Dallas, Kamloops, B.C. Real Estate
Neighbourhood: Dallas, Kamloops, B.C. Real Estate. Dallas is an area that is 15 minutes east of the Kamloops city core. Dallas is located below Barnhartvale, east of Campbell Creek and west of Valleyview. It can be found in the Thompson valley and on the south side of the Thompson river.
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Properties & Real Estate
Dallas is mainly comprised of single family homes. Most of the homes in this area are predominantly mature homes located on large flat lots. Many homeowners have numerous fruit trees in their back yards. Since the lots in Dallas are flat, there are many in-ground pools and detached workshops/garages. Dallas is a relatively quiet, calm neighbourhood. There are quite a few riverfront properties on Furrer Road, Pearce Place, Chakur Drive, McIver Place, Kipp Road, Bostock Place and Beverly Place.
There are townhouses is located at 5200 Dallas Drive. These townhouses range in size from 900 square feet to over 1,900 square feet inside. This townhouse development was constructed in 2004. Each home has a single car garage and a small back yard. There are also a mix of half duplex homes in the Dallas area, some newer (Wing Place) and others older that date back to the later 70s into the 1990’s.
Dallas Town Centre is located next to the 5200 Dallas Drive townhouse development. The condos in this development range from one bedroom, one bathroom to three bedroom, two bathroom units. The Town Centre also has commercial space which includes a grocery store, additional retailers and a Subway restaurant.
One area of Dallas has three fairly large mobile home parks. Gateway Estates is a bare land strata and is located at 7545 Dallas Drive. Residents of this park own the land that their homes sit on, many of the homes are relatively new and updated. Kokanee Court is a similar development as Gateway where owners of the modular homes also own the land their homes sit on. Orchard Ridge mobile home park has a mix of old and new. It is located at 7155 Dallas Drive. This park is a month to month lease and residents pay a pad rent. Buyers for all of these properties are able to obtain financing as the first two are bare land strata properties and Orchard Ridge does sign a site lease which is a major part of obtaining financing on a mobile home.
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Schools
Dallas is a great family area and students attend Dallas Elementary School and Valleyview Secondary School. Click here to view the School District’s website for further school information.
Shopping
Shopping is mainly located in Valleyview, downtown Kamloops, five to ten minutes west of Dallas or up in the Sahali and Aberdeen areas (10 to 15 minutes west of Dallas). There is however a newer development in Dallas, located on Dallas Drive featuring smaller scale shopping opportunities. There is a Market Fresh Foods grocery store, Subway and a few other small retailers.
Recreation
If you like hiking, mountain or dirt biking, ATV riding, and numerous outdoors activities Dallas is a great place to live. There are also a number of playgrounds for children to enjoy. Often on weekends you will find children playing soccer at the fields in Dallas, a very popular sport in Kamloops. There is a public boat launch nearby in Dallas giving people access to the South Thompson River in the warmer months.
Transportation
Dallas does have access to public transportation and there is a bus that travels down Dallas Drive. Click here to view more information about the transit system.
Dallas is a great place to live. It is outside the city core, but close enough to enjoy the conveniences of the city.
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To read more about other neighbourhoods click the link below:
Aberdeen Barnhartvale Batchelor Heights
Brocklehurst Campbell Creek Dallas
Deloro/South Thompson Valley Cherry Creek Dufferin/Southgate
Heffley Knutsford Juniper Heights
North Kamloops Paul Lake/Pinantan Lake Pineview
South Kamloops/Downtown Sun Rivers Sun Peaks/Whitecroft
Valleyview/Rose Hill Westmount Westsyde
Surrounding Communities
Cherry Creek is located approximately 15 minutes west of the Kamloops city centre. Cherry Creek is the area near the intersection of the Coquihalla highway and the #1 highway and reaches as far as Savona and Tobiano. Cherry Creek consists mainly of homes on small to large acreages. There is also one mobile home park in the area.
The area of Deloro is located 25 minutes east of the city of Kamloops or approximately 23 kilometers. Deloro and the South Thompson Valley consists of a few different areas with various housing options from a popular mobile home park to golf course properties to large acreages and ranches. This area does not have any shopping or schools but they are not very far by car. A portion of Deloro and South Thompson Valley is accessible by the Lafarge Bridge which is past the Wildlife Park in Campbell Creek. The other area of Deloro is on the south side of the Thompson River off of Highway #1.
Country View Estates is located at the top of Adcock Road which intersects with Shuswap Road. This park consists of a lot of double wide units as the lots that they sit on are larger than most mobile home park lots. The owners in this pare either pay a monthly pad rent or the owners purchased the land and are paying a bare land strata fee. Some units have a longer lease with the park that reduces their pad rent. The park has a small playground for children and houses quite a number of units. This park has beautiful mountain and river views from many of the homes. One side of the park backs on to green space while the other backs on to river views and farmland.
Rivershore Golf Links is located off of Shuswap Road immediately after the South Thompson Inn, Guest Ranch and Conference Centre. Streets in this development include Navatanee Drive, Neuva Wynd, Pevero Place and Kananaskis Road. Since this is a bare land strata development the residents of this area pay a small strata fee which covers water, sewer, garbage charges and road maintenance/snow clearing for the development. All the homes in this area are executive style, detached, larger homes. Many homes overlook the golf course and have mountain views. This is not only a mature area for adults, it also has a number of younger families with children, which can be surprising on first glance.
Deloro also consists of small to large acreages, farms and ranches. Some smaller acreages are located along the South Thompson River and across from the river. The main access road for these types of properties is Shuswap Road. Some of the smaller properties are located after Rivershore Golf Course communit on streets such as Jardine Road, Teel Road, Keel Place, Pintal Road, Malard Road, Sheer Road and River Vista Drive to name a few. There are a few properties located on the south shore of the South Thompson River across the river from the South Thompson Guest Ranch and Inn. These homes are predominantly small acreages and are located on Wittner Road, Demers Place and Duncan Road.
There are not very many shopping centres close to this area but a short drive to Dallas Town Centre on Dallas Drive at Todd Road or Valleyview allows residents to shop for all they would need. Since Deloro is only a short drive to Kamloops residents are also able to access larger shops and stores. There are not any small shops in this area, there are however farms that offer eggs and other fresh products.
Since the South Thompson Valley and Deloro is fairly rural there are a lot of rural type activities to participate in. Snowshoeing, fishing, boating (on the South Thompson or local lakes), hiking, motorized sports and of course golf at Rivershore Golf Links. Deloro is located along the shores of the South Thompson allowing locals to launch their boats near the Lafarge Bridge and travel east to Shuswap Lake where watersports are very popular.