Agassiz / Kent

Welcome to Agassiz/Kent

Agassiz-Kent is the eastern Fraser Valley’s best kept secret. A natural playground awaits where you can swim, golf, bike, hang-glide and ski all on the same day.

Refresh, relax and immerse yourself in the area’s history and culture at two carefully preserved museums: Kilby Historic Site and Agassiz-Harrison Museum and Visitor Information Centre.

Don’t miss the annual Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival held every September. Travel the original Circle Farm Tour to savour fresh wholesome farm foods, connect with local farmers, and experience the countryside.

Welcome to farm country!

Agassiz – Kent

Attractions

The District of Kent and community of Agassiz offers lush parks, accessible sports facilities, unique businesses, heritage sites and fun community events within a rural setting on the outskirts of BC’s Lower Mainland.

Two golf courses provide excellent choices for golfers and Sasquatch Mountain Resort features skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and snow tubing.

Agassiz’s original Circle Farm Tour connects visitors with farm fresh foods, organics, and locally-made products.

Outdoors

Circle Farm Tour – Self-Guided

Agassiz-Harrison Mills Circle Farm tour celebrates past and present agricultural practices, featuring a rich mix of tantalizing things to see, do, smell, and taste.

See:

  1. Meet and great friendly farm animals
  2. Aged-to-perfection artisan cheeses.
  3. Century-old barns, farms and historic site

Do:

  1. Pick up locally grown vegetables and berries (in-season) or locally caught salmon
  2. Take in a local community event
  3. Shop for antiques, home, and garden décor with a country twist

Smell:

  1. Blooming Lavender in the Summer
  2. Hot corn and melted butter at the Fall Fair
  3. Fresh country air

Stop into the Visitor Information Centre in either Agassiz or Harrison Hot Springs for the Agassiz-Harrison Mills Circle Farm Tour brochure and map.


District of Kent Fairgrounds

The District of Kent fairgrounds play host to countless games of baseball, soccer, tennis, swim meets, horse jumping as well as many events including the Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival held the third weekend of September every year for over 115 years!

The fairgrounds are located on the west end of Pioneer Avenue and are home to the Ferny Coombe Pool, Agricultural Hall, Pavilion, and Community Recreation and Cultural Centre.


Pioneer Park

Located in the heart of downtown Agassiz, Pioneer Park boasts some of the finest heritage trees in the area. The beautifully maintained park that runs alongside the CP Rail line is home to the Aberdeen building and is adjacent to the Agassiz-Harrison Museum and Visitor Information Centre.

Pioneer Park is where you will find most of the town’s excitement during the summer months with story time in the park, free live concerts, children’s play area and playbox filled with playground toys and activities.

A stroll through the park and downtown Agassiz will not only be pleasing to your senses, but interesting to the mind with all the history that surrounds you. Come visit not only to see our lifestyle, but learn and experience it.


Sasquatch Provincial Park

Sasquatch Provincial Park is a quick and easy get-away for camping, outdoor recreation pursuits or day retreats for the whole family.

Located just north of Harrison Hot Springs, the park features three campgrounds and a day park at Trout Lake, Hicks Lake and Deer Lake. The area offers fishing, swimming, boating, hiking, camping and relaxing — all under the watchful eye of Mount Cheam.

You and your family will love this park!


Kilby Provincial Park

Kilby Provincial Park is a unique provincial park campground situated on the confluence on the Fraser and Harrison rivers.

Located just east of Mission, the park features a 41 site campground, pristine beaches, boat launch and nature trails. For more information visit Kilby Historic Site

One of the best kept secrets on Route 7!


FlyBC Paragliding

Experience Harrison Mills from the sky! Visit FlyBC Paragliding for more information.

 

Arts and Culture

Heritage

Explore Agassiz and Kent’s diverse history, culture and heritage at the Kilby Historic Site and the Agassiz-Harrison Museum.

Kilby general store museum and farm are a provincially owned historic site located on the banks of the Harrison and Fraser Rivers. Immerse yourself in the rural experience of the recent past, exploring the site’s farm animals, natural features and historic buildings. New exhibits include our First Nations exhibit of the Sq’éwlets & Sts’ailes people, and John Green’s Sasquatch Room.

The Agassiz-Harrison Museum tells stories of the area’s First Peoples, immigrant settlers, historic events, local businesses and industry through tours, exhibits and special events. Explore the caboose, visit the Local Motive Gift Shop and escape from urban life in the 1893 train station. Phone the museum to book your group tour: 604-796-5345, or drop in seasonally from May to October.


Arts

The Kent Harrison Arts Council is a not for profit arts and cultural organization serving the communities of the Village of Harrison Hot Springs, District of Kent, Seabird Island and Sts’ailes.

