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British Columbia
Okanagan
A long lake valley of orchards and vineyards, from a city at the north end to a desert-edge lake town at the south.
Photo: Okanagan Lake and downtown Kelowna, Joli Rumi, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Okanagan Valley, British Columbia · Canada
Kelowna
Lake beaches, wineries and a rail trail across canyon trestles.
Okanagan, BC · Canada
Penticton
Two beaches between two lakes, a river float, a sternwheeler and wineries.
Okanagan, BC · Canada
Osoyoos
A desert-edge lake town at the south end of the Okanagan, with a narrow sandbar park, town beaches, and a desert cultural centre.
Ready-made trips in this area
4 days · Kelowna → Nelson
Okanagan to the Kootenays
Lake beaches and Myra Canyon's trestles, then Nelson's heritage streets and hot springs.
4 days · Revelstoke → Penticton
Revelstoke to the Okanagan
Cedars and alpine meadows, then beaches and benches in the south Okanagan.
2 days · Osoyoos → Penticton
Osoyoos and Penticton
A desert-edge lake town at the south end of the Okanagan, and, 45 minutes north, two beaches between two lakes.