The Highest Suspension Bridge in Canada is the Golden Skybridge

After a wonderful visit to Glacier National Park, my mom and I drove to Golden, where we spent the afternoon and night. We decided to stay here just because the driving times worked out, but I'm so glad we did. Golden was wonderful!

The population of Golden, Canada is apparently less than 4,000 residents (as of 2021), but you'd never know it from walking around. Golden has a decent-sized town, with a nice downtown on the south side of the Kicking Horse River (which branches off from the Columbia River on the west side of Golden) and a few shops on the north side. It also has a lot of tourist shops because it actually acts as basecamp for heli-skiing, snowmobiling, and other outdoor adventures in the area.

Golden, Canada's Golden Skybridge Is a Must-Do!

Aside from enjoying a lovely walk through the charming downtown, the best tourist destination in Golden is undoubtedly the Golden Skybridge.

This adventure park is built around a gorge in the Columbia Valley, and its main attraction is a 426-foot high steel and wooden suspension bridge. This is the highest suspension bridge in all of Canada! I thought it was a lot of fun walking across, and it offers really epic views. But my mom didn't like the shaking bridge so much and wouldn't let go of the railing lol.

You actually have to walk across two separate bridges! There are two bridges because the entire walking path is one way, so there is no other way back across the gorge aside from another, slightly shorter bridge. The waterfall above the gorge is beautiful, and the walk through the wooden (albeit over-developed) forest was nice.

What is there to do at the Golden Skybridge adventure park?

More than just the skybridge walk, the Golden Skybridge park has a rope course, a zip line, a roller coaster, and a canyon swing. We watched people going across the canyon swing, and you can see both the zip line and the canyon swing in action in the video above.

I am attaching a map of the Golden Skybridge park so you can see all the fun things to do. Keep in mind that actually you can get different tickets to bundle whichever attractions you want to see, so your ticket will be pretty fairly priced to just your interest. We didn't have too much time, so we opted to just do the skybridge walk. It took less than an hour in total for our visit.

What else is there to do in Golden, Canada?

Golden has a small library (which we visited to charging our mobile devices) and a few well-rated restaurants. I enjoyed getting to see the town and camping next to the silty and colorful Kicking Horse River.

We had dinner at the Island Restaurant, which is located on a tiny island in the Kicking Horse River. It was very tasty, and from the rooftop deck on the second floor, we had a nice view of the river. So I definitely recommend checking out this restaurant during your time in Golden!