Bracketed by Glacier National Park to the west and Yoho National Park to the east, Golden is right in the heart of some of the most pristine wilderness to be found in the Canadian Rockies.
At the confluence of the Kicking Horse and Columbia Rivers, and with the Columbia Mountains standing guard overhead, Golden may be the perfect jump-off point for extreme outdoor adventure: hiking, river rafting, horseback riding, heli-skiing, hang gliding, downhill skiing, and ice-climbing - it's all here!
The original town site was used by Major A. B. Rogers as a base camp for his crew surveying what is today Rogers Pass. In attempt to outdo a camp to the east which called itself Silver City, the name Golden City was chosen, to be changed later to Golden. |
