Beaches in the Okanagan
Find your place to swim, relax and soak up the Okanagan sun, with beaches and lakeside parks from the North Okanagan to Osoyoos.
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Okanagan Centre Safe Harbour Regional Park
Open to the public
One of the only safe harbours on this stretch of Okanagan Lake, this Okanagan Centre park pairs a boat launch with a pedestrian dock, a fishing and viewing platform and…
Free
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Pumphouse Beach
Open to the public
Pumphouse Beach is a small, easy Kalamalka Lake swimming spot.
Dogs: Designated off-leash zone
Free
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Pioneer Park
Open to the public
Pioneer Park is Kaleden’s primary park and the easy way to spend a sunny day on Skaha Lake: swim from the sandy beach, barbecue at one of the numerous picnic areas or…
Free
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Waterfront Park – Tugboat Bay Beach
Open to the public
Tugboat Bay is the beach you can walk to from downtown Kelowna without a plan: a sandy, shallow swimming area tucked into Waterfront Park, with a concession stand and…
Free Live music
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Vaseux Lake Provincial Park
Open to the public
Vaseux Lake is the Okanagan beach for people who want the lake without the engines: as a Migratory Bird Sanctuary it bans motorized boats, so the beach, which runs the…
Free
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Coral Beach North
Open to the public
Coral Beach North is Carr’s Landing’s off-leash beach: a road-end beach on Okanagan Lake up the road from Coral Beach Park, with a bench and a picnic table and not much…
Dogs: Off-leash beach; Coral Beach Park itself is no-dogs
Free
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Reiswig Regional Park
Open to the public
Reiswig Regional Park is where you relax on the shores of Wood Lake with plenty of space on the beach or the lawn, and its mature poplars are a big part of the appeal on…
Free
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Whiskey Cove Beach
Open to the public
Whiskey Cove Beach is a small waterfront park off Carr's Landing Road with two picnic tables right on the beach and designated parking.
Free
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Cedar Creek Park
Open to the public
Cedar Creek Park is the biggest off-leash dog beach in Kelowna, and on a hot summer’s day that is the whole point: a beach and swimming area on Okanagan Lake where you…
Dogs: Off-leash; the biggest off-leash dog beach in Kelowna
Free
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Marshall Park
Open to the public
Marshall Park is an Okanagan Lake beach area in Carr's Landing with a boat launch and designated parking.
Free
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Pebble Beach Park
Open to the public
Pebble Beach Park is Okanagan Centre’s beach: a designated swimming area with a dock and swim raft, and a picnic area on the shore.
Free
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Gellatly Dog Beach
Open to the public
Gellatly Dog Beach is West Kelowna’s official off-leash beach for dogs, a Gellatly Bay beach area on Gellatly Road where dogs can get into the lake and run free while…
Dogs: Off-leash beach; leash on when entering and leaving the off-leash area
Free
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Antlers Beach Regional Park
Open to the public
Antlers Beach is a natural sandy beach on Okanagan Lake at the south end of Peachland, where Deep Creek meets the lake, with fantastic views up and down the water.
Free
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Kickininee Provincial Park
Open to the public
Kickininee Provincial Park is three tiny lakeside picnic areas tucked between Highway 97 and Okanagan Lake, 10 km north of Penticton, each with a buoyed swimming area…
Free
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Okanagan Beach
Open to the public
Okanagan Beach runs nearly a kilometre along Penticton’s Lakeshore Drive, a stretch of premium sand beside the SS Sicamous that anchors the city’s festival season from…
Free
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Lions Park
Open to the public
Lions Park is an Osoyoos Lake beach park with a sandy beach, a large grassy area, picnic tables and beautiful shade trees, plus public washrooms and a great playground…
Dogs: Designated dog swimming area at the north end; June–Aug dogs confined to the north end; leash status not stated
Free
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Kinsmen Park
Open to the public
Kinsmen Park is an Abbott Street beach that works well when the kids want the lake and the adults want a game: a swimming area on Okanagan Lake, a playground and tennis…
Free
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Kin Beach
Open to the public
Kin Beach is the easy option on Okanagan Lake: a grassy park where the kids can play on the jungle gym and splash in the shallow water while the adults strike up a…
Free
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Lake Avenue Beach Access
Open to the public
Lake Avenue Beach Access is a small City of Kelowna off-leash dog beach on Lake Avenue, one of the four official off-leash beaches in the city.
