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Lister is about 15 minutes south of Creston BC. Creston is located south of Kootenay Lake in the southern Kootenays, at the junction of Highway3, 3A and Highway21, which runs 7 miles south to the Canada/US border.

From Vancouver – Hwy.1 to Hwy3 (Crows nest) at Hope east to Creston – app.81/2 hrs.
From Calgary – Hwy1 to Hwy93 south to Cranbrook then Hwy.3 to Creston- app6 hrs.
From Cranbrook Airport – app. 1 hour
From Castlegar Airport – app. 11/2 hrs.
From Spokane, Washington – app 4hrs.

Creston is nestled in the Creston Valley, between the Selkirk and Purcell Mountains and presides over a broad and fertile river valley, where the Kootenay River comes home to Kootenay Lake. Also known as the Valley of the Swans,the Creston Valley is a breathtaking combination of snow-capped mountain peaks, waving fields of grain, deep clear lakes, quiet mountain streams and wide open spaces.

The Creston Valley begins at the BC community of Rykerts on the US border, 11Km south of Creston, and parallels the east shore of Kootenay Lake to the village of Riondel. It’s an agricultural region, with dairy farms and orchards dotting the surrounding landscape. Warm weather arrives early here, and sticks around longer too, blessing Creston with one of the mildest climates in British Columbia.

For those who devote themselves to adventurous exploration, the Moyie, Goat and Salmo Rivers will provide a challenge for experienced white-water Kayakers.

Nearby Stagleap Provincial Park offers excellent mountain biking during the summer, backcountry and cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowboarding in winter.

Fishing holes abound around Creston – Devil’s Holes, Goat River, Kidd Creek. Summit Creek, Bridal Lake, Monk Lake, Nun Lake to name a few. The south arm of Kootenay Lake can provide good fishing for kokanee and trout and cutthroat trout that can be caught on the fly near inflows of creek mouths. Duck Lake , near the southern reaches of Kootenay Lake can provide good fishing for largemouth bass.

Mountain biking trails ranging in length from 8 to 30 km are available at the Summit Creek campground, Mount Thompson, Duck Lakemount Midgeley, Goat Mountain and numerous other outdoor areas.

Golf at the Creston Golf Club – a par 72 course that offers golfers 18 challenging and beautiful holes playable from a number of tees ranging from 5300 to 6500 yards, with views of the Creston Valley, Kootenay River, Purcell and Selkirk Mountains.

The Lister area has numerous ranches dedicated to horseback riding – both trail and equestrian.

White prospectors began passing through the Creston area in the 1860’s, following the Dewdney Trail to the gold fields at Wildhorse Creek. Some prospecting was likely done along the way, but because nothing of any value was found, these early arrivals moved on. John C. Rykert was the first official white settler in the Creston area. He erected a one room log office near the banks of the Kootenay River in1883. Rykert acted as Customs and Immigration officer from this site, opposite what is now known as Porthill, Idaho, until he retired in 1924. The large house that he built just north of the border still stands today.

Also in 1883, William Adolph Baillie-Grohman began investigating ways of reclaiming the Creston flats from the annual flooding of the Kootenay River. Dyking of the river began in1893, and 8000 acres were reclaimed. However, the flood of 1894 destroyed the dykes and, except for a second small effort in 1898, the idea was abandoned for the time being. Three men, F. Little, J. Arrowsmith, and J. Dow arrived in the valley in 1891, and each claimed a section of land. These early pre-emptions would later become the site of the town of Creston. Fred Little, who filed his claim on April20. 1891, also chose the name Creston in 1899, after a small town in Iowa he had once visited.