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Our Facility

main lodge and grounds

Our Facility

main lodge and grounds

Cross River consists of two connected operations areas that we refer to as the Cross River grounds. The first includes a main lodge for meals and communal gatherings, cabin accommodations, and various indoor and outdoor retreat and program spaces interspersed throughout the forest along Yearling Creek.

The second includes two outpost camps, ancestral skills sites, and lookout trails that are part of our BC License of Occupation agreement around the Yearling Creek headwaters and peaks. Other hiking, backpacking, rafting, and biking options outside these grounds can also be accessed directly from your door or within a 20-55 minute drive.

Cross River consists of two connected operations areas that we refer to as the Cross River grounds. The first includes a main lodge for meals and communal gatherings, cabin accommodations, and various indoor and outdoor retreat and program spaces interspersed throughout the forest along Yearling Creek.

The second includes two outpost camps, ancestral skills sites, and lookout trails that are part of our BC License of Occupation agreement around the Yearling Creek headwaters and peaks. Other hiking, backpacking, rafting, and biking options outside these grounds can also be accessed directly from your door or within a 20-55 minute drive.

“May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.”
— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
“May it be a light to you in dark places,
when all other lights go out.”
— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
The Cross River main lodge and bridge with their Canadian Rocky Mountain backdrop

Main Lodge

The main lodge is the heart of the facility, where guests check in and gather to eat, visit, and relax. All trails around the grounds begin and return here. The building is powered by solar and micro-hydro energy. It consists of a full kitchen, plumbing and running water, two indoor eating areas, a living room, washrooms, two large decks, and an outdoor wood-fired hot tub.

Main Lodge

The main lodge is the heart of the facility, where guests check-in and gather to eat, visit, and relax. All trails around the grounds begin and return here. The building is powered by solar and micro-hydro energy. It consists of a full kitchen, plumbing and running water, two indoor eating areas, a living room, washrooms, two large decks, and an outdoor wood-fired hot tub.

Meals

Delicious meals are cooked on-site by our resident chef from roughly May through September. They are prepared fresh every day in a chef's choice menu and are served in the main lodge, buffet-style, with Rocky Mountain views for all guests. Culinary possibilities change according to seasons, creativity, programs, and dietary requests.

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Meals

Delicious meals are cooked on-site by our resident chef from roughly May through September. They are prepared fresh every day in a chef's choice menu and are served in the main lodge, buffet-style, with Rocky Mountain views for all guests. Culinary possibilities change according to seasons, creativity, programs, and dietary requests.

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Dinner service in the Cross River main lodge

Heritage Cabins

The cabins are interspersed amongst the trees next to a semi-forested meadow in front of the main lodge. There are eight in total, all decorated in Canadiana decor with items from our own family history. Each cabin is powered by solar energy and has plumbing and running water, a queen bed, a twin bed, a fireplace, a three-piece bathroom, and a front porch.

Heritage Cabins

The cabins are interspersed amongst the trees next to a semi-forested meadow in front of the main lodge. There are eight in total, all decorated in Canadiana decor with items from our own family history. Each cabin is powered by solar energy and has plumbing and running water, a queen bed, a twin bed, a fireplace, a three-piece bathroom, and a front porch.

Heritage Cabins

The cabins are interspersed amongst the trees next to a semi-forested meadow in front of the main lodge. There are eight in total, all decorated in Canadiana decor with items from our own family history. Each cabin is powered by solar energy and has plumbing and running water, a queen bed, a twin bed, a fireplace, a three-piece bathroom, and a front porch.

Heritage cabin #4 - wildlife-themed accommodation in the Canadian Rockies
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The Cross River retreat and educational programs yurt

Retreat spaces

These include: a thirty-foot yurt with large two-tiered deck and nearby toilet and shower building; a thirty-foot ceremonial elder's lodge; communal fire pits; two short lookout trails part-way up the mountains behind the main lodge; reflection benches along the creek; ancestral skills crafting and processing sites; a ceremonial grove; a sweat lodge site; and a group camping area.

Retreat spaces

These include: a thirty-foot yurt with large two-tiered deck and nearby toilet and shower building; a thirty-foot ceremonial elder's lodge; communal fire pits; two short lookout trails part-way up the mountains behind the main lodge; reflection benches along the creek; ancestral skills crafting and processing sites; a ceremonial grove; a sweat lodge site; and a group camping area.

Yearling peaks

We have a License of Occupation covering areas around the Yearling Creek headwaters and peaks. They are connected to the Cross River grounds via our main trail. The areas include two outpost camps; a rock wall with beginner climbing routes; cultural program and land-based education sites; and program trails to the surrounding mountain tops.

Yearling peaks

We have a License of Occupation covering areas around the Yearling Creek headwaters and peaks. They are connected to the Cross River grounds via our main trail. The areas include two outpost camps; a rock wall with beginner climbing routes; cultural program and land-based education sites; and program trails to the surrounding mountain tops.

The beginners' climbing wall at Cross River, used for various land-based education programs and outdoor kids and youth camps

Facility Amenities

No internet, TV, or cell reception (emergency communications are on-site though)
Private heritage cabins with free parking
Campfire pits for gathering and programming
Stocked wood supplies
Day and night use of the main lodge
Outdoor wood-fired hot tub at the main lodge
Charging plugins for devices in the main lodge
Concierge services for trail maps, tour bookings, and local advice
Local coffee, hand-crafted teas, and homemade juices during the summer
Delicious meals cooked on-site by a resident chef during the summer
Packed lunch service for out-trips during the summer
Interpretive orientation tour about the place and history (with advance notice)
Remote access to nearby hiking, rafting, biking and other outdoor recreation
Adjacent land tenure agreement area with outpost camps and program areas
Retreat spaces for yoga, group activities, and Indigenous cultural sharing
Forest games, and cultural and land-based learning activities
Experienced guides, instructors, and educational / Indigenous program facilitators

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Facility Amenities

No internet, TV, or cell reception (emergency communications are on-site though)
Private heritage cabins with free parking
Campfire pits for gathering and programming
Stocked wood supplies
Day and night use of the main lodge
Outdoor wood-fired hot tub at the main lodge
Charging plugins for devices in the main lodge
Concierge services for trail maps, tour bookings, and local advice
Local coffee, hand-crafted teas, and homemade juices during the summer
Delicious meals cooked on-site by a resident chef during the summer
Packed lunch service for out-trips during the summer
Interpretive orientation tour about the place and history (with advance notice)
Remote access to nearby hiking, rafting, biking and other outdoor recreation
Adjacent land tenure agreement area with outpost camps and program areas
Retreat spaces for yoga, group activities, and Indigenous cultural sharing
Forest games, and cultural and land-based learning activities
Experienced guides, instructors, and educational / Indigenous program facilitators

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Inside the living room of the main lodge at Cross River
The amazing wood-fired hot tub on the deck of the Cross River main lodge
The Cross River arbour at the entrance to the meadow in front of the heritage cabin accommodations
Retreat and educational programs yurt
Inside the retreat and educational programs yurt
Yearling Creek, which flows through the Cross River grounds and into the Kootenay River
The Cross River lookout overlooking the Kootenay River valley
Heritage cabin accommodation at Cross River in the Canadian Rocky Mountains
The fairy garden at Cross River
One of the Cross River tipis on a misty morning during an Indigenous culture and land-based education program
Inside the elder's lodge at Cross River, a dedicated space for Indigenous cultural programs
The Cross River staff cabin at night
A campfire during a yoga retreat at Cross River
One of the sweat lodge sites for Indigenous cultural programs

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