Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park
Zuckerberg Island is open year round from dawn to dusk.
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Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park is a special spot in Castlegar. Located in the Columbia River, the Island is a great place to explore nature, fish from the shore, or find out stories of Castlegar's past Zuckerberg Island has a forested easy-to-moderate walking path that circumnavigates the Island as well as Chapel House, the former residence of the Zuckerbergs. You can cross to the Island via a road that now connects the Island or via the Zuckerberg Island Suspension Bridge.
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Location
Zuckerberg Island is best approached by taking 8th St and turning right on to 7th Avenue.
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Look for a sign that indicates a small lane down to the parking lot.
From the parking lot, you can cross over by the Suspension Bridge or walk on the small road that connects the island to the parking lot.
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There are many paths throughout, including one that circumnavigates the island.
Chapel House
You can visit the Chapel House on Zuckerberg Island from mid-April to mid-October.
Open Hours
Wednesday - Sunday 10 am - 5 pm
Tours Available
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Chapel House was built by one-time Island resident, Alexander Zuckerberg. Influenced by Russian Orthodox country chapel architecture, this house is built in its style and setting as a reflection of the painting ‘Beyond Eternal Peace’ by the Russian mystic and painter Isaac Leviton. Alexander Zuckerberg was an Estonian, educated in Czarist Russia as a civil engineer, a self-taught cabinetmaker and sculptor.
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Suspension Bridge
The Bridge is open year round dawn to dusk unless closed for repairs or due to weather conditions.
Built as a field exercise project in 1984 by the 44th Field Engineer Squadron, the bridge was allowed to remain in place as a connection to the island. The 473 foot bridge won the coveted Canadian Militia Herztberg Award. All materials for the bridge were donated.