The Falls is a beautiful, challenging golf course near to Harrison Hot Springs. The locations is a little bit hard to find because the directions seem a little counter-intuitive. You take exit 129 off of the Trans-Canada highway 1 for Annis Road, and then you…Read More

The Falls is a beautiful, challenging golf course near to Harrison Hot Springs. The locations is a little bit hard to find because the directions seem a little counter-intuitive. You take exit 129 off of the Trans-Canada highway 1 for Annis Road, and then you immediately follow the on ramp to I-1. The trick is there's a road that leaves from the entrance ramp that runs up the side of the mountain to the housing community and golf course.

The club house is quite nice, with a restaurant with food priced in the $10 range and featuring salads, soups, sandwiches, steaks, and more. The service has been variable sometimes quick sometimes not so quick and not very good about leaving off items such as dressing as requested. Still, the staff is friendly and the food good and at a reasonable price.

The golf course is very reasonably priced to play, although a golf cart is mandatory. The costs ranges $60 and up depending on the season. The reason for the mandatory cart is that the holes are built all over the side of the mountain, many times climbing up several hundred feet to hit the ball back down below.

Five levels of tees are offered, with the course length at about 6000 feet for the white tees. This is a very challenging course with much variation in the lies of the ball. The slope of the tees, greens and fairways is deceptive, most expect the ball to roll off the mountain because it comes close to it many times. Expect to lose balls.

The views of the Fraser river valley add to the charm of this course, although, most golfers don't dare look up. The course is very well maintained--golf carts aren't allowed on the fairways. You will get a good long walk even with the cart. The only good news about the play is there is at most one hole in which the play heads up, most holes are set up to hit dramatic drives down hill.

This is a fun course that we never get tired of playing. The course staff are very friendly, helpful, and respectful of play. Close

If you’re the type that needs to be on the go, constantly active, or you have kids that you need to keep entertained, Harrison does have a few activities that might do the trick. The following businesses/services provide a break from just lazing around…Read More

If you’re the type that needs to be on the go, constantly active, or you have kids that you need to keep entertained, Harrison does have a few activities that might do the trick. The following businesses/services provide a break from just lazing around (my usual Harrison activity):

Killers Marina - (604) 796 2244 Located on the lakeshore, just across the street from the Harrison Hotel, Killers rents a wide variety of watercraft to use on the Lake. Canoes, kayaks, paddle boats, windsurfers and more. Jim and I went canoeing but we had very different ideas about it - I envisioned him paddling the canoe while I laid back and dangled my hand in the water whereas he expected me to paddle - can you imagine?

Shoreline Tours - (604) 819 3418 This company offers boat tours of Harrison Lake from their dock near the hotel. The cost is $25. per adult for a two hour trip. Pop and chips are sold onboard and some people bring along their own picnic. During one Harrison visit, my sister and I booked an afternoon cruise and enjoyed it immensely. We sat on the top deck and soaked up a few rays while the boat circled Echo Island and cruised along Cascade Bay. Some trips stop at Rainbow Falls where passengers can take a short walk to the waterfalls. Our boat couldn’t stop because there were too many boats already there and there was no place to dock. Tours run from April to Nov.

Tug Boat Junction - (604) 796 0896 Located on Hot Springs Road, the main road into Harrison,this business opened in 2002. Only open during the summer it features mini golf and miniature train rides as well as other activities designed to appeal to kids.

Harrison Pool - (604) 796 2244 Located at the corner of Esplanade and Cedar, this large public pool uses water from the hot springs (cooled a bit and processed to remove the sulfur smell). It’s a large pool and has deck chairs set along the edge as well as a separate hot tub. It offers bathing suits and towels for rent for those who forgot theirs.

Charlies on the Lake - (604) 796 2695 This cabaret has been open just over a year. We haven’t been there but heard through the grapevine that it a "happening place" - probably the only place in Harrison for dancing other than the Copper Room restaurant at the Harrison Hotel.

As good as any spa we've ever been to. My wife enjoyed a facial and massage, followed by an in-depth consultation with the spa's skin-care expert, who gave her some tips she's been employing ever since. I surrendered myself to the luxury of the hot-stone…Read More

As good as any spa we've ever been to. My wife enjoyed a facial and massage, followed by an in-depth consultation with the spa's skin-care expert, who gave her some tips she's been employing ever since. I surrendered myself to the luxury of the hot-stone massage. Many spas are doing the hot-stone routine these days, but few have that little extra that sets the treatment apart. Unlike spas in the Southwest that use the sun to heat their rocks, Harrison Spa's twist is they use the hot waters of the spring to get their rocks up to temperature. Every time we go back to Harrison Hot Springs, the spa is at the top of our must-do list.Close