Dry Gulch Park is a BC Parks campground 4.5 kilometres south of Radium Hot Springs, on the east side of the Rocky Mountain Trench off Highway 93/95. BC Parks describes it as a quiet, shady retreat below the peaks of the Stanford Range.
The park is a resting place for travellers in the Upper Columbia Valley.
Dry Gulch is best planned as a simple campground base rather than a large in-park recreation destination. BC Parks highlights its location at the hub of Upper Columbia Valley activities, including golfing, swimming, windsurfing, boating, hiking, bird watching, hot springs visits, and shopping in Invermere and Radium Hot Springs.
Within the park, the official activity list is modest: leashed-pet walks, road-based cycling, and e-biking where signed or designated. The setting still has a distinct natural story. The campground sits on lightly forested benchland, while Dry Gulch Creek cuts through the arid landscape and creates a cool green gully with poplars, birch, and maple.
Wildlife viewing is also part of the experience. Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and deer are often seen on the steep glacial moraine slopes, and the nearby Columbia Wetlands at the headwaters of the Columbia River are noted by BC Parks as a birdwatching paradise.
Plan around frontcountry camping, road cycling, signed e-biking where permitted, leashed-pet walks, wildlife viewing from a distance, Columbia Valley day trips, nearby hot springs, birding in the broader area, and restful travel breaks.
Bears and cougars are occasionally seen, so supervise children and view wildlife from a distance. Keep motorized vehicles to roads and parking lots at posted speeds, keep pets leashed, and use Dry Gulch as a base for nearby activities.