Dogs: Off-leash (City of Kelowna designated dog beach)
Free
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Strathcona Beach Park
Open to the public
Strathcona Beach Park is a small Abbott Street beach for an uncomplicated swim: a swimming area on Okanagan Lake, a playground for the kids and a washroom, and not much…
Free
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Casa Loma Beach
Open to the public
Casa Loma Beach is a small waterfront park in West Kelowna’s Casa Loma neighbourhood, with a swimming beach, a grass play area, benches and a picnic table, and washrooms…
Free
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Kopje Regional Park
Open to the public
Kopje Regional Park is a serene spot on the Carr’s Landing shore of Okanagan Lake with a view across to James Grant Island, a protected bird sanctuary, and the historic…
Free
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Hurlburt Park
Open to the public
Hurlburt Park is where Vernon swims with its dog.
Dogs: Off-leash dog area and on-leash area in the park; Tourism Vernon calls it a pet-friendly beach
Local Favourite Free
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Crescent Beach
Open to the public
Crescent Beach is a quiet stretch of Okanagan Lake shoreline in a residential area along Lakeshore Drive, just north of Peach Orchard Beach Park.
Free
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Pioneer Park
Open to the public
Pioneer Park is Oyama’s beach on Kalamalka Lake, with a designated swimming area and a swim raft to make the swim feel like an outing, a playground for the kids and a…
Free
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Skaha Lake Dog Beach (Lakeside Road)
Open to the public
The Skaha Lake dog beach on Lakeside Road is Penticton’s designated off-leash beach on Skaha Lake, about 3 km south of the Skaha Marina.
Dogs: Off-leash beach area (City of Penticton designated)
Free
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Killiney Beach Regional Park
Open to the public
Killiney Beach is the North Westside’s community beach park on Okanagan Lake, about five hectares off Hodges Road up Westside Road: swimming, a picnic area, washrooms, a…
Free
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Lions Park (Okanagan Falls)
Open to the public
Lions Park is a regional beachfront park at the south end of Skaha Lake in Okanagan Falls, just west of Christie Memorial Park.
Free
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Okanagan Lake Park Beach
Open to the public
Okanagan Lake Park Beach is Penticton’s fenced off-leash dog beach, a small sandy beach east of the Lakeside Resort where dogs can run off leash inside the fence.
Dogs: Fenced off-leash beach area (off-leash only inside the fence)
Free
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Cove Beach
Open to the public
Cove Beach is a small public beach with a swimming area at the north end of Beach Avenue in Peachland. It's a quieter alternative to busy Swim Bay for a quick dip.
Free
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Sarsons Beach Park
Open to the public
Sarsons Beach Park is the Lower Mission beach to choose when you would rather not share the beach with a crowd: the City describes it as usually quieter and less crowded…
Free
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Beasley Park
Open to the public
Beasley Park sits at the south end of Wood Lake on Woodsdale Road, right next door to Reiswig Regional Park, and the District counts it among Lake Country's favourite…
Free
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Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park – Cosens Bay
Open to the public
Cosens Bay is the earned beach of Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park: boat in, or bike or hike a 6 km trail to reach it, and that is exactly why people go.
Dogs: Pet beach at the east end of the bay
Local Favourite Free
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Falcon Park
Open to the public
Falcon Park is a waterfront park with a sandy beach in West Kelowna’s Green Bay: a quiet spot for a swim, with benches and picnic tables to settle into afterwards.
Free
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Mara Provincial Park
Open to the public
Mara Provincial Park is a day-use family picnic spot on the shore of Mara Lake, about 20 minutes' drive north of Enderby along Highway 97A.
Free
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Fintry Provincial Park
Open to the public
Fintry is the big west-shore day out: a natural sand beach with warm water along almost two kilometres of Okanagan Lake waterfront, on Fintry Delta Road off Westside…
Dogs: Designated pet beach; dogs on leash elsewhere and not on the other beaches
Free Groups
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Cottonwood Park (Cottonwood Beach)
Open to the public
Cottonwood Beach is the family end of Osoyoos Lake: a sandy beach with shallow water that reaches far out into the lake, which makes it excellent for children and…
Free
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Raymer Bay Regional Park
Open to the public
Raymer Bay is, in the Regional District’s own words, a hidden gem off Westside Road and the perfect spot to spend a day at the beach.
Free
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Peach Orchard Beach Park
Open to the public
Peach Orchard Beach Park is Summerland’s main lakefront, and it packs a lot into one stop: a sandy beach, large grassy areas, a playground, a volleyball court and the…
Free
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Peach Orchard Dog Beach
Open to the public
Peach Orchard Dog Beach is Summerland’s fenced off-leash beach for dogs, at the south end of Peach Orchard Beach Park, with fencing that runs right to the water so dogs…
Dogs: Fenced off-leash dog beach; main Peach Orchard Beach is no-dogs in season (off-leash approx. Oct–Apr)
Free
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Sovereign Park
Open to the public
Sovereign Park is a lovely open, grassy space on Kalamalka Lake for a day built around activity: beach volleyball, bocce and horseshoe pitches on the shore, and a launch…
Free
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Gable Beach Park
Open to the public
Gable Beach is a low-key stretch of Okanagan Lake shoreline in Carr's Landing, with a beach, two picnic tables and a hand launch for kayaks and paddleboards.
