Where is okanagan valley

This is a fertile landscape marked by farmland, vineyards and orchards. Oyama, just north of Lake Country, is located at one of the loveliest vantage points in the valley — the isthmus between Wood Lake and Kalamalka Lake. Seventy-five years ago, this area was an important hub in the Okanagan by both rail and water.

It is here that local farmers grew award-winning fruit and produce. Throughout Lake Country, one can see the industry is alive and well with miles of orchards growing apples, cherries, apricots, pears and peaches. Kelowna is a city for all seasons.

This is a true haven for the serious vacationer offering golfing, skiing, boating, fishing, wineries, shopping, dining, arts and cultural activities and everything in between.

Family fun can be found throughout the city within the miles of beautiful parklands — many located on sandy beaches with grassy picnic areas and playgrounds.

City Park in downtown Kelowna, is a popular summertime hot spot with a great sandy beach and whimsical water park for the kids. Along the lake, vacationers can rent powerboats, seadoos, and even houseboats for more fun in the sun and on the water. Throughout the hillsides are miles of vineyards with vistas to be enjoyed by all. The wineries all welcome visitors to taste their award-winning wines. Heading south from Kelowna is West Kelowna, formerly Westbank.

Less than 20 minutes south is the community of Peachland which specializes in orchards and vineyards. Peachland is a tranquil and charming town, with its doorstep on the banks of Okanagan Lake. The best time of year to visit Peachland is in the spring and summer when the fruit trees are in full bloom and laden with fresh fruit. Fruit trees and water hazards challenge the patrons on many courses. Kelowna Springs Golf Course has seven natural spring-fed lakes, and more than a thousand apple trees grow on the fairways of Harvest Golf Club.

Predator Ridge Golf Resort has undulating greens and dozens of bunkers set on the dry and hilly terrain near Vernon. Golf Vacations in British Columbia. Flyboarding: Flyboarding is an exciting new watersport where a human is strapped by the feet to a flyboard that is attached to a hose that is attached to a personal watercraft jetski that provides the water propulsion that will power the now-excited human 15 metres into the air.

Flyboarding in the Okanagan Valley. A number of objects have been sunk here to attract a variety of fish and other lake-dwelling creatures.

Wildlife: For a special wildlife-viewing experience, take a day to visit Vaseux Lake Provincial Park, about 15 miles 25 km south of Penticton on Hwy In addition, there is a Canadian Wildlife Service wildlife sanctuary adjacent to the park and two Wildlife Management Units ensuring protection of critical bighorn sheep winter range.

The cliffs surrounding the park include spring and winter range of California bighorn sheep, and the area is famous for bird watching.

Grasses, reeds, willows, and shrubs along the shore afford a home to many varieties of birdlife. Waterfowl, including trumpeter swans, widgeons, Canada geese, wood ducks, and blue-winged teal, are common. In spring, the beautiful lazuli bunting has been seen. Other bird species present include chukar partridge, wrens, swifts, sage thrashers, woodpeckers, curlews, and dippers. Mammal species found here include beavers, bats, cottontail rabbits, muskrats, deer, and mice.

Rattlesnakes, toads, and turtles also live in this area. Considerable populations of largemouth bass, rainbow trout, and carp make their home in the water, and in winter, the frozen lake offers excellent conditions for ice fishing as well as other ice-related activities.

The Okanagan Valley, stretching from Osoyoos at the US border north to Vernon, is laden with orchards, making it especially appealing in spring when the fruit trees are in full bloom.

There are even free Tree Fruit Tours. Fruit aside, winemaking is the hot ticket in the Okanagan. British Columbians have long taken inordinate pride in their wines, even when those mostly came from a few largish factories.

But ever since the province authorized estate and smaller farmgate wineries, many excellent wineries have popped up. Seventy two wineries operate in the Okanagan Valley from Vernon to Osoyoos; some have tasting rooms. Most are open summers and through the wine crush in September. Kelowna is the centre of the burgeoning wine industry. Wineries in the Okanagan Valley. Samples of all these treats await you — enjoy.

Penticton takes full advantage of its dual lakefronts. The south end of town with its go-cart tracks, amusement centres, miniature golf courses, water slides, and RV parks touches the north shore of Skaha Lake. The north end of town sidles along the southern tip of mile-long km Lake Okanagan. Visit the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory , operated by the National Research Council, which draws astronomers from around the world. Kelowna even has its own version of the Loch Ness monster: Ogopogo.

Keep a lookout for him her? A short drive from downtown Kelowna will take you from a chic gallery to orchards, vineyards and grassy hillsides, all accented by the sparkling backdrop of Okanagan Lake offering an abundance of water sports to suit everyone. Sun-drenched plateaux, fresh seasonal harvest, memorable wines, powder snow, lake views and astonishing golf are signatures of this valley.

Located approximately kms mi from Vancouver and km 90 miles north of the United States border. It is also 50 km 31 mi south of Vernon and 63 km 39 mi north of Penticton. Artifacts suggest that hunters lived in the Kelowna area as far back as 2, years ago.