| Revelstoke Travel Guide - British Columbia |
 Revelstoke is located high in the Monashee Mountains, next to Mount Revelstoke National Park and Glacier National Park. The year-round playground of Revelstoke has some of the most spectacular scenery in all of British Columbia. Flanked by the snow-capped peaks of the Selkirk Mountains to the east and the Monashees to the west, Revelstoke was proclaimed The Capital of Canada's Alps and was known as The Mountain Paradise in the early 1900s. The 1860s were the start of a short lived gold rush and the foundation of settlement in the Revelstoke area. In 1883, the Surveyor General for the Crown Colony of British Columbia pre-empted a parcel of land where he knew the Trans Canada Railway would cross the river. The town’s name was changed to Revelstoke the next year, in honor of Lord Revelstoke, head of the London banking firm that saved the Canadian Pacific Railway from bankruptcy. This gateway to mountain adventure and National Parks is not to be overlooked by anyone who appreciates a breathtaking view. Rugged mountains, sparkling glaciers, lush forests, tumbling waterfalls, and crystal clear lakes abound, make this area a photographer's paradise. |