Access roads are not maintained. Located just to the east of Hope , the Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Recreation Area allows visitors to explore an engineering marvel. The Othello Tunnels were built from 1911 to 1918 to complete the Kettle Valley Railway. Plagued by washouts and rock slides, the railway line was closed in 1959. The impressive chain of tunnels, linked by a suspension bridge and a wooden bridge, is a major attraction during summer months.
Flashlights are useful inside the tunnels.
Pit toilets and picnic tables are available near the parking lot. To reach the trailhead, turn north off Hwy 3 between Greenwood and Grand Forks on BC Mine Rd. Aside from the parks mentioned above, the most interesting trail in the Boundary area has to be the abandoned Kettle Valley Railway itself. The Kettle River Provincial Recreation Area makes a good staging area. A kettle is a peculiar geological formation left over from the most recent ice age.