Dog Beaches in the Okanagan
Every designated dog beach in the valley, each with the official on-leash or off-leash rule that actually applies when you get there.
Guide: dog-friendly Kelowna, with the dog rules for each place →
Open Now is based on each place’s listed hours. Hours can change for holidays, seasons or special closures — check with the venue before you go.
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Where we know the rule, each card says where your dog can go, from the venue's own site or the city's official dog-beach list. Rules can change, so check with the place before you go.
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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
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
Kid-Friendly 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
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
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
♥ Local Favourite Kid-Friendly 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
Lake View Great for Groups 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
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
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
Lake View 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
♥ Local Favourite 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
♥ Local Favourite 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
♥ Local Favourite 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
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)
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
Kid-Friendly 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
Kid-Friendly 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
Kid-Friendly Lake View Great for Groups 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)
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)
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
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)
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
Kid-Friendly Lake View Free to Visit
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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
Kid-Friendly Lake View 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)
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
Kid-Friendly 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)
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
Lake View Free to Visit
All places on this page, A–Z (425)
- 13th Street Viewpoint & Centennial Way
- 1516 Pub & Grill
- 19 Bistro @ Fitz
- 31 Charkay
- 8th Generation Vineyard
- Abandoned Rail Brewing Co.
- Adega On 45th Estate Winery
- Ambrosia Family Restaurant
- Ancient Hill Winery
- Angel Place
- Arrowleaf Cellars
- Backroads Brewing Co
- Bar Travelling Man
- Barefoot Beach Resort
- Barking Parrot Bar
- Barley Mill Brew Pub
- Barn Owl Brewing
- Barn Owl Eatery & Cafe
- Bartier Bros. Vineyard & Winery
- BC Wine Studio & Carter Wine Co
- Bean to Cup
- Beaumont Family Estate Winery
- Beaver Lake Mountain Resort
- Becker Bike Park
- Bench 1775 Winery
- Bench Market
- Bench Patio Bistro
- Big White Nordic & Wilderness Trails
- Big White Ski Resort
- Big White Tube Park (Happy Valley)
- Black Swift Vineyards
- Blasted Church Vineyards
- Blind Tiger Vineyards
- Bliss Bakery - Kitchen
- Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars
- BNA Brewing Kelowna
- BNA Brewing Vernon
- Bohemian Cafe
- Bonamici Cellars
- Bordertown Vineyards & Estate Winery
- Branding Iron Pub
- Brandt's Creek Linear Park
- Brent Mountain Trail
- Bright Jenny Coffee (Glenmore)
- Britannia Brewing Co
- Broken Anchor Cafe and Catering
- BTS Cocktail Bar & Kitchen
- Bugaboos Bakery Cafe
- Burrowing Owl Estate Winery
- BX Creek Trail & BX Falls
- BX Creek Wetland Boardwalk & Vernon Heronry
- Cambo Beach Restaurant
- Camel's Hump
- Cantina del Centro - Kelowna
- Canyon Falls Park (Crawford Falls)
- Carrot Mountain Bluffs
- Castoro de Oro Estate Winery
- Cedar Creek Park
- Cedar Falls Campground
- CedarCreek Estate Winery
- Central Kitchen + Bar
- Chaibaba
- Chain Reaction Winery
- Chantana's Thai Restaurant
- Cherry Pit Restaurant
- Chichester Wetland Park
- Christie Memorial Park
- Chulo Tapas & Bar
- Chute Lake Lodge
- Ciao Bella Winery
- Cibo & Vines
- Clocktower Coffee Co.
- CODE Wines
- Coldstream Ranchlands Trail
- Copper Brewing Co.
- Coral Beach North
- Coral Beach South
- Creekside Park Skate Park
- Crescent Hill Winery
- Crick Coffee and Farm Store
- Crown & Thieves
- Cue's Game Room
- Curious Cafe
- D'Angelo Estate Winery
- Dee Lake Wilderness Resort
- Deep Roots Winery
- Detonate Brewing Company
- Deville Coffee Bernard
- Dilworth Mountain Park
- Dirty Laundry Winery
- Dominion Cider Co.
- Downtown Sails Dog Beach (Kerry Park)
- Dragonboat Pub
- DunnEnzies Pizza Downtown
- DunnEnzies Pizza Mission
- Dutch's Campground
- Echo Lake Resort
- Edge of the Earth Vineyards
- Elephant Island Winery
- Ellis Ridge & Canyon View Trails
- Ellison Provincial Park
- Ex Nihilo Vineyards & Tasting Room
- Fairview Cellars
- Farming Karma Fruit Co.
