Fort Steele Heritage Town

A Heritage Site On The Old North West Mounted Police Post And Mining Town Of Fort Steele, Founded In 1887 After Gold Was Found In The Area. Many Buildings Are Original, With Others Rebuilt, And Staff Demonstrate Trades. Open Daily In Summer, With A Limited Autumn Schedule (Confirm). Part Of The Kootenay Rockies Route. · Fort Steele, British Columbia

Fort Steele Heritage Town is a restored 1890s town on the highway about 15 km north-east of Cranbrook in the Kootenays. The site began as a North-West Mounted Police post and gold-rush town, founded in 1887 after gold was found in the area, and it faded when the railway went elsewhere. Today some buildings are original and others rebuilt, and staff in period dress demonstrate trades and run a stagecoach, a steam train, a theatre and a bakery. It suits families, history fans and road-trippers on the Kootenay Rockies route. It is seasonal, open daily in summer with a limited autumn schedule (confirm). The site is large and mostly outdoors, so wear good shoes. Allow three to five hours. Prices and season dates change, so confirm them before you drive in. It is a pleasant stop on a Kootenay road trip, more of a half day than a full outing, and it is best with children or a love of history. Old-building interiors vary in interest, so pace yourself and use the staff talks, which are where the place comes alive.

Reconstructed and restored 1890s town on the highway about 15 km north-east of Cranbrook in the Kootenays, with a train, a bakery, a theatre and costumed staff, Fort Steele, British Columbia, Canada

Fort Steele is seasonal. It is generally open daily in summer, with a limited schedule in the shoulder months, including some autumn weekends, and it is mostly closed in winter apart from special events. Exact dates and hours change by year, so confirm the current calendar before you drive. Live programs, the stagecoach, the steam train and the theatre run on their own schedules, and not all run every day, so ask at the entrance what is on. Food outlets and shops follow the site hours. Walking the grounds in the off season may be allowed, with buildings closed; confirm what is open.

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