ABOUT DALLAS
Dallas is the east end of Kamloops, along the Trans-Canada Highway about 10 km east of downtown, with Barnhartvale to the south and Valleyview to the west. It takes its name from Dallas Johnston, grew as a Veterans' Land Act settlement, and joined the City of Kamloops in May 1973.
Housing is a mix of single-family homes, condos at Dallas Town Centre built in 2011, and manufactured home communities along Dallas Drive, including some where owners own the lot, with bigger lots toward Barnhartvale. The Dallas-Barnhartvale Nature Park and the BC Wildlife Park are close by.
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Dallas
Neighbourhood Guide
Practical answers on Dallas from a third-generation Kamloops REALTOR with 18 years in construction, who walks a manufactured home park and a hillside lot differently.
Contact JeremiaWhere is Dallas?
Dallas runs along the Trans-Canada Highway about 10 km east of downtown and about 6 km east of Valleyview, with highway access at exit 384. Barnhartvale is to the south, and BC Transit route 17 serves Dallas.
Who lives in Dallas?
Families, retirees and people who want a quieter east end location with quick highway access, including buyers looking at manufactured homes on owned lots.
What is the lifestyle like?
The Dallas-Barnhartvale Nature Park and the Benchlands and Ranger Bob loop are close by for hiking, and the BC Wildlife Park on Dallas Drive has more than 200 animals.
What are the properties like?
Single-family homes, condos at Dallas Town Centre built in 2011, manufactured home communities such as Gateway Estates where owners own the lot, and a bare land strata of manufactured homes on Dallas Drive. In a manufactured home community, read the bylaws or park rules and check the monthly fees before you write.
Schools and services
Dallas Elementary, kindergarten to grade 7, is on Harper Road, and Valleyview Secondary is in neighbouring Valleyview. Confirm the catchment for a specific address with School District 73. Valleyview Square is a short drive west, and Royal Inland Hospital is downtown.
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Things to Do & See
Dallas-Barnhartvale Nature Park
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BC Wildlife Park
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Benchlands and Ranger Bob Loop
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Monte Creek Winery
View ActivitiesPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Rose Hill grassland by Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0; Route 17 bus by Kiyoteru Awaji, CC BY-SA 4.0; Rose Hill grassland by Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0; Rose Hill grassland by Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0; Rose Hill pond by Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0; Monte Creek Ranch Winery by CK Golf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT THINK TO ASK
Dallas sits below grassland and silt bluffs, and the City has a Silt Bluff Development Permit Area. Pull the City of Kamloops Property Information Report for the address to see whether it falls in a hazard zone, and look for cracking in foundations and retaining walls on sloped lots.
Wildfire is part of east end living: Dallas and Campbell Creek were on evacuation alert during the 2021 White Rock Lake fire. Ask about defensible space and get an insurance quote before subject removal, and on homes near Highway 1, stand outside at rush hour. I have 18 years in construction and I am not a licensed home inspector, so I will tell you when to bring one in.
Huxley
Jeremia Huxley is a REALTOR with Stonehaus Realty Corp., based in Pinantan Lake, BC, who focuses on rural and acreage properties around Kamloops and works Kamloops neighbourhoods including Dallas. He has 18 years of construction experience and 9 years in real estate, and the two have overlapped for most of that time. He is not a licensed home inspector. Contact: 250-571-0379.
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