Located in the West Kootenays, Bear Spring Eco Retreat offers novel canvas glamping accommodations, nestled in the Selkirk mountains. With stunning river views, our property includes an event venue, perfect for intimate concerts or weddings, an outdoor shower and edible food gardens. Our 300 acre property is perfect for urbanites seeking an outdoor experience immersed in nature without foregoing any of the comforts of home. Located just 12 minutes from the artist city of Nelson, we're close enough to town to feel connected, yet far enough away to gaze at the Milky Way. Our mostly off-grid, eco-friendly retreat offers modern luxuries including queen size beds and linens, solar lighting and a communal cooking and campfire area. You don't even need to bring food. Add a Glamper Meal Kitto your stay. Enjoy nature walks, foraging, hiking, biking, swimming, skiing, snowshoeing and wild life viewing at or near our sustainable retreat. (Night sky photo above byDustin Lalik, an amazing photographer.)
We respectfully acknowledge that we live, gather and farm on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Sinixt Peoples and many diverse indigenous persons, and we honour their ongoing presence on the Land.
Stargazer Tent
$165 Per Night
Canvas glamping tents feature romantic skylights for stargazing. Each furnished tent includes 1 queen bed, linens, solar lights, a flashlight, picnic table, communal cooking area and firepit. Sleeping mats for children available upon request.(prices subject to change).
Glamper Meal Kits
Add a Meal Kit to Your Stay
Glamper meal kits include everthing needed to prepare meals on-site including recipe, pre-measured locally sourced ingredients and all the necessary dishes, utensils and equipment to cook and enjoy meals.
Event Venue
Our furnished venue features a stage, dance floor, bar, outdoor cooking area, electricity, water, fridge, flushing toilets, patio, professionally landscaped grounds, banquet tables and bench seating. (Max 60 guests.) Daily Rate: $750 (Minimum 2 days for weddings & other large events). Hourly Rate: $100 (Minimum 4 hours)
The Property
Trails
Nestled in the Selkirk Mountains of West Kootenay, the retreat backs onto dense forests full of outdoor recreational opportunities such as hiking, biking and skiing.
The Peony Farm
The property is already home to a thriving peony farm making the perfect location for an intimate wedding or gathering. The plants bloom in June but blooms can be stored for later use.
Reserve a romantic mountain getaway for $165 per night, 2 adults.