- Fintry Provincial Park
- Fitzpatrick Family Vineyards at Greata Ranch
- Folktale Cider
- Foolish Wine
- Fourth St Beach Park
- Frankie We Salute You!
- Freddy's Brewpub
- French Door Estate Winery
- Friends Pub
- Friesen's Countrytyme
- Frind Estate Winery
- Fugassa Italian Eatery
- Gable Beach Park
- Gellatly Dog Beach
- Giant's Head Brewing
- Giant's Head Mountain Park
- Gino's Coffee House
- Glen Canyon Regional Park
- Gneiss Wines
- Goats Peak Regional Park
- Gold Panner Campground
- Goodman Park Dog Swimming Area
- Goose Lake Range Park
- Granny's Fruit Stand, Bakery, Cafe
- Grape Leaf Cafe
- Grate Cheesery
- Grey Canal Trail
- Grizzli Winery
- Gulfstream
- Gyro Beach
- Hammer's House of Hog
- Hardy Falls Regional Park
- Haywire Winery
- Headwaters Family Camp
- Heaven's Gate Estate Winery
- Hester Creek Estate Winery
- Hidden Chapel Winery
- Hidden Vines Family Estate Winery
- Highway 97 Brewing
- Howling Bluff Estate Winery
- Hurlburt Park
- Idleback Lake Recreation Site
- Inkaneep Provincial Park Campground
- International Hike and Bike Trail
- Intersection Estate Winery
- Intrigue Wines
- Irrigation Canal Walkway
- Island View RV Resort
- Jack Seaton Park
- Jackknife Brewing
- Johns Family Nature Conservancy Regional Park
- JoieFarm Winery
- Junction 3 Coffee House
- Kal Crystal Waters Trail
- Kalala Organic Estate Winery
- Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park – Cosens Bay
- Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park – Jade Bay & Juniper Bay
- Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park Trails & Rattlesnake Point
- Kalamoir Regional Park
- Kelly O Bryan's Restaurant
- Kelowna Beer Institute
- Kelowna Nordic Ski and Snowshoe Club
- Kettle River Brewing Co.
- Kitchen @ Ve Oh Lay Acres Honey Wine & Farm
- KJ Coffee Bar
- KLO Creek Regional Park
- Knox Mountain Park
- Kuipers' Peak Mountain Park
- KVR Trail – Naramata Bench (Little Tunnel & Adra Tunnel)
- La Casa Bianca Winery
- La Frenz Winery
- La Stella Winery
- Lake Avenue Beach Access
- Lake Breeze Vineyards Tasting Room
- Lake Country Bike Park
- Lake Front RV Park (Swan Lake)
- Lakeboat Vineyard & Winery
- Lakers Park Disc Golf Course
- Lakeside Cellars
- Lakesider Brewing
- Le Vieux Pin
- Legion Beach
- Leir House Cultural Centre (Penticton & District Community Arts Council)
- Leopold's Tavern Kelowna - Bernard
- Lightning Rock Winery
- Lions Park
- Lions Park (Oliver)
- Liquidity Wines
- Little Engine Wines
- Little Hobo Soup & Sandwich Shop
- Little Straw Vineyards Family Estate Winery
- Lock & Worth Winery
- LocoLanding Adventure Park
- Lu Lou's Lakeside Grill & Chill
- Lumby Salmon Trail
- Lunessence Winery & Vineyards
- Mabel Lake Provincial Park
- Mack's Social House
- Maku
- Marmalade Bakery
- Marno's Woodfire Pizza
- Mayhem Wines
- McCulloch Reservoir Recreation Site
- McKinley Mountain Park
- McKinney Nordic Ski Club – Snowshoe & Cross-Country Trails
- Memorial Park
- Memphis Blues Barbeque House & Catering Co.
- Meyer Family Vineyards
- Michaelbrook Golf Course
- Micro Bar + Bites
- Middleton Mountain (Farnsworth Nature Reserve)
- Milk Shed Coffeehouse
- Mill Creek Regional Park
- Millionaires' Row Cider Co.
