Reviews of Zuckerberg Island Park (Park)

Dawn Bollman

Very interesting and informative the house museum was great and the host working inside was cool dude

Sarah Scott

A really cool place to explore and one of the few I have found that speaks of the first nation culture in the area. The wonderful museum curator spoke of the culture that existed on the islands prior to the Zuckerberg family history which was greatly appreciated. The remnants of the pit houses dating back 3500 years were an extra special treat.

Terry Figueiredo

This park within Castlegar is worth a visit. It features a 473' long suspension bridge to access the island (though there is a road entrance you can walk for those who prefer). This small park has been an important place for thousands of years, and is a quiet, beautiful place to visit. There is a scenic walking path around the island where you can view the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers. There are Lakes Salish Indian winter pit house sites, who used used the island as a base from at least 2000 years ago to recent times. Also, there is a Russian Chapel house, built by Alexander Zuckerberg in 1935 (admission by donation). There are picnic tables and benches on the island to pause or enjoy lunch.

David Britton

Nice little adventure spot and green space by water. Historical venue with a neat suspension bridge!

Terry Miller

very magical

Andrew Verge

It’s a beautiful, easy and short walk around the island. We enjoyed the visit and I recommend it. ????

Ahteshamul Haque

Beautiful place to visit & learn about some local Russian immigrant history.

Shondra Becker

Beautiful in summer and very relaxing listening to the birds.

Taryn Woods

Beautiful location, great short walk around the island with many lookout spots and picnic areas. The old house itself is gorgeous historical building with pretty surrounding area. Although the cable bridge is closed in the off-season, there is very easy access through a large dyke walkway. Highly recommended to burn off some energy. Plenty of dog off leash areas as well. Two thumbs up.

Danyang Yang

Peaceful, refreshing...????

Ava Ghaffari

Good walk.

Rick Houle

Special little spot to visit...perfect place for a family picnic

Nahid Sarhaddi

Nice park. Worth the visit.

Lori Craig

Neat place with little things to find

Donovan James

Great views and lots of little places to explore or have a picnic

Dirk Jonker

Cute little island, it feels like a forest maze on an island that you can lose yourself in a for a while

Thecourtjesters

Gate for bridge was closed. Maybe due to covid. Nice 30minutes walk there.

Mike Larsson

Nice walk and awesome suspension bridge

Sandy Fika

Closed during July??

Kelly Clarkson

Amazing views

Rye

Lovely spot

Guy Gilbert

Awesome place to go for a walk.

Brook Hoskins

Interesting Island, with a house that looks interesting to tour, and washrooms. (Not sure the hours though, they were both closed at 10am) Lots of trails, a labyrinth and on the Columbia River. Please click on the like button if this review was useful. Thanks!

David Yule

Wonderful place

shining blackbear

Great park with some really cool history.

Murdo Smith

Interesting trails, good signage and DANG that bridge..

mechamind90

Neat views of the river and cool historical buildings

Aaron Strome

Nice park, cool suspension bridge.

IWANTITALLyou

Nice walk around the island

Eden Arthur

Beautiful walking trail with a lot of different trees, sitting areas for picnics, and a historical building worth checking out. Dogs friemdly on leash only. A really neat suspension bridge to get to and from the island as well.

Gen Hebert

Very pretty and interesting park with nice trails, a cool church and a swing bridge. Parking isn’t great and a bit hard to find.

Natalie McIntosh

Interesting place.

Peter Hess

A must see in castlegar bc. Uniquely situated on a small island on the COLUMBIA RIVER. Offers lots of history & beauty of the island including Zuckerberg's home there. Accessible by a long suspension bridge which offers a great view of the area.not to missed including the Millennium Park just down trail from the bridge.

Vanessa Ozanne

Beautiful spot View and sand and beache Wow !

Tiffaney Marie

Great place to visit

Vance Grayson

Mosquitoes

Donavan Robertson

Quite fun if a little small, worth a gentle stroll.

Dan Davies

Nice to walk around soooo beautiful

Nicholas Cameron

Beautiful park with a cool suspension bridge and great scenery. with little piece of history inside the house at the top of the hill, it had many Russian books, along with old fine china and children's toys. We came here for a wedding but were happily surprised with this location.

Divine• Love•Jerilee

Zuckerberg Island is a beautiful, peaceful, serene gem in the heart of downtown Castlegar. Take your time and explore the many paths, and be sure to check out the chapel, cemetery and "stump lady". The island is accessible either by suspension bridge, or by a foot path - which is typically open as long as the water level is low (which it usually is these days). This park holds special memories for me as it is where my husband & I were wed. It's as beautiful now as it was then, if not moreso.

