Winlaw, B.C. is located in the heart of the lower Slocan Valley. "Downtown" Winlaw, on Highway 6, features:

  • Winlaw MiniMart a convenience store and gas station, liquor outlet,
  • Winlaw Post Office open 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sat 9 to 12; closed from 1 til 2 pm weekdays
  • Cedar Creek Cafe, an eclectic restaurant offering conventional, vegetarian and ethnic food; open 8 til 8;  7 am til 9pm in summer;
  • Sleep Is For Sissies is a take-out or sit-down place for a quick bite, featuring coffee, wraps and other delights
  • Jennie's Gardens a delightful bookshop, garden store and many other gift ideas
  • Gaia Tree Whole Foods features organic foods and produce, much grown locally- located at the Cedar Creek Cafe
  • Eclectic Styles hairdressing and aromatherapy
  • Earth Spirit a metaphysical bookstore, videos and much more.
  • Egg-Cetera Feed has animal feed, fresh eggs and Loomis depot
  • The Spicer Centre is home to a school, a wellness centre, a bazaar store, with lots of treasures and used goods, and an agriculture co-op
  • Fomi's Bakery, about a km north on the highway, has wonderful bread, pastries, pizzas and other goodies
  • A Place in the Forest Art Gallery right next door to us, features the art work of Ann Swanson Gross and other local artists from time to time, open afternoons
  • Art and Adventure, features various arts-related workshops throughout the year, often right in Winlaw at the Winlaw Hall
  • Winlaw Elementary School has a large playground and field, paved basketball court and community library
  • Winlaw Nature Park nearby, has trails, a beach and a play area
  • Winlaw Hall nearby, just up the highway, and with a back trail to our campground to the hall, has facilities for gatherings, and a large field outside too
  • The Spirit of 2010, a "Rails to Trails"  recreation corridor that runs from South Slocan to Slocan, is a wonderful trail for non-motorized use by horse riders, mountain bikers, runners, walkers, hikers, wildlife viewers, photographers, and in the winter, cross-country skiiers and snowshoers