- Mission Creek Greenway Regional Park
- Mission Creek Mountain Bike Skills Park
- Mission Creek Regional Park
- Mocojo Winery
- Modesta Winery
- Monashee Outdoors
- Moon Curser Vineyards
- Mount Boucherie – Boucherie Rush Trail
- Mount Conkle Park
- Mount Kobau
- MR MIKES SteakhouseCasual (Vernon)
- Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery
- Munson Mountain
- Murray's Pizza & Pasta (Summerland)
- Myra Canyon – Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park
- Mythology Vineyard
- Nagging Doubt Winery
- Naked Cafe
- Naramata Centre Campground
- Naramata Creek Park Waterfall Trail
- Naramata Pub & Grill
- Neighbourhood Brewing
- Neighbourhood Outpost
- Niche Wine Company
- Nickel Plate Nordic Centre
- Night Bird Estate Winery
- Nighthawk Vineyards
- Nk'Mip Campground & RV Resort
- Norman's Diner - Kelowna
- Nostalgia Wines
- Oak & Sparrow Estate Winery
- OEB Breakfast Co.
- Okanagan Centre Safe Harbour Regional Park
- Okanagan Lake Park Beach
- Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park
- Okanagan Rail Trail
- Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery (Vernon)
- Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery Kelowna
- Old Vines Restaurant
- Oliver Community Park
- One14 Coffee Co.
- Origin Wines
- Original Joe's
- Original Joe's Restaurant
- Over the Fence Winery
- Oxbow RV Resort
- Oyama Lake Lodge
- Pappa's Firehall Bistro
- Paynter's Fruit Market
- Peach Orchard Beach Park
- Peach Orchard Campground
- Peach Orchard Dog Beach
- Peachland Museum
- Peachland RV Park
- Peacock's Perch Pub
- Peaks to Shore
- Pelmewash Parkway
- Pentage Winery
- Perch Sky Lounge
- Petrasek Bakery
- Phantom Creek Estates
- Pincushion Mountain Trail
- Pipe Dreams Vineyard & Winery
- Pizza Factory (Kelowna)
- Platinum Bench Estate Winery & Artisan Bread Co.
- Ponds Park & Trail
- Poplar Point Dog Beach
- Porter's
- Porto Peach Restaurant
- Post Haus Pub
- Postill Lake Lodge
- Priest Creek Family Estate Winery
- Princeton Avenue Boat Launch
- Pulp Fiction – Pandosy
- Pumphouse Beach
- Quails' Gate Winery
- Queen of the South
- Quench Pool Bar
- Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery
- Rail Trail Café & Market
- Railside Brewing Ltd
- Rainmaker Wines
- Ratio Coffee & Pastry
- Rattlesnake Canyon
- Red Bird Brewing
- Red Rooster Winery
- Rise and Shine Coffee House
- River Stone Estate Winery
- Roberto's Gelato
- Roche Wines
- Rose Valley Regional Park
- Roster Sports Club
- Rotary Beach Park (Oliver)
- Rotary Beach Park (West Kelowna)
- Ruby Blues Winery
- Rustlers Table
- Sage Hills Wine
- Salty's Beach House
- Scenic Canyon Regional Park
- Scenic Road Cider Co.
- Second Chapter Wine Company
- See Ya Later Ranch Winery
- Shady Rest Fish & Chips
- Shaughnessy's Cove
- Shore Line Brewing Co.
- Shuswap Falls Recreation Area
- Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail – Enderby section
- Silhouette Estate Winery
- Silver Sage Winery
- SilverStar Cross-Country Ski Trails
- SilverStar Snowshoe Trails
- Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park
- Skaha Lake Dog Beach (Lakeside Road)
- sntsk‘il’ntən–Black Mountain Regional Park
- So Fetch Canine Social Club
- Sociale
- Soma Craft Cidery
- Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre
- SpearHead Winery
- Sperling Vineyards
- Spion Kop Recreation Reserve
- Sprout Bread
- Stoneboat Vineyards
- SummerGate Winery
- Summerland Heritage Cider Company
- Summerland Ornamental Gardens
- Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park
- Sushi Kojo
- Sweet Cloud Ice Cream Rolls
- Swim Bay
- sw̓iw̓s Provincial Park
- sx̌ʷəx̌ʷnitkʷ (Okanagan Falls) Provincial Park Campground
- Tacos del Norte
- TAMM Mexican Restaurant
- Tantalus Vineyards
- Telemark Nordic Club
- Tender Hope Winery
- Terravista Vineyards
- Terroir Kitchen
- The Beanery Cafe
- The Black Antler
- The Blind Angler Grill
- The Canadian Brewhouse & Grill (Kelowna)
- The Daily Grind Lake Country
- The Dubh Glas Distillery Ltd.
- The Edgewater Bar and Grill
- The Energy Den
- The Flealess Hound Pub
- The Galley Lakeside Cafe
- The Hatch
- The Hatching Post Brewery & Smokery
- The Hot Dog Lounge at JoieFarm
- The Hub on Martin
- The Landing Kitchen + