ʔak̓uǂni Park, in the heart of downtown Creston features native plant species, a gathering circle, and a large tip. The also hosts the outdoor Creston Valley Farmers' Market on Saturday mornings.

Sheltered in the Crawford Bay the two wide, shallow beaches boast some of the warmest water on Kootenay Lake.

The rustic Wilderness Riverside Park currently provides the only public access to the Goat River along a nice stretch of river rock sandbar.

Lister Park is a great community park with a perfect view of the Skimmerhorn mountains from a gorgeous valley-bottom perspective.

A pleasant 25 minute drive north of Creston, Twin Bays is a rare sand beach with shallow water, making it a popular beach on Kootenay Lake.

Located a beautiful drive just 40 KM north of Creston on Kootenay Lake, Lockhart Beach Provincial Park is a fine sand, pebble beach.

Mackie Beach is a small south-facing community park and beach with course sand and lots of sunshine in Boswell on Kootenay Lake.

Kianuko Provincial Park is a pristine backcountry are a in the southern Purcell Mountains east of Kootenay Lake and north of Creston.

Centrally located along 16th Avenue South, Millenium Park is an ideal first stop for visitors arriving in Creston needing to take a break.