Three Forks | |
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Location of Three Forks in British Columbia | |
Coordinates: 50°01′00″N 117°17′00″W / 50.01667°N 117.28333°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Region | Slocan Valley, West Kootenay |
Regional district | Central Kootenay |
Area codes | 250, 778, 236, & 672 |
Highways | Highway 31A |
Three Forks is a ghost town at the junction of Carpenter, Seaton, and Kane creeks in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia.[1] This former mining community, on BC Highway 31A, is by road about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of New Denver and 38 kilometres (24 mi) west of Kaslo.