Reviews of Revelstoke Dam Visitor Centre (Tourist Attraction)

Dlaine Ginn

Great tour! Excellent place to stop in and explore.

Cora Chan

good educational to learn

Pam Davey

Educational and interesting. Neat to see how it all works from the Dam to your home.

Clarke Midgley

Very interesting and knowledgeable guides

Ondrej Sindar

Great place to visit. Did it because it was raining, but it was totally worth it!!

S L

The visitors enter is not open while we arriving, however we still enjoy the view of dam

Lana Lou

Worth the visit!

Jos Houben

Very interesting...

Dian Verwey

Wow, we have been coming to Revelstoke for years and finally went and took a tour. It is inexpensive, interesting for everyone and the tour was very well done( thank you Samantha). A must see!!

Kevin Scheller

Very cool tour and great place to visit, if you've ever want to see the inside of a hydro dam

Shelley L Griffin

Great tour with the class.

Tarun Chauhan

Wonderful place to visit, but because of construction, can't go on the top road to see both edges, only in the balcony of top. Still a nice view from top balcony.

M (Just What I Need)

Educational and everyone gets to say "Dam" a bit too many times.

Marzieh Kamali

Great view, awesome tour, definitely rrecommend

martin de jonge

(Translated) Very nice hydroelectric power station. If you come to Revelstoke it is definitely worth a visit. They also have, if you wish, a translation into Dutch that you can listen to at the different numbers. Costs about 4 Canadian dollars but definitely recommended. Nice view from the top of the central and enough information to be found in the information center. (Original) Zeer mooie waterkrachtcentrale. Als je in Revelstoke komt zeker de moeite waard om te bezoeken. Ze hebben ook, als je dat wilt, een vertaling in het Nederlands erbij zitten welke je kan afluisteren bij de verschillende nummers. Kost ongeveer 4 canadese dollar maar zeker aan te bevelen. Mooi uitzicht vanaf de top van de centrale en genoeg informatie te vinden in het informatie centrum.

andrew sadegur

Very cool tour, cheap for the family and not far to get there.

Matthew Zhang

If you buy the tour pass (which is under 10 bucks for all ages), you get a detailed tour of the place starting from when and how it was built to and actually tour of the different levels of the dam itself. You don't get to see the nitty gritty things of the dam but as a plus, you take an elevator to the floors that you visit (fully wheelchair accessible) and you get to go to the top of the dam. The only downside is that it's a little hard to find but not definitely worth it. As the website says it: "Whether you're on a self-guided or guided tour you'll be able to take an elevator to the top of the dam for a breathtaking downstream view of the Columbia River Valley." Now before you get all excited, the visitor centre is only open mid-May to early September (the website isn't very clear).

karan bawa

Revelstoke Dam is amazing place to be if you like engineering. One of the bigger dams in BC. 5 units produce close to 2000 MW!!!

Ard van der Leeuw

We had a great tour here by Alana and Ornella, answering all our questions and feeding is with interesting facts!

Mike Chen

Has a good tour

Andy Royce

Good tour...worth a stop. Go to the forestry museum on road to dam, also good stop.

Brock Love

Great place and tour

Brian Tice

It's interesting to see one of the places where we get so much of our electricity from. Easy access, we'll layed out facilities with lots of information. Very worth while, especially at $6 for an adult

Denis Loft

(Translated) Awesome! By cons no visit of the production part. Full of information on the Dam. (Original) Impressionnant ! Par contre pas de visite de la partie production. Plein d'info sur le Dam.

D Fam music

Wow! Such and amazing place to visit. Not far away from the highway but tucked away enough its so easy to miss this awesome landmark. Photos don't justify you gotta go see it for yourself.

Daniel Roper

I bumped into this on my way to my native spawning grounds. No ladder so I guess I'm out of luck:(

Brianna Ogden

We just happened to drive past this dam and had to stop to look. The structure itself is just incredible to look at. I did find the centre fairly informative and well laid out but the best part was just viewing the dam itself tbh. From the centre you can take an elevator up to the top where there are spectacular views. Some fun interactive displays for children as well. Definitely worth the stop.

Gregory MacMartin

Great access

Mike A

Nice little surprise. $6 and you get to go to the top of the dam.

Nancy Bianchini

We enjoyed our visit. We took part in a tour and felt our tome was well spent

Darcy Dueck

Not open in the winter

Susan

Fabulous. Take the tour. Beautiful scenery, lots to learn.

tim chapman

Very cool place to visit! Second time in Revelstoke and I had no idea this hydro dam was even here...Well worth the $8 just for the view from the top of the dam!

Klaus Smolareck

Monumental building. Rare chance to enter a dam.

Dion MacConnell

Very interesting and a marvel to behold

Sarah Weimer

The adults enjoyed it, the children not so much. Not recommended for kids under 12.

David Stewart

Enormous dam with a good visitor centre. Only $6 for the tour, which includes an elevator ride to the top of the dam. If you don't fancy the tour you can self guide to speed things up

Ross Broughton

Truly amazing. And informative!

Dylan Boruch

BC heritage!

JJ ceo

I loved it!

Rebecca Walker

This place was awesome. Like a miny science center. My kids loved all the interactive displays and learned so much about how dams work.

Cardinal Calgary

Good place to learn something. Reasonable price and good view as well.

Neha Prasad

Very educational tour, impressive sight.

Bjorn W

Excellent tour, very cool to see a dam from the bottom and top

Joshy Madassery

Super cool, highly informative. Great staff.

Christian Louise

Nice educative and nice staff

Emil Holmgren

Fun experience. Not crowded. Dam and interactive museum. Elevator to the top. Can only watch one side of the dam though.

Jonathan Langlais

Nice view from the top. Dress properly! Expect windy and slightly cooler conditions up top.

Brian Holle

A great place to spend an hour and a half to get an understanding of the dam and hydro electricity is produced. Easy parking for all size RVs. Take the guided tour for $6 which includes details of the construction, the operation of the dam, an elevation ride to the top of the dam, and views of the generator hall.

Fern J

Clean and spacious place to learn about hydro power. It's recommended for kids and adults to pay visit here.

Poornima Honap

Amazing place with very fantastic tour guides

Cathi MacConnell

Marvel of Engineering

Jeff Jones

Really had fun great family spot

Olivier Bourgeois

Very interesting. So bad that you can not see the reservoir from the top to take a picture. Staff is very friendly and professional.

Derek Ma

Informative and helpful guide... Just one thing... No EV charging from a dam.

Phillip Woodgate

under renovation, still interesting and interactive.

Freddy Pina

This is a must-do activity in Revelstoke. We wanted to explore the town as we only had a day before departing to our next destination. The tour is really informative and they even take you to the top of the dam for nice panoramic pictures. Enjoy!

Tieneke van der Meulen

(Translated) Interesting to watch. (Original) Interessant om te zien.

Lisa Schwarzbauer

The Revelstoke dam . At of water from river.

Benjamin Sommer

Haven't been here since I was a kid. Decided to break up the drive from Calgary to Kelowna with a stop at the Dam. It's not even 5 min north of town. It was a quiet Monday afternoon so it was just the tour guide and myself. The guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. I found what he had to say very interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Highly recommend a stop here to break up a hot drive through the mountains. Mainly because it's like 13 degrees inside the dam.

Mona Shehzad

It was a good experience. We loved it.

Mark Doratti

Was an interesting experience. What I couldn't get over was the "clean" sense I got walking in and around the entire site. Impressed.

Geordie Moski

Awesome experience! The size and scale of the dam was incredible! Two thumbs up!

Kristy Dabels

Very nice centre and tour to learn about hydroelectricity.

Peter Hill

Very interesting place to visit. Tour guide (Patrick ) very knowledgeable, thank you.

Ken Seabloom

I really enjoyed my time at the dam I learned a lot from my personal tour guide -- Ciera. We had a great exchange during the tour. Thanks, Ciera. I was very impressed with the First Nations display. It was evident that a great amount of time, heart and effort went into the display. Overall, a great experience. I would encourage everyone to visit this facility.

Chandramouli Muthukumaran

Nice place and informative for both kids and adults

Darryl Huang

Cool! You get to go to the top of the dam where the view is gorgeous. The rest is like a mini science centre. Well worth the $6 admission

farzaneh afzali

This dam is beautiful!

Paul Glasbergen

Excellent views and a very good tour guide.

Chad Monica

Enjoyed it, although some of the literature and videos need updating to the current state of the facility

Dallas Beahm

Excellent guided tour.. Just be sure to take highway 23N as you can't cross the dam from the west as Google maps would have you believe. Turn in at the Forestry museum before the dam and take the winding road down to the visitor centre.

Brieuc Martinez

(Translated) Impressive! Dam very high that makes us very small. The guided tour is very interesting and takes about an hour. This is an opportunity to discover this universe and how electricity is created. It's interesting for all ages I highly recommend. Good visit. (Original) Impressionnant! Barrage très haut qui nous rend tout petit. La visite guidée est très intéressante et dure environ une heure. C’est l’occasion de découvrir cet univers et comment est créé l’électricité. C’est intéressant pour tous les âges je recommande fortement. Bonne visite.

Andre Hapsara

Great to explore and learn how it works. Awesome for kids to learn. Great view from top above the dam

L E

We visited the dam and visitor center a few days ago when we were visiting Revelstoke. While there we joined a free tour of the facilities. It was an interesting, informative and enjoyable experience. The view from the top of the dam is majestic. I took photos but none of them do it justice. If you're in the area, I highly recommend visiting it and joining one of the free tours.

Samantha Trarback

So much fun

Justin Sowerby

Interesting tour with the history of the dam over the last few decades. Worth the stop if you are in the area

Josen Media

Not a really good view to the dam

Margarete Hartert

(Translated) The power plant was completed in 1984 and, in accordance with the Columbia River Treaty of 1964, delivers its electricity to the United States. It is one of the largest and most modern hydropower plants in North America. A 175m high retaining wall collects the water behind it up to the Mica dam. Both reservoirs are operated in a network, the Revelstoke power plant regulating the outflow of the higher-lying Mica dam. Five generators work in the power house. The total nominal output is now 2480 MW. For a long time, the machines were among the largest that existed. Unfortunately, the turbine hall cannot be visited on guided tours. (Original) Das Kraftwerk wurde 1984 fertiggestellt und liefert - dem Columbia-River-Vertrag von 1964 entsprechend - seinen Strom in die USA. Es gehört zu den größten und modernsten Wasserkraftwerken in Nordamerika. Eine 175m hohe Gewichtsstaumauer sammelt das Wasser hinter sich bis hin zur Mica-Talsperre. Beide Talsperren werden im Verbund betrieben, dabei reguliert das Revelstoke-Kraftwerk den Abfluss des höher gelegenen Mica-Stauwerks. Im Krafthaus arbeiten fünf Generatoren. Die Nennleistung insgesamt beträgt inzwischen 2480 MW. Die Maschinen gehörten lange Zeit zu den größten, die es gab. Leider kann bei Führungen die Turbinenhalle nicht besucht werden.

Jon M

I didn't expect this to be as cool as it was, and interesting tour (either guided or self guided) and you end up getting some amazing facts about the dam, river systems in BC, and beautiful views. It's a steal of a deal for $8. It's a great activity if highway 1 is closed for hours on end. :)

Kathleen Hamel

Very interesting! We highly recommend visiting the visitor center. I was most amazed by the logistics of moving the stainless steel turbine from South America to Revelstoke.

Peggy Lok

Informative exhibits, and what a view from the top! Worth a visit.

Algis Masys

Not a spot to spend a whole day, but definitely worth a visit.

D Burroughs

This was a fun educational place to visit with the kids. There is an elevator to the top whick gives you a great view.

Daniel Talbot

The tour was good, and well priced. Tour guide (Jac) was friendly and knowledgable.

Jason Wingert

Very cool place to visit.

Christian Mols

Nice tour with good explanation.

Grease Monkey Tuners

Nice views and a good tour

Eric Souder

Massive damn dam. Damn, this dam is damn big. Stop by here if you get the chance. Incredible piece of infrastructure.

Michelle Thiessen

An amazing place to visit. The cost to enter was minimal and the views were amazing I highly recommend this as a stop on your vacation.

David Chauvin

I took my grandson {16}. We both enjoyed the experience. This was a great look at long term green energy. The story that was presented gave us both a strong appreciation for all the work that was necessary to complete this project. It is a worthwhile stop and easy to get to.

Mohamed Gaafar

A must see when you visit Revelstoke!

Dave A

Interesting place. But they said something that caught my attention. They only run when extra electrical power is needed. If that is the case, why do we need the Site C dam built???

Aron Ashmead

Interesting to see some of how it works, and the exhibits were fun for our daughter ????

b prasad

Very informative.

Antony Moore

Great tourist attraction and super cheap

Nancy Coates

So interesting and important to know where your electricity comes from and learn how to best use it so we can all contribute to helping the environment.

Khalilur Rahman

A nice place to visit in Revelstoke for everyone. Dont forget to watch the documentary.

Don Ewart

Excellent tour. Small gift shop has science toys. Great spot to learn about hydro power and rivers.

Rodney Duguid

Very interesting and lots to see

Julio Hernandez

This is a bucket list location! Beautiful structure, massive, great view, take the tour - you will learn a lot, cool displays, I've seen Hawks & Eagles fishing there, great value for your money and the kids will love it!! I recommend this place 100%

Leannder McArthur

This isn't too far off route. I have no idea why we didn't stop before because it is great. The visitor center is under construction right now but it meant that we got in for half price! We did a self guided tour but there are free scheduled tours. If you have children and need a pit stop with a stretch your legs, it is wonderful (and super educational). I wouldn't recommend going up this road in the winter but in the summer months, this is so worth it!

Willy Beumer

(Translated) interesting (Original) interessant

Casper van dijk

Great views, amazing tour guide biggup

Don Travis

Was under construction but the areas my family was allowed access to were cool and very informative.

