals recommend
Island Restaurant
Excellent food and service in a beautiful location, fun and cozy place to eat.
Traditional Canadian log cabin style building selling amazing burgers from elk to bison, local beers from Whitetooth brewing co. and a great Open Mic on a Sunday night.
88 locals recommend
The Wolf Den
1105 9 Street SouthTraditional Canadian log cabin style building selling amazing burgers from elk to bison, local beers from Whitetooth brewing co. and a great Open Mic on a Sunday night.
Roasted right above the coffee store, great local fresh coffee and cakes
7 locals recommend
Purcell Coffee
521 9 Ave NRoasted right above the coffee store, great local fresh coffee and cakes
Everything Else
Wonderful place to read books, hang out, and have good coffee and lunch or breakfast.
36 locals recommend
Bacchus Books and Cafe
409 9 Ave NWonderful place to read books, hang out, and have good coffee and lunch or breakfast.
Drinks & Nightlife
The pub quiz on a Tuesday night and happy hour every day 4-7 makes this place fun and affordable. A little bit rough around the edges, but always cosy and accommodating. They sell awesome poutine too! A frequented favourite of our staff.
49 locals recommend
The Taps Pub
505 9 Ave NThe pub quiz on a Tuesday night and happy hour every day 4-7 makes this place fun and affordable. A little bit rough around the edges, but always cosy and accommodating. They sell awesome poutine too! A frequented favourite of our staff.
Parks & Nature
Yoho National Park Of Canada
Glacier National Park of Canada
Kananaskis
Jasper national Park, Alberta
Lake Louise
Lake Louise Lakeshore TrailMoraine Lake
Lake Minnewanka
Peyto Lake
Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre
Alberta 93Golden Dog Sled Adventures
Wiseman RoadGreat for hiking, x-country skiing, swimming in the summer (quite temperate) or just having a campfire. Beautiful lake locally to us.
27 locals recommend
Cedar Lake Recreation Site
1400 Cedar Lake Forest Service RoadGreat for hiking, x-country skiing, swimming in the summer (quite temperate) or just having a campfire. Beautiful lake locally to us.
Hidden spot only the locals know about. Great for fishing. High up in the Alpine means views of the highest peak in the Selkirks and 360 valley & mountain views. Truly spectacular. 4 wheel drive access only. Take a spare as the road is treacherous and out of signal.
Susan Lake
Hidden spot only the locals know about. Great for fishing. High up in the Alpine means views of the highest peak in the Selkirks and 360 valley & mountain views. Truly spectacular. 4 wheel drive access only. Take a spare as the road is treacherous and out of signal.
The glacier that feeds the Blaeberry river which runs through the ranch; the road washes out at 26km and is a 16km round hike from the banked road to the glacier but well worth it. Cedar forest and wildlife everywhere, in the true backcountry. 4 wheel drive access only. Take a spare as the road is treacherous and out of cell reception.
Mummery SW2
The glacier that feeds the Blaeberry river which runs through the ranch; the road washes out at 26km and is a 16km round hike from the banked road to the glacier but well worth it. Cedar forest and wildlife everywhere, in the true backcountry. 4 wheel drive access only. Take a spare as the road is treacherous and out of cell reception.
Ten minutes from the ranch - a huge beautiful waterfall in the Blueberry river, and rapids with stunning rock formations. Wild huckleberry-picking and alpine hiking trails, take bear spray!
26 locals recommend
Thompson Falls Trailhead
Ten minutes from the ranch - a huge beautiful waterfall in the Blueberry river, and rapids with stunning rock formations. Wild huckleberry-picking and alpine hiking trails, take bear spray!
Radium Hot Springs
Fairmont Hot Springs
Essentials
Save-On-Foods
1020 10th Ave SArts & Culture
Art Gallery of Golden
516 9 Ave NEntertainment & Activities
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
1500 Kicking Horse TrailBeaverhead Peak