Description
For many years, Creston Valley residents and visitors have faced difficulty accessing Goat River near town for recreational purposes. Although the river itself (up to high water mark) is public land, land access to the riverside is often not legally available to the public due to adjacent private landowners. Therefore, people are not able to enjoy many of the great places along the Goat River.
One of the few available river access points is the section of roadway on Highway 21 on both sides of the Goat River bridge. This is heavily used by the community during summer months. The ongoing problem with this location has been the unsafe conditions that currently exist: traffic driving at 80 km/h in both directions passing vehicles parked on both sides of the highway near the narrow bridge and pedestrians are forced into a dangerous situation alongside it all.
When a riverfront parcel of land just off Highway 21 was listed for sale, Trails for Creston Valley Society recognized this property’s potential to provide safe, public access to our river. TCVS has purchased this land to create a future public park with a parking lot located a safe distance from the highway, public toilets, picnic tables and garbage cans.
Project Updates
URGENT – Riverside Park needs your support!
The RDCK Planning Department in Nelson is proposing amendments to Area B Land Use Bylaws and Zoning Bylaw. There is a public announcement in the Creston Valley Advance, May 6th, Page A5 for Waiving [...]
Riverside Wilderness Park update Sept 2020
The high winds during the labour day weekend knocked down two large trees at Riverside Park, that fell across the river access pathway and fencing. Fortunately, no one was injured. We quickly responded by clearing [...]
Riverside Wilderness Park Update – August 2020
On Friday August 14, signs and pylons appeared at the entrance to our Riverside Wilderness Park. The signs stated that the property had been closed according to the Agricultural Land Commission Act. Pylons stencilled with [...]
Riverside Wilderness Park Update
The Park is open. Due to Covid-19, please stay home if you have any symptoms. Please practice “social distancing” and keep your group size small. Please bring your own hand sanitizer. Stay safe and healthy. [...]
June 2020 Riverside Park Update
The Park is open. Due to Covid-19, please stay home if you have any flu or cold symptoms. Please practice “social distancing” and keep your group size small. Please bring your own hand sanitizer. Stay [...]
Riverside Park Update #2 – May 11, 2019
Now that the snow has melted and spring is here, it is time to start work on Riverside Park, as follows: April 27: Removed the sheds from the roadway access to the park Thanks to [...]
Riverside Park Update 1
WE DID IT! Thanks to the outpour of support from the community, Trails for Creston Valley Society purchased the riverfront parcel of land just off Highway 21 by the Goat River bridge. Further to the [...]
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