Free
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Christie Memorial Park
Open to the public
Christie Memorial Park is Okanagan Falls’ largest beach park: over an acre of soft, well-kept sand on the south shore of Skaha Lake, the best place in town to work on a…
Dogs: Dog beach within the park where dogs can swim; pets on leash elsewhere in the park
Free
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Willow Beach
Open to the public
Willow Beach is the sandy centre of Gellatly Bay and, in the City’s own words, one of West Kelowna’s best waterfront destinations.
Free
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Fourth St Beach Park
Open to the public
Fourth Street Beach is a small Okanagan Lake swim spot in the heart of Okanagan Centre, with a designated swim area, a swim raft and a few benches.
Free
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Swim Bay
Open to the public
Swim Bay is the Okanagan beach where the kids never want to leave: a designated swimming area off a pebble beach, and a wharf fitted with a diving board, a zip line and…
Free
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sw̓iw̓s Provincial Park
Open to the public
sw̓iw̓s Provincial Park, formerly Haynes Point, is a sand spit that reaches almost all the way across Osoyoos Lake just south of town.
Dogs: Leash required (BC Parks); dog swimming area east of the day-use area (Town of Osoyoos)
Free
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Kaloya Regional Park
Open to the public
Kaloya Regional Park is a peninsula that juts into Kalamalka Lake at Oyama, with a sandy beach and swim area on one side and a lilypad pond on the other, which makes it…
Free
All places on this page, A–Z (93)
- 13th Street Viewpoint & Centennial Way
- Antlers Beach Regional Park
- Bear Creek Provincial Park
- Beasley Park
- Bertram Creek Regional Park
- Bluebird Beach Park
- Boyce-Gyro Beach Park
- Casa Loma Beach
- Cedar Creek Park
- Christie Memorial Park
- City Park – Hot Sands Beach
- Coral Beach North
- Coral Beach Park
- Coral Beach South
- Cottonwood Park (Cottonwood Beach)
- Cove Beach
- Crescent Beach
- Downtown Sails Dog Beach (Kerry Park)
- Ellison Provincial Park
- Falcon Park
- Fintry Provincial Park
- Fourth St Beach Park
- Gable Beach Park
- Gellatly Dog Beach
- Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Park
- Goodman Park Dog Swimming Area
- Gordon Beggs Rotary Beach
- Gyro Beach
- Hurlburt Park
- Kal Beach
- Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park – Cosens Bay
- Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park – Jade Bay & Juniper Bay
- Kalamoir Regional Park
- Kaloya Regional Park
- Kekuli Bay Provincial Park
- Kenyon Park
- Kickininee Provincial Park
- Killiney Beach Regional Park
- Kin Beach
- Kinsmen Park
- Kirkland Beach
- Kopje Regional Park
- Lake Avenue Beach Access
- Legion Beach
- Lions Park
- Lions Park (Okanagan Falls)
- Mabel Lake Provincial Park
- Manitou Park
- Mara Provincial Park
- Marina Park
- Marina Way Beach
- Marshall Park
- Naramata Wharf Park
- Nuyens Park
- Okanagan Beach
- Okanagan Centre Safe Harbour Regional Park
- Okanagan Lake Park Beach
- Okanagan Lake Provincial Park
- Osoyoos Lake Regional Park
- Paddlewheel Park
- Paddlewheeler Park
- Pandosy Waterfront Park
- Peach Orchard Beach Park
- Peach Orchard Dog Beach
- Pebble Beach Park (Lake Country)
- Pebble Beach Park (West Kelowna)
- Pioneer Park (Kaleden)
- Pioneer Park (Lake Country)
- Poplar Point Dog Beach
- Powell Beach Park
- Princeton Avenue Boat Launch
- Pritchard Park
- Pumphouse Beach
- Raymer Bay Regional Park
- Reiswig Regional Park
- Rotary Beach Park (Kelowna)
- Rotary Beach Park (Oliver)
- Rotary Beach Park (West Kelowna)
- Sarsons Beach Park
- Skaha Beach
- Skaha Lake Dog Beach (Lakeside Road)
- Sovereign Park
- Strathcona Beach Park
- Sudbury Beach
- Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park
- Swim Bay
- sw̓iw̓s Provincial Park
- Three Mile Beach
- Traders Cove Regional Park
- Vaseux Lake Provincial Park
- Waterfront Park – Tugboat Bay Beach
- Whiskey Cove Beach
- Willow Beach