Getting Here
Fernie is situated along Highway 3( aka Crowsnest Highway) in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in south eastern British Columbia. Fernie is a 3-hour drive west of Calgary Alberta and the Calgary International Airport, and is just 2 hours west of Waterton National Park and 4 hours south of Banff National Park. Visitors flying into Calgary International Airport or Vancouver International Airport can take daily connector flights to Cranbrook. Airport, located 1 hour from Fernie.
Fernie is 30 minutes north of the US border( Roosville Crossing open 24 hours), 1.5 hours from Whitefish and 2 hours from Glacier National Park, Kalispell, Montana, and Glacier International Airport. Visitors can also fly into Spokane, Washington, a 5 hour drive. from Fernie.
Driving Times and Information
Highway 3 to Fernie from Alberta is the easiest drive through the Rocky Mountains into BC. Highway 3 offers a very scenic drive that makes Fernie a perfect touring hot spot for drives through southern BC, AB and the NWUSA. Self-drive holidays are highly recommended. Car and RV rental companies are located at or nearby every airport. Winter ski season shuttles are available from Calgary Airport with charters available from other airports. The FernieStoke Ski Shuttle provides transportation between the town of Fernie and Fernie Alpine Resort( 5km) during the winter ski season.
West Cranbrook BC: Kimberley BC: Nelson BC: Kelowna BC: Vancouver BC:
1 hr 1.3 hrs 4 hrs 7.5 hrs 12 hrs
South |
Whitefish MT |
1.5 hrs |
Kalispell MT: |
2.2 hrs |
Spokane WA: |
5 hrs |
Yellowstone WY: |
9 hrs |
Portland OR: |
11 hrs |
East Calgary AB: Banff AB: Edmonton AB: Saskatoon SK: Winnipeg MB:
3 hrs 4 hrs 6 hrs 9 hrs 15 hrs
Trail & River Maps-View online at tourismfernie. com / maps
Birding & Wildlife Viewing in Fernie
Birds
Mammals
Common Merganser Moose Ruffed Grouse
Rocky Mountain Elk
Great Blue Heron Mule Deer
Osprey White-tailed Deer
Bald Eagle Coyote
Red-tailed Hawk
Red Fox Spotted Sandpiper North American River Otter Great Horned Owl American Pine Marten Northern Pygmy-Owl American Black Bear Rufous Hummingbird Grizzly Bear Calliope Hummingbird Mountain Goat Belted Kingfisher
Bighorn Sheep
Northern Flicker
Grey Wolf Pileated Woodpecker Little Brown Bat Steller’ s Jay
Snowshoe Hare
Common Raven
Common Pika Violet-green Swallow Beaver Red-breasted Nuthatch Muskrat Pacific Wren
Meadow Vole
American Dipper
Deer Mice Mountain Bluebird Red Squirrel Varied Thrush
Least Chipmunk
Cedar Waxwing Columbian Ground Squirrel
Yellow Warbler
Dusky Shrew
Townsend’ s Warbler Dark-eyed Junco Fish, Amphibians Western Tanager & Reptiles Red-winged Blackbird
Westslope Cutthroat Trout Common Grackle
Long-toed Salamander Bull Trout Western Toad
Recommended Western Painted Turtle
Books & Apps:
Common Garter Snake
Elk River Map Guide Handbook of the Canadian Rockies by Ben Gadd Plants of Southern Interior British Columbia & Inland Northwest by Lloyd, Antos, Coupe & Parish Backroad Mapbook, Kootenay Rockies BC iBird Pro App: North America tourismfernie. com | # ferniestoke
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