Kimberley
The Highest City in Canada
This Bavarian-inspired city has charming tole-painted accents, shuttered windows and gaily painted facades. Along the Platzl, an esplanade punctuated with picturesque shops, hanging baskets and hand-painted fire hydrants, a life-sized Happy Hans emerges hourly from his room atop the world's largest Cuckoo Clock.
Scenic biking and hiking paths thread through Kimberley Nature Park. The Mark Creek Nature Trail leads to Marysville Falls, a 100' cascade of water over rocks worn smooth. The chairlift at North Star Mountain offers unrivalled views of the Rocky Mountains.
Population: 6,723
Elevation: 1,113 metres (3,652 ft.)
Access: Kimberley is serviced by commercial bus line and the Cranbrook-Kimberley Airport. Highway 95A, 32 km. north of Cranbrook, takes travellers to Kimberley.
Recreation Facilities & Activities: downhill skiing, golfing, alpine slide, amusement park, mini-golf, indoor tennis and racquetball courts, bumper boats, go-carts, biking, hiking.
Local Attractions: Kimberley Heritage Museum, Cominco Gardens, Bavarian City Mining Railway, Kimberley Golf Club, Trickle Creek Golf Resort, Bavarian Platzl, Family Fun Park, Mainstreet Marysville and Falls, Kimberley Ski & Summer Resort.
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