Fred Samorodin

Good heritage site, and a fair bit of variety to it as well.

Jared Mayzak

Really pretty!!

Sweaty Saggers

One of my favourite places in Castlegar. Been here so many times and love coming here even years later.

Brenton Dueck

Nice natural park. Not a lot of people either. Great views of the Columbia river.

Clifford Lee Schlosser

Nice history

Kelly Thomas

Nice place to observe birds and go for a walk around island.

Daniel Bruneau

We just checked out the bridge from the parking lot, we had done the Sculpture Walk and it was getting kinda late in the afternoon so we will save this for another trip to Castlegar!

Toby Lesy

Good fun here, really nice, lots of trees.

Jordan Kadelbach. (Two Wheel Rover)

Serene - quiet spot. Sat and enjoyed the sound of the Colmbia River

Collin Shore

Awesome place to go to!

Herbz

Beautiful, interesting and challenging in spots. The only downside is an abundance of mosquitoes.

Bijil Babu

Lovely!

123 LSA

My family takes weekly walks here

Mike Robinson

Great place

Sonya Eaton

Very cool place. Neat history and beautiful walk.

Layne Goldsmith

Nice and interesting place to go

Ken Smuck

Cool place but everything was closed for the season

Jason Wichmann

Great place to walk with the kids

Laura Symons

Was a great place for a walk.

Heather “Tooth fairy” Coupland

Short little trails to Zuckerberg cottage and walk around the Island. Great way to stretch your legs on a long trip. Great place for kids and pets to explore.

Alycia Holmes

Clean and well kept. The pathways are open and the scenery great. Come enjoy a piece of history in our own backyard.

Chad Infeld

Very quiet and peaceful great place to meditate

J Whitey

Very cool place to check out

Michael Vroom

Beatiful place to tour if you have the time. The walking bridge is a hoot haha.

David Brisendine

I love going for walks around the island. It's a great way to unplug during my lunch break and feel refreshed. I even dip my toes in the river every now and then.

Natalie Gauthier

This is a nice place to hike and get lost in nature. Good for jogging and dog walking too. Calm & quiet. You can spot several small animals in your way. Other side of the bridge, you can see the river and have a relaxing time by sitting on one of the benches there.

Tessa Spain

Beautiful park, lots of trails and the mighty Columbia river.

Nancy Prime

Loved it

Glen Freeman

Beautiful place to visit. Just stay on the trails or you risk poison ivy

jim f

Loved it

Gustavo F N

I love visiting this park with my dog and have for many years. Situated at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers. Cool and serene place anytime of year!

Nolan V

So beautiful place

Mormodra

Beautiful park with easy trails for the whole family.

Rohaan Malik

A secluded Castlegar historical house in a Russian kgizhi (?)style steps away from residential streets!

Adrien West (Rocky)

Great birding spot! Wish there was more emphasis on the traditional Sinixt use of this island on all the plaques and signs though. Everything is heavily white-washed. While the Doukhobor history here is certainly an integral part of this landscape, I think it's important to make sure that we present a balanced set of facts. Since there are so many pit house sites on this tiny island, it was clearly an important seasonal village for the indigenous people of this area. It would be wonderful if there were signs explaining and honoring these traditions!

Brian McIntyre (Hatchi)

So interesting!

Zac Blac

Love this place, great place to take the kids.

Doug Mason

So peaceful

Barbie Wheaton

It's a nice looking area but I still think zuckerberg is not a human

Justine Jonasen

This is a beautiful peaceful setting...altho the old time suspension bridge causes some balance reorientation once back on solid land - but no big deal, really.

Erin Gibbs

Cool place to explore, beautiful views

Douglas Brain

We love exploring this island and the bridge

Kimberly Ruthven

Nice little park and walk along the Columbia River

Robert Robinson

Very cool way to check out the Columbia river and take a quick 30 min walk around.

Charlie Myles

This was a brilliant place to take my family (including the dog) exploring. The museum guide was super friendly and answered all of our questions knowledgeably. Well worth a walk around.

Bryan Keep

Hard to get to but worth the trip! Grab a quick snack and coffee beforehand to enjoy while you're out here and enjoy a beautiful circle walk around the island! The house in the middle is the Alexander Zuckerberg House which is very scenic and a great place to snap a few memorable photos!

hannah dube

(Translated) Landscape first class (Original) 風景一流

Codie Hirata

Beautiful hidden gem in castlegar a must see

Shelley Moore

feel awesome to such a place of tranquility

Tammy King

It is pretty and has remnants of First Nations pit houses. There is a cool wobbly bridge across the river. The only negative was I couldn't find an off leash area and, not being from here, I didn't know about the bear situation.

Rollen Raposo

good place to go with friends

Kayla Chadney

Nice, only 20 minutes visit .

Rohaan Ali

Cool little spot to walk your dog or go for a stroll.

Dave M

Easy walk and interesting former home. To bad it was not open to view inside.

Shawn

I am so drawn to this place, I come for a walk around this Island a lot. As you can tell I am very connected to this place and have taken a lot of beautiful pictures of this place. It is a must to come and visit when your in the area and get a really look at what Castlegar has to offer.. So beautiful in the summer time when all of the flowers are bloomed. And don’t forget to check out their historic 1918 year old school.!

Patti Kabatoff

Beautiful spot in town. Definitely a must see. Only a short walk from your vehicle.

Tsek Sloquet

It is a cool place to take kids because you cross a suspension bridge to get to the island. Then to walk the island is an eerie yet adventurous time. The graves of Mr and Mrs Zuckerberg are both on this island. That's what gives the eerie feeling yet all the trails are very fun and entertaining!!!

tim Rollheiser

Great place to explore near Castlegar. Loved learning about the history of the area.

Day R

Beautiful place to visit

Candis Chamberlain

What a gem in the middle of downtown Castlegar

Clifford French

Nice adventure!

Brian Karen Radnor

The Zuckerberg home was a neat piece of history in a very pretty area along the Columbia River. The home was rather small and simple but there were some artifacts from the time the home was built that were interesting. The suspension bridge crossing the river to the island is a bit long in the tooth and could use some TLC but it's still serviceable and giod for a bouncy stroll.

Craig

Unique park that is well worth a visit. Nice 30min walk with the preserved homestead home to admire from the outside. Suspention bridge is closed during winter, but island is still accessible by a causeway

Phillip Rivas

Great big Pinus monticola's on site. Nice views!

Brendan Mierau

Short, beautiful hike just long enough to give the muscles bit of a workout.

Karen lynn b

Beautiful piece of history and nature, live it

vittorio D'Elia

Nice walk.

Laura H.

(Translated) More ancient and a tourist attraction. The swaying suspension bridge is a small feature but the environment is beautiful. It is a good place for punching cards. (Original) 比較古舊嘅一個遊景點 搖晃的吊橋 是一個小特色 但環境優美 是打卡的好地方

Richard Thiem

Love visiting this historic park

Josef Ruschka

Great little walk, nice to learn some history of the area.

Roberta Wagner

It's Free admission, just a historical park you walk through and see some fun sites. Not very hands on or really interactive though. Beautiful water view though.

Ann A

Got married here over the weekend, amazing. Beautiful

Tracy Alston

I've lived in Nelson 30 plus years and had no idea about the it, my daughter took me here for fathers day and it was awesome!

Dalton

Beautiful little area, I've been coming here since I was super young. This is a wonderful place to have a picnic, meet up with some friends, check out the history of one of our main attractions, or just enjoy the scenery!

Andrea Sutcliffe

we only did the beginning of the trail but the rotten smell from the mill scared us out of town. bridge was super fun however !

Joseph St Pierre

A quiet forested park, with a historical aspect.

Micki

Always a great visit

Shar Thompson

Amazing scenery, not even close to being crowded, incredible swimming spots and I still have so many more things to see and do! A+!

Adam

Nice walk

Shirley Yeung

Shake the bridge

LuCinda Rollick

History , gardens , trails all great stuff

Marcus Topelko

Amazing trail

Alexander Ryan

Nice little walk and cool suspension bridge. Even saw a bear on the other side of the river.

Nicole Gollan

Tree covered trails, water to swim in. Great place on a hot summer day

Byron Vasecka

An interesting island. We had a nice hike around the island. The Church was quite interesting.

Diane Smyth

Great for fishing

Schaean Tyrrell

Super cool spot. GO

Marlene Noel

I've been here a few times; every time for a little bit of geocaching haha. The park is very clean, and I quite enjoyed visiting inside the little cottage on the island. The people there were very nice to explain the history of the place.

Erik Van Vliet

A great place to take kids to explore nature.

Nathan Pongracz

Beautiful historical spot

eric rasmussen

Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area. A great place to take a walk!

Daniel Paton

Gr8 for a hike