It's a very nice setting and to take a tour through the old BC Electric power plant is very neat. It's also a great place for a picnic, located on the river. Never been crowded when I was there and fun for kids to run around and play.
Inexpensive, lots of parking, interesting and child friendly. Never crowded and for a long time, sadly no more, dog friendly too. One room has hands on stuff for the kids to try. I have been about 6 times and am always proud to show this place off. A hidden gem!
This is an excellent educational site. I am surprised it is not advertised as much. Great for kids in grade 4 and above to learn about power, electricity and magnetism.
I had been planning to visit this centre for a while so did so right after they opened for the 2015 season. I was most pleasantly surprised by the quality of the exhibits which arc the development of electricity generally and of this area of British Columbia specifically. In a sense this is a time capsule of the technological development of a by-gone era with excellent sociological insights into what it would have been like to live in a place touted as the best work camp in B.C. I particularly liked the artifacts from the 1950s when the push was on to bring electrical appliances into everyone's homes (Maybe because I remember seeing some of them when I was a kid growing up.) This is well worth a visit particularly given the beautiful park-like backdrop in which it is located. I think admission was $6.00 and was worth every penny (if we still had them that is ; )
Great activities,it is nice to know about BC hydro history and the old and new technology.We had fun on hands-on games.Great for scocial studies too!
As a National Historic Site, the Stave Falls Powerhouse is a step back in time to the early 20th century. Great tour. Highly recommended.
Took the BC hydro training here, great place to learn the generation process. Visited the power house as well, really good.
Our tour guide Janis has such an amazing knowledge and pride in this place, she made the past come to life with such passion and emotion.... it was wonderful to find out she had a family connection to it all..a true asset to Stave Falls Visitor Centre.
The Visitor Centre at Stave Falls has now been reopened by BC Hydro and is one of the best tourist sites in the Mission area. If you have not had a chance to see it, put it on your list of must see spots. Stave Falls is one of the main reasons Vancouver became a major port at the beginning of the twentieth century. Without its power Vancouver and the Fraser Valley would of taken longer to develop.
Fascinating look back at the history of power in the area. Also gives a sense of the changes in the way we use power and an insight into some of the electric appliances that we saw as new a few years ago.