ABOUT UPPER SAHALI
Upper Sahali is the part of Sahali south of the Trans-Canada Highway and east of Highway 5A in Kamloops, at roughly 540 to 710 metres. The name comes from the Chinook Jargon word saghalie, meaning up or above, and MLS lists Upper and Lower Sahali as separate neighbourhoods.
Homes are mostly single-family houses, with townhome stratas and some apartments. Albert McGowan Park and its water park are in the neighbourhood, Peterson Creek Nature Park is next door, and TRU is an average 5 to 10 minute bus ride away.
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Upper Sahali
Neighbourhood Guide
Practical answers on Upper Sahali from a third-generation Kamloops REALTOR with 18 years in construction, who checks the slope and the drainage on a hillside street.
Contact JeremiaWhere is Upper Sahali?
South of the Trans-Canada Highway and east of Highway 5A, on the hill above Lower Sahali, TRU and downtown. Summit Drive is the main route, and BC Transit route 9 serves the area.
Who lives in Upper Sahali?
Families near McGowan Park Elementary and Albert McGowan Park, TRU and hospital staff, and people who want a hillside home a few minutes above downtown.
What is the lifestyle like?
Albert McGowan Park has a water park, although dogs are not allowed in the park. Peterson Creek Nature Park allows dogs off leash under control, and the Xget'tem' Trail is a 1.7 km climb of about 140 metres.
What are the properties like?
Single-family homes, townhome stratas and some apartments. On older homes, budget for updates; on stratas, read the minutes and the depreciation report.
Schools and services
McGowan Park Elementary is on Tremerton Drive, and in September 2026 students in the Upper Sahali area moved to it from Summit Elementary. South Sa-Hali Elementary on Summit Drive offers French immersion, and Sa-Hali Secondary on Arrowstone Drive serves grades 8 to 12. Confirm the catchment for a specific address with School District 73.
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Things to Do & See
Albert McGowan Park
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Peterson Creek Nature Park
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Xget'tem' Trail
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Tournament Capital Centre
View ActivitiesPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Morning view over Kamloops by cogdogblog, CC BY 2.0; Upper Sahali by Kiyoteru Awaji, CC BY-SA 4.0; Highway 5A at Summit Drive by Kiyoteru Awaji, CC BY 4.0; Albert McGowan Park by Kiyoteru Awaji, CC BY 4.0; Path to Peterson Creek by Sashathedoge, CC BY-SA 4.0; TRU campus by Sashathedoge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT THINK TO ASK
Upper Sahali sits beside the Trans-Canada Highway, and highway and heliport noise are part of the sound here. Visit at different times of day and listen before you write.
Peterson Creek Nature Park is next door, and a 3 hectare grassfire burned there in June 2025. On the steeper streets, look at retaining walls and drainage, and pull the City of Kamloops Property Information Report for the address. 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 Upper Sahali. 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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REAL ESTATE INSIGHTS
Buying or selling rural property raises questions that city listings never do: wells, septic, who plows the road, what the ALR allows.
The blog takes them one at a time, in plain language, from someone who has lived on rural property since 2008.