Getting Here
Nearest airports
Cranbrook, BC Canada (YXC) – 1 hour 15 minute drive to Fernie.
Calgary, AB Canada (YYC) – 3 hours 20 minute drive to Fernie.
Kalispell, MT USA (FCA) – 2 hours 10 minutes to Fernie.
Ensure to allocate extra driving time as weather greatly affects driving conditions in the Rocky Mountains.
If you are looking for transportation, we can recommend Tunnel 49 in Fernie.
All guests will meet at the FWA lodge located at KM 19 on Morrissey Road (link to Google Maps)
Directions to Lodge (via Fernie)
If you are arriving from the East, drive through Fernie and follow the #3 highway for approximately 16 km until you come to the turn off to Morrissey Road. Turn Left onto Morrissey Road, drive over the bridge and the set of railway tracks and turn right at the “T” intersection. Stay gently left while following Morrissey Road for 7 kilometers until you reach the FWA sign at the yellow 19 km sign which is at the bottom of the driveway to the lodge.
Directions to Lodge (via Cranbrook/Kalispell)
If you are arriving from the West continue on through Elko and drive through a tunnel that covers the highway. 5 km past the tunnel you will come to Morrissey Road on the right. Turn right, drive over a bridge and a set of railway tracks and turn right at the first “T” intersection. Stay gently left while following Morrissey Road for 7 kilometers until you reach the FWA sign at the yellow 19 km sign which is at the bottom of the driveway to the lodge.
