Canadian mountain villages off the beaten path.
Less-touristed mountain villages in Canada, for travelers seeking fewer crowds but all the beauty.
Kaslo
Photogenic village on the west shore of Kootenay Lake in southeastern British Columbia, Kaslo has a small but real café and restaurant scene for its size.
Nelson
This photogenic little city on the western arm of Kootenay Lake in British Columbia's Selkirk Mountains, Nelson has a café and restaurant scene that punches…
Chase
Sitting at the outlet of Little Shuswap Lake where it becomes the South Thompson River, Chase is a compact village in British Columbia's Interior with mounta…
Dawson City
Dawson City, at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike rivers in Canada's Yukon territory, is defined by its role in the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896–1899, w…
Sun Peaks
Built around a ski resort established in 1961 and formerly known as Tod Mountain, Sun Peaks is a compact village in the mountains of British Columbia, northe…
New Denver
This small village on the east shore of Slocan Lake in British Columbia's West Kootenay region sits where Carpenter Creek meets the lake, with mountain backd…
Telegraph Cove
A tiny former fishing and cannery village on northern Vancouver Island, Telegraph Cove is now a base for kayaking and whale-watching in Johnstone Strait, whe…
Grand Forks
A small British Columbia town where the Granby and Kettle Rivers meet, Grand Forks sits in mountain terrain just north of the Canada–United States border in…
Norris Point
This pocket-sized waterfront village on Bonne Bay in western Newfoundland, Norris Point sits at the edge of Gros Morne National Park amid mountain terrain.
Ladysmith
A small harbour town on the east coast of Vancouver Island, Ladysmith sits right on the water at the 49th parallel, with a café and restaurant scene that pun…
Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
This lake-country municipality in Quebec's Laurentian Mountains, Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard sits on the shores of Lake Saint-Joseph and counts close to seventy l…
Schreiber
This little township on the northernmost shore of Lake Superior in Ontario, Schreiber sits in mountain terrain along Highway 17 with direct water access and…
Port Alberni
Sitting at the head of Vancouver Island's longest inlet and practically surrounded by mountains, Port Alberni is a waterfront town in British Columbia with s…
Carbonear
Small town on the shore of Conception Bay on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, Carbonear has a history rooted in fishing and shipbuilding, and was the site of…
Williams Lake
Home to the Williams Lake Stampede, the second largest professional rodeo in Canada after the Calgary Stampede, this small city in British Columbia's Cariboo…
Fort Liard
A small Dene community in Canada's Northwest Territories, Fort Liard — known in Slavey as Echaot'l Koe, meaning "people from the land of the giants" — sits o…
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
This tiny mountain town in Quebec's Laurentian range, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts sits on the shores of Lac des Sables and has a central core with cafés and rest…
Canal Flats
Sitting between the southern end of Columbia Lake — the headwaters of the Columbia River — and the Kootenay River, Canal Flats is a modest village in British…
Val-David
This modest Laurentian Mountains village north of Montreal with a lively food scene, a reputation as an arts community, and serious outdoor credentials: Parc…
Corner Brook
A modest city on Newfoundland's west coast where the Bay of Islands meets the mouth of the Humber River, Corner Brook sits in mountain terrain with a compact…
Liverpool
This small Nova Scotia community sits where the Mersey River meets the Atlantic Ocean on the province's South Shore, with an unusual concentration of churche…
Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke Village, an open-air museum depicting life in the gold-rush era of the late 1800s, is the main draw in this modest Nova Scotia community on the St.
Killarney
A pocket-sized agricultural community in southwestern Manitoba built around a lake that sits within the village itself, Killarney lies in the Turtle Mountain…