Hope

Hope is located on the banks of the Fraser River, just 25 minutes east of Harrison Mills, at the junctions of Highways 1, 5, and 7. Ringed by the snowcapped Cascade Mountains, Hope was once a fur trade and gold rush town. Today, attractions include giant wooden sculptures carved with a chainsaw by local carver Peter Ryan, a renovated railway station that is now the Rainbow Junction Community Arts Centre, and the Hope Museum where one can learn about B.C. explorer, Simon Fraser. Abundant outdoor activities include gold panning, hang gliding, helicopter tours, hiking, biking, boating, golfing and mountain biking. See the awesome Hope Landslide east of town on Crowsnest Highway 3.