The Crazy Creek Waterfalls and Suspension Bridge are a great stopover if you’re travelling on Highway 1 between Vancouver and Calgary. You can find these attractions halfway between Sicamous and Revelstoke in British Columbia.
From the entrance, you stroll along a boardwalk path through the surrounding forest all the way to the gift shop. From here, you can set foot on the suspension bridge that leads to the foot of the waterfalls. The Crazy Creek Suspension Bridge spans 240 feet across the underlying canyon, which is a stomach-clenching drop of 85 feet (think of a ten-storey building!).
Crossing the bridge was undoubtedly scary yet exhilarating. The bridge is made of really thick steel cables that keep it well in place, although expect it to swing in the wind or from the combined human traffic.
Upon reaching the other side of the bridge, you come to the viewing platform for the Crazy Creek Waterfalls. You can take in the roaring cascade from several great vantage points by walking all around the platform. It had rained buckets in the preceding days, so the waterfalls appeared truly massive and the rapids extremely ferocious.
Entrance costs $9 but is free on Sundays.
After surviving Crazy Creek, you can jaywalk across Highway 1 (extremely dangerous but dared by many) to visit the fruit stand, where you can find fresh British Columbia fruits at the right time of the year.
Conclusion: The Crazy Creek Waterfalls and Suspension Bridge are perfect for a little break on a long trip through the Columbia and Rocky Mountains. They are well worth the visit.
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August 15th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
I found Crazy Creek to be an over-priced and over-promoted site that captures everything that we as Canadians dislike about America and right-wing American religion. The suspension bridge is nothing special and the “waterfalls” are simply a few rapids on a creek. The owners appear to have bought up a small part of BC wilderness and have posted “No Trespassing” signs to keep people from looking at the BC wilderness unless they pay. The suites have Bible verses on the walls and cliche pictures of elderly Americans praying … but the owners seem to have taken a wilderness made by the Creator and tried to squeeze as much money out of it as possible. I wanted something special for my 10 and 11 year old children … and this place was a major disappointment.
November 9th, 2010 at 11:24 pm
I remember before when I used to visit this place before the christians overtook it and started charging for it. Sure they built some additions onto the land (like the suspension bridge and some walkways) but the original state was MUCH nicer. I really enjoyed it without having biblethumpers stuffing their verses down my throat and having me pay for it all the while.