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Welcome to Salmon Valley ...



While we don't have a date for the founding of Salmon Valley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Salmon Valley: Salmon Vly. (or less commonly used: Salmon Vally. or Salmon Vlly.)

Salmon Valley is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Salmon Valley lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Telephone area codes for Salmon Valley: (250) & (778)<2>

Communities near Salmon Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Salmon Valley.

  • Prince George
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Shelley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley
  • Willow River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow River
  • Bonnet Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Chief Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
  • Summit Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
  • Vanway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanway
  • Reid Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reid Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Lake
  • Beaverley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverley
  • Newlands
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newlands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlands

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salmon Valley ...

Looking for more information about Salmon Valley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Salmon Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Salmon Valley.

Adding Salmon Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Salmon Valley was on a map titled Road Map for British Columbia (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salmon Valley.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salmon Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salmon Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.









 

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