British Columbia Highway 33

Highway 33
Rock Creek – Kelowna Highway
Route information
Length:	129 km[1] (80 mi)
Existed:	1970 – present
Major junctions
North end:	Enterprise Way in Kelowna
	BC 97 in Kelowna
South end:	BC 3 in Rock Creek
Highway system
British Columbia provincial highways ← BC 31A BC 35 →

Highway 33 is a minor two- to four-lane highway connecting the Boundary Country and Okanagan regions of British Columbia, Canada. Highway 33, which is 129 km (80 mi) long, connects Rock Creek, on the Crowsnest Highway, north to Kelowna, on the Okanagan Highway, partially following the West Kettle River. It is also the main access to the Big White Ski Resort, which is near the apex of the pass between the head of the West Kettle and metropolitan Kelowna. The only other visible community on Highway 33 is Beaverdell, 48 km (30 mi) north of Rock Creek. Highway 33 opened in 1970.

Major intersections

Regional district	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Kootenay Boundary	Rock Creek	0.00	0.00	BC 3 (Crowsnest Highway) – Greenwood, Grand Forks, Osoyoos, Penticton	BC 33 southern terminus
	Beaverdell	47.99	29.82	Beaverdell Station Road, Wallace Mountain Road
↑ / ↓	​	94.18	58.52	Kelowna – Rock Creek Summit — 1,265 m (4,150 ft)
Central Okanagan	​	95.87	59.57	Big White Road – Big White Ski Resort
	Kelowna	126.41	78.55	Rutland Road
		128.82	80.05	BC 97 – Penticton, City Centre, Vernon	BC 33 is maintained by the City of Kelowna west of BC 97
		129.17	80.26	Enterprise Way	BC 33 northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• Kettle Valley Railway

References

External links

• Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia by British Columbia Driving & Transportation