The Arts Council operates out of The Ranger Station Art Gallery at 98 Rockwell Drive in Harrison Hot Springs, BC. You can visit the gallery 7 days a week from March to November and weekdays in December, January and February.

Historic Sites

Kilby Historic Site OPEN Thursday to Sunday 11 am to 4 pm

Visit Kilby Historic Site is a provincially significant historic site located in charming Harrison Mills. The historic 1906 General Store and heritage site has been transformed into a museum that interprets the rural history of the Fraser Valley in the 1920s.

While at Kilby, explore the 1906 General Store, the Manchester House Hotel, and Post Office.  Your family will enjoy meeting the friendly farm animals on the five acre heritage farm; and playing on the orchard playground. New exhibits include our First Nations exhibit of the Sq’éwlets & Sts’ailes people, and John Green’s Sasquatch Room.

The Kilby Historic Site is within walking distance of the scenic Kilby Park campground, located along the beautiful Harrison River. Camping is on a first come, first serve basis, with some sites by reservation. The boat launch, beaches and walking trails are great place for a day trip.

Visit Kilby’s website to learn about the museum or reserve your camping experience by phoning 604-796-9576.  Currently we are open Thursday to Sunday 11 am to 4 pm.

Recreation & Sports

Ferny Coombe Pool

The Ferny Coombe Pool is a seasonal outdoor swimming pool that is open from May to August each year. The 25 metre pool features six lanes, a diving board and slide.

To find more information about the pool or to see pool schedules, visit the District of Kent website.


Parks

There are 11 local parks located within the District of Kent:

  1. Alm Park (next to the cemetery at 4600 Cemetery Road)
  2. McCaffrey Park (Agassiz)
  3. Pioneer Park (downtown Agassiz)
  4. Vimy Park (Agassiz)
  5. Schep Park (Agassiz)
  6. Westlin Park (Agassiz)
  7. Evergreen Park (Agassiz)
  8. Centennial Park and Agassiz Fair Grounds (Agassiz)
  9. Rockwell Bay Parks (next to 7411 Rockwell Place)
  10. Thunderbird Estates Park (next to 6977 Rockwell Drive)
  11. Sasquatch Provincial Park (7571 Rockwell Drive, Harrison Hot Springs, BC)
  12. Kilby Provincial Park (215 Kilby Road, Harrison Mills, BC)

Trails:

The district of Kent has three trails popular for families and visitors of all ages:

  1. Mountain View Recreation Trail
  2. Blair Henry Trail and Mt. Woodside Lookout
  3. Haig Trail
  4. Kilby Dyke Loop

Eat & Drink

Restaurants

Agassiz is the District of Kent’s largest town where you will find quaint restaurants, chain favourites and local watering holes.

The Sasquatch Inn Pub is located right along Highway 7 and is home to the famous Sasquatch Burger!

The Kilby Cafe is a quaint home-style, restaurant located at the Kilby Historic Site. Visit www.kilby.ca for more information about our take out menu options.

Cheam Sushi Japanese Restaurant is located at 7010 Pioneer Avenue and offers a wide selection of Japanese cuisine choices.

Check our the new restaurants in town, the Broken Whisk and Sossy’s Saloon, located at 7205 Pioneer Avenue, Agassiz.

Shopping

Downtown Agassiz

Downtown Agassiz is where you will find shops of all sorts serving the District of Kent.

Bear Creek Collective and the Dandelion Baby and Gift store, unique gifts!

Kent Outdoors is your fishing, hunting, camping and outdoor supply store, located at 7048 Pioneer Avenue.

Allenby’s Farm Store is your source for pet and farm animal feed, yard and garden supplies, and unique cement yard sculptures. Located at 7323 Pioneer Drive, Agassiz.

Other shops and businesses located in the downtown core of Agassiz include SuperValu, Shoppers Drug Mart, Lordco Auto Parts, Canada Post, the Red Apple.

 

Harrison Mills

Kilby Gift Shop located at the Kilby Historic Site in Harrison Mills just 15 minutes west of Agassiz. This quaint gift shop extends your museum experience with time period merchandise by local artisans and to bring you intriguing, high quality treasures in a wide price range.

Transportation

Bus

Translink provides regular transportation services to Agassiz from Chilliwack and Hope. Catch the bus in front of the Agassiz-Harrison Museum and Visitor Information Centre.


Bicycle

Take a bicycle ride around the farm roads of scenic Agassiz and Harrison Mills. Flat back-roads and access to Fraser River dykes makes for excellent cycling conditions and interesting scenery.

Cars and Racing

Agassiz Speedway

Visit the Agassiz Speedway – a 1/4 mile oval car racing track in Agassiz where most Saturday nights from April – October you can enjoy racing events.

Visit the Agassiz Speedway website for schedule and admission rates.

Upcoming Events

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