Valemount Marina

Welcome to our website. Between time on Kinbasket, updates are ongoing.  Come back often.  

For information on road conditions between the Village of Valemount and the marina, please scroll down to bottom of this page.

As per the Transport Canada Vessel Operation Restriction Regulation, vessel speed is restricted to 8 km/hr within 75 metres (246.0 feet) of the shoreline.  The Valemount Marina is an “idle out / idle in” area.

Kinbasket Reservoir is known for sudden and strong storms, brewing in mere minutes, so if you are heading out onto the water, we  recommend sharing a TRIP PLAN.

Want to moor to the docks for the evening?  If so, please point your bow to the north, respect proper moorage techniques, allow your boat to move as it needs and use an acceptable deck cleat hitch.

​Refer to the “Fees and Camping” tab for pricing.  Be sure to take advantage of our EARLY BIRD SPECIALS!!!

What is Kinbasket Reservoir?

As a solution for flood-control, the Columbia River Treaty between Canada (British Columbia Hydro Power and Authority) and the United States (Army Corp of Engineers and Bonneville Power Corp) was ratified in 1964.  Three dams, including Mica Dam in 1973, were constructed, and Kinbasket Lake, the “workhorse” of the Columbia River, was created and became the largest treaty reservoir in the entire Basin.  BC Hydro may fluctuate their 430 square kilometre reservoir up to 47 vertical metres (28m in the vicinity of the Valemount Marina) every year using a combination of water use planning, power generation, downstream needs, hydrology, snowpack analysis and precipitation forecasts.

​Yes, that’s a lot of water, approx. five million acre-feet of water.  So, where is the water?

​Real-time data Hydrometric Data for Kinbasket Reservoir can be obtained from the Government of Canada Weather Office.