Where to stay · Hope & Coquihalla Canyon (Othello Tunnels)
Manning Park Resort
A four-season mountain resort an hour past Hope, where the indoor pool runs fifty feet long and the cabins forgot to install air conditioning.
what it is
mountain lodge (~45 min east of Hope)
the damage
from ~$110 CAD/night
rated
★ 4.4 (3334)
from Vancouver
~1 hr 30 min by car
Manning Park Resort sits on Highway 3, about sixty-eight kilometres southeast of Hope, deep enough into the Cascade Mountains that your phone signal gives up somewhere around the third switchback. It is the deep-mountain option on this list, a solid two and a half to three hours from Vancouver, and on this drive the road really is the point rather than the penalty.
You can take a room in the forty-one-room lodge or graduate to a deluxe cabin, which sleeps up to ten, runs a gas fireplace, and comes with a full kitchen for the ambitious. The catch, and it is a real one, is that the cabins have no air conditioning, so a July heatwave quietly turns the bedroom into an experiment in your own tolerance for open windows and mountain air.
The redemption is the Loon Lagoon: a fifty-foot heated indoor pool, two hot tubs set to different temperatures, a sauna and a steam room, which is a suspicious amount of warm water for a place that also runs a ski hill. There is a two-night minimum, so you will have time to swim at least twice.
The setting
On Highway 3 (the Hope-Princeton) inside E.C. Manning Provincial Park, in the Cascade Mountains. About 68 km southeast of Hope and the Othello Tunnels, ringed by alpine trails, lakes, and a winter ski area.
Getting there
From Vancouver, take Highway 1 east to Hope (about two hours), then Highway 3 southeast for another 68 km, roughly two and a half to three hours in total. No ferries, no transit; a car is non-negotiable. Parking is free and plentiful. The Othello Tunnels sit back toward Hope, a worthwhile detour on the way in or out.
good to know
Why it works
- 50-foot heated indoor pool, hot tubs, sauna
- Deluxe cabins sleep 10 with gas fireplace
- Pinewoods Restaurant and Bear's Den Pub on site
- Alpine trails and lakes at the door
- Ski hill in winter, hiking the rest of the year