Parking
Use the small pull-off on the south side of Highway 93S, about 6 km east of Radium Hot Springs; space is limited.
Overview
About Redstreak Creek Trail
Why go
- Quiet forest beside the creek.
- A flatter middle section breaks up the climb.
Heads up
- Small roadside pull-off with limited space.
- The payoff is a modest creekside end, not a sweeping viewpoint.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation1,140–1,301 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
5 active Kootenay alerts
- ClosureWatercraft and angling prohibitedWatercraft and angling are prohibited on every waterbody in Kootenay National Park until March 31, 2027, to reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS), including whirling disease.Official details
- ClosureSinclair Canyon construction closures and delaysRepairs to the Sinclair Creek Rock Tunnel and rehabilitation of the retaining wall at Sinclair Canyon require construction closures; expect alternating single-lane traffic on Highway 93S and…Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Kootenay Tour Guide
Your drive to Redstreak Creek Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Kootenay National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Kootenay audio tourRecorded for this area
Who Moves Into a Woodpecker Hole?0:00 / 0:27
“A hole in a dead tree may have more than one chapter to its story. Woodpeckers chisel out nesting chambers, often in dead or decaying wood that’s easier to excavate.”
Plays on the road 0.2 km from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Kootenay Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Kimpton Creek: A Shaded Forest Walk
- Radium Hot Springs: A Soak in the Canyon
- How a Cliff Becomes a Rock Pile
- Sinclair Canyon: Through the Red Cliffs
- 49 audio storiesacross Kootenay’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Grizzly Bear, Gray Wolf, Moose, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 38 trails, 29 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Redstreak Creek Trail
The walkRedstreak Creek Trail is a shaded out-and-back through forest beside a creek, starting from a…
Redstreak Creek Trail is a shaded out-and-back through forest beside a creek, starting from a small Highway 93S pull-off. The trail runs 2.3 km one way, so plan for 4.6 km round trip and about 1.5 hours. It is a quiet walk with a steady climb and a creekside finish, not a big-view hike.
How it unfoldsA short footbridge gets you off the road and into the trees.
A short footbridge gets you off the road and into the trees. The path climbs early, eases into a flatter middle stretch, then climbs again toward its signed end by Redstreak Creek. Expect more creek and forest than open views. The exact turnaround is not mapped in detail; stick to clear tread and turn back if it fades.
Access and footingThe small parking area is on the south side of Highway 93S, about 6 km east of Radium Hot…
The small parking area is on the south side of Highway 93S, about 6 km east of Radium Hot Springs, and space is limited. Roots and uneven rocks make the shaded creekside path slippery in places. Dogs are allowed but must stay leashed and under control.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Kootenay
41 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
31 sightingsGray WolfMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
22 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
84 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
522 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
65 sightingsElkMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Kootenay. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
