Meadows-in-the-Sky Parkway
Revelstoke (Trans-Canada junction) to Mount Revelstoke summit meadows · British Columbia
A switchback paved climb up Mount Revelstoke from the Trans-Canada into subalpine wildflower meadows, with 16 hairpins.
The Meadows-in-the-Sky Parkway leaves the Trans-Canada at Revelstoke and climbs the side of Mount Revelstoke on a narrow, fully paved road of 16 tight switchbacks, gaining well over a kilometre of altitude through cedar and hemlock forest into the famous subalpine wildflower meadows near the summit. It is a rare chance to drive a paved mountain road right up into the alpine, with viewpoints over the Columbia Valley on the way. The road only opens once the snow has cleared, roughly May to October, and the wildflowers peak in late summer. Long vehicles and trailers are banned because of the tight bends. Mind the narrow switchbacks with limited passing, late-lying snow and a short open season, and cyclists and wildlife on the climb.
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1349 m rangeKnow before you go
- Narrow switchbacks with limited passing
- Late-lying snow and short open season
- Cyclists and wildlife on the climb
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