Chris Correia

Great educational experience

Randy Phillips

This place is inreal u have to see it loveit

Scott Fo

Wow ???? place u can even walk in 2 the dam and get a tour

Greg Salisbury

Great place for all ages. We went on family day so it was quite busy but the staff were fantastic and there was so much to learn! We spent 4 hours touring and my boys wanted to go back!

alvin wong

Great tours and informative

Travis Pierce

Good people working there. Was under construction. Best dam tour around!

Happyman

Nice place and nice staffs

Craig

Great way to spend an hour or two. Wonderful tour guide, very informative session. Relatively cheap at $30 for a family of 4. Even kept the young kids entertained.

nOnO Lonlon

(Translated) Good explanations, but a rather limited visit. You can only see the generator room and climb the dam. (Original) De bonnes explications, mais une visite assez limitée. On peut seulement apercevoir la salle des génératrices et monter sur le barrage.

Johannes J

We got the recommendation from the Visitor center in Kamloops. It's fantastic here. Had a very interesting guided tour with Cassie and another hour on our own exploring everything.

WREN

First time on a dam! it was Awesome! Nature meets Modern industry. Be sure to check this out. Cheap admission. Make sure you go to the east side road in front of frontier hotel because google map will give you direction going to the west side which will lead you to the dam but won't have access there.

Radim Par

Worth seeing. Guided tour is very informative and guides are quite knowledgeable.

J Spry

I'm biased, as I think Hydro Dams are really cool. But it's a great stop for the whole family. Very informative and interactive guided tour. 6 dollars per adult is one of the more reasonable admission prices you'll come across. As well as a very decently priced gift shop. Thanks BC Hydro!

Piet Wijgergangs

(Translated) Experiments are fun, especially for children (Original) Experimentjes zij leuk opgezet, zeker voor kinderen

Ingrid Desmarais

Historic and beautiful scenery

Volle Kanne

Impressive building but outdated.

quin dolezsar

Free the rivers!

Mike B

Fascinating place and very well done. Worth a visit

Maureen Moore

Just dropped by out of curiosity on our way through town. This great experience started at the gate entrance. Very friendly and welcoming gentleman encouraged us to enjoy the tour. After a very short wait we were led on a tour by Samantha who was very knowledgeable and humourous. What a great experience. Lovely and cool on a hot day. Would encourage everyone to take time out to learn about this dam

Christopher Lea

The Revelstoke area seen from the observation deck is beautiful, this is a part of BC everyone should visit. The dam itself is a great technical achievement, but that doesn't make it very interesting, though kudos to the guide for trying!

Draw Yennik

That's a big dam. Wish the visitor center was open. The forestry museum next door was neat.

Kane Singh

This is a place you should visit once, they explain you how they generate electricity. Also you can see different scientific machines and you can even operate them. It is guarded place because of dam but guards are super friendly.

Tanya Mack

The tour was awesome - kids loved it, had tons of questions for the guide and really enjoyed the 'science experiments' at the end.

Steven Turner

Truly a horrible experience, the tour led us to a spot where we could not even have anymore fun, horrid!

Josh Jakins

Visitor center closed for 2020

Nick Koh

Very informative tour of BC hydro

Paulina Silva

The sheer magnitude of the dam is mind blowing.

ch ahmed jameel

Good place but in these days water level was very low n dam was on dead level

Fritz Levesque

Awesome tour. Recommend for all to enjoy

Tee Bone

Was cool

Andrew Campbell

I enjoyed the tour as did the rest of my family. I was there when the spillway was open. That's sight to behold. Glad I didn't have my kayak with me. :-)

Taha Javaid

Nice experience. It's a majestic view.

Jan Behncke

Fantastic place, since they are renovating the prices are extremely low. Great tour guide, lovely exhibition and a fantastic view from the top. Must see in Revelstoke!

Anna Evans

Love

cindy ruhl

Very informative, you can go alone or with a guide. We liked going up the elevator to the top of the dam!

Michal Korinek

(Translated) Amazing dam. It is the second largest, respectively. the second most powerful dam in British Columbia. The guided tour is very informative and educational. The overall experience was perfect. (Original) Úžasná přehrada. Je to druhá největší, resp. druhá nejvýkonnější přehrada v Britské Kolumbii. Exkurze s průvodcem je velice poučná a vzdělávací. Celkový zážitek byl perfektní.

Olen Hillaby

Awesome experience!!! The tour was included in admission and was very detailed highly encourage families to check this out.

Blaine Heldt

Interesting place to see

James Drec

Was the first time back since I was a kid, and they finished construction. My father was one of the principles in building the dam, and I spent a lot of time on site when I was a kid! Spectacular views!

D Laf

It was a great experience! And I learned so much!

M McHaffie

This place is a must see when visiting Revy. It's a little piece of history with future plans in place. The staff were super friendly, and our lady tour guide was awesome! Thanks :) @bchydro

Daniel Xu

Fun and educational. Summer under water is somewhat unique feeling