1. Kamloops has the Largest Municipal Bike Park in Canada. 

Dirt Chix Mountain Biking at the Kamloops Bike Ranch

Kamloops Bike Ranch

 

2. Kamloops is home to the First Longboard Park in Canada.

Kamloops Longboard PArk

The Longboard park has 350m of track.

 

3. Kenna Cartwright Nature Park is the Largest Municipal Park in the Province.

Hiking the Lava Flow Trail Lookout at Kenna Cartwright Park in Kamloops

Kenna Cartwright Park 

 

4. There are 13 Remarkable Golf Courses in Kamloops.

Golfing at Tobiano Golf Course

Hole 14 overlooking Kamloops Lake - Tobiano Golf Course.

 

5. The Name Kamloops Comes From the Secwepemc Word T'kemlups Meaning "The Meeting of the Rivers." 

Sunset at Riverside Park

Kamloops is on the meeting point of the South Thompson and the North Thompson which, together, create the Thompson River.