The Ainsworth Motel in Ainsworth Hot Springs BC - your Kootenay Lake accommodation

Ainsworth Hot Springs, BC is located on the shores of Kootenay Lake, in the Purcell Mountains of the West Kootenays of BC, near Nelson and Kaslo.

You can get to us on Highway 31, from the North through Revelstoke, via Nakusp and New Denver. From the South a 45 minute drive from Nelson, on Highway 3A, or a 1 hr. 15 minute drive from Creston (Highway 3A) to the Kootenay Lake Ferry. This scenic cruise of 35 minutes will carry you to Balfour and then a short 15 minute drive to Ainsworth Hot Springs.

Celebrated as the longest and most scenic free ferry crossing in the world, the 35 minute voyage from Balfour to Kootenay Bay is operated by the Ministry of Highways as a year round service. Two ferries provide continuous service from 6:30 am until 10:20 pm daily. The Osprey 2000 is an 80 car ferry brought into service August 2000.

Kootenay Lake Ferry Schedule
all times are pacific time
Vessel Name	Balfour Departures		Kootenay Bay Departures
	Summer	Winter	Summer	Winter
Osprey 2000	6:30 am	6:30 am	7:10 am	7:10 am
Osprey 2000	8:10 am	8:10 am	9:00 am	9:00 am
Osprey 2000	9:50 am	9:50 am	10:40 am	10:40 am
M.V. Balfour	10:40 am		11:30 am
Osprey 2000	11:30 am	11:30 am	12:20 pm	12:20 pm
M.V. Balfour	12:20 pm		1:10 pm
Osprey 2000	1:10 pm	1:10 pm	2:00 pm	2:00 pm
M.V.Balfour	2:00 pm		2:50 pm
Osprey 2000	2:50 pm	2:50 pm	3:40 pm	3:40 pm
M.V. Balfour	3:40 pm		4:30 pm
Osprey 2000	4:30 pm	4:30 pm	5:20 pm	5:20 pm
M.V. Balfour	5:20 pm		6:10 pm
Osprey 2000	6:10 pm	6:10 pm	7:00 pm	7:00 pm
Osprey 2000	7:50 pm	7:50 pm	8:40 pm	8:40 pm
Osprey 2000	9:40 pm	9:40 pm	10:20 pm	10:20 pm

Note: Highlighted Area Indicates Peak Ferry Travel. Anticipate delays during this period.

** Food Services on M.V. Osprey 2000 Only **

Ainsworth Motel - Phone: (250) 229-4711 Toll Free: 1-888-848-4463

P.O. Box 1342, 3595 HWY 31 Ainsworth Hot Springs, BC V0G 1A0 Canada

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