Dog Beaches in the Okanagan
Every designated dog beach, each with the official on-leash or off-leash rule.
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Rotary Beach Park
Rotary Beach Park is Oliver’s only public swimming area, a family-friendly park in the southwest corner of Tuc-el-Nuit Lake with a playground for ages five to twelve…
Dogs: Pets permitted as of April 21 2026, under control; clean up
Dogs: Pets permitted as of April 21 2026, under control; clean up
Kid-Friendly Lake View Free to Visit
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Ellison Provincial Park
Ellison Provincial Park rewards the drive south of Vernon with a different kind of Okanagan Lake day: multiple beaches with buoyed swim areas, a playground for the kids…
Dogs: Dogs permitted only at Sandy Beach (the park's pet beach); not on other beaches
Dogs: Dogs permitted only at Sandy Beach (the park's pet beach); not on other beaches
♥ Local Favourite Kid-Friendly Lake View Free to Visit
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Legion Beach
Legion Beach is a nice sandy beach centrally located to downtown Osoyoos, beside the Safari Beach Resort, with the Jack Shaw Splash Park nearby for cooling off the kids.
Dogs: Designated area on the east side of the beach for dogs
Dogs: Designated area on the east side of the beach for dogs
Kid-Friendly Lake View Free to Visit
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Princeton Avenue Boat Launch
The Princeton Avenue launch is Peachland’s swim-with-your-dog spot: the swimming area here allows dogs, and they can be off leash, so it is the natural counterpart to…
Dogs: Dogs off leash; swimming (dogs allowed)
Dogs: Dogs off leash; swimming (dogs allowed)
Lake View Free to Visit
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Three Mile Beach
Three Mile Beach is really two beaches on one peninsula off Naramata Road: a fine-sand swimming beach beneath sandy bluffs, and a rockier boating beach with day moorage…
Dogs: Off-leash on the South (boating) beach; not on the swimming beach
Dogs: Off-leash on the South (boating) beach; not on the swimming beach
Lake View Free to Visit
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Kalamoir Regional Park
Kalamoir is the West Kelowna regional park for people who like to walk to their swim: beautiful trails at varying levels of difficulty lead along Okanagan Lake to…
Dogs: Off-leash on the designated dog beaches (Bowser Beach); on leash elsewhere
Dogs: Off-leash on the designated dog beaches (Bowser Beach); on leash elsewhere
Lake View Free to Visit
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Coral Beach North
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
Dogs: Off-leash beach; Coral Beach Park itself is no-dogs
Lake View Free to Visit
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Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park
Sun-Oka is the big south-facing bay just south of Summerland where 500 metres of fine sand and a sandy lake bottom make swimming in the buoyed area feel easy, and where…
Dogs: On leash; not in the main beach areas; separate pet beach east of the main beach
Dogs: On leash; not in the main beach areas; separate pet beach east of the main beach
Kid-Friendly Lake View Free to Visit
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Downtown Sails Dog Beach (Kerry Park)
Downtown Sails is Kelowna’s downtown cooling-off beach for dogs, at the end of Bernard Avenue beside Kerry Park.
Dogs: Off-leash only during seasonal designated hours (not published online); Kerry Park is otherwise on-leash
Dogs: Off-leash only during seasonal designated hours (not published online); Kerry Park is otherwise on-leash
Lake View Free to Visit
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Fintry Provincial Park
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
Dogs: Designated pet beach; dogs on leash elsewhere and not on the other beaches
Lake View Great for Groups Free to Visit
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Skaha Lake Dog Beach (Lakeside Road)
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)
Dogs: Off-leash beach area (City of Penticton designated)
Lake View Free to Visit
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Christie Memorial Park
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
Dogs: Dog beach within the park where dogs can swim; pets on leash elsewhere in the park
Kid-Friendly Lake View Free to Visit
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Okanagan Lake Park Beach
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)
Dogs: Fenced off-leash beach area (off-leash only inside the fence)
Lake View Free to Visit
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Lions Park
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
Dogs: Designated dog swimming area at the north end; June–Aug dogs confined to the north end; leash status not stated
Kid-Friendly Lake View Free to Visit
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Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park – Cosens Bay
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
Dogs: Pet beach at the east end of the bay
♥ Local Favourite Lake View Free to Visit
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sw̓iw̓s Provincial Park
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)
Dogs: Leash required (BC Parks); dog swimming area east of the day-use area (Town of Osoyoos)
Lake View Free to Visit
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Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park – Jade Bay & Juniper Bay
5 km trail down from the parking. Both bays have buoyed swim areas, and the park keeps them boat-free with no launch, so the water stays for swimmers.
Dogs: Pet beach at the west end of Jade Bay and the Pet Beach off Rattlesnake Point; dogs not on the other beaches
Dogs: Pet beach at the west end of Jade Bay and the Pet Beach off Rattlesnake Point; dogs not on the other beaches
♥ Local Favourite Lake View Free to Visit
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Pumphouse Beach
Pumphouse Beach is a small, easy Kalamalka Lake swimming spot.
Dogs: Designated off-leash zone
Dogs: Designated off-leash zone
Kid-Friendly Lake View Free to Visit
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Peach Orchard Dog Beach
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)
Dogs: Fenced off-leash dog beach; main Peach Orchard Beach is no-dogs in season (off-leash approx. Oct–Apr)
Lake View Free to Visit
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Poplar Point Dog Beach
Poplar Point Dog Beach is one of the City of Kelowna’s four official off-leash dog beaches, just north of Sutherland Bay Park on Ellis Street.
Dogs: Off-leash dog beach (City of Kelowna designated); on leash elsewhere in Sutherland Bay Park
Dogs: Off-leash dog beach (City of Kelowna designated); on leash elsewhere in Sutherland Bay Park
Kid-Friendly Lake View Free to Visit
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Cedar Creek Park
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
Dogs: Off-leash; the biggest off-leash dog beach in Kelowna
Lake View Free to Visit
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Gellatly Dog Beach
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
Dogs: Off-leash beach; leash on when entering and leaving the off-leash area
Lake View Free to Visit
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Gyro Beach
Gyro Beach is Osoyoos Lake in the middle of town: a sandy beach behind the Osoyoos Museum that runs from the lawn-bowling green to the Watermark, with Gyro Park and its…
Dogs: Secluded dog swimming area behind the museum; otherwise not in the park June–Aug except walkways
Dogs: Secluded dog swimming area behind the museum; otherwise not in the park June–Aug except walkways
Lake View Free to Visit
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Goodman Park Dog Swimming Area
Goodman Park’s dog swimming area is one of four spots where the Town of Osoyoos invites dogs into the lake, along Lakeshore Drive at Bayview Crescent.
Dogs: Designated dog swimming area; leash status inside the area not stated by the Town
Dogs: Designated dog swimming area; leash status inside the area not stated by the Town
Lake View Free to Visit
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Lake Avenue Beach Access
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)
Dogs: Off-leash (City of Kelowna designated dog beach)
Lake View Free to Visit
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Mabel Lake Provincial Park
Mabel Lake is the North Okanagan’s big-beach detour: a very large fine-sand beach with a buoyed swim area, worth the 36 km drive up Mabel Lake Road from Lumby.
Dogs: Designated dog beach; on leash elsewhere
Dogs: Designated dog beach; on leash elsewhere
Kid-Friendly Lake View Great for Groups Free to Visit
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Hurlburt Park
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
Dogs: Off-leash dog area and on-leash area in the park; Tourism Vernon calls it a pet-friendly beach
♥ Local Favourite Lake View Free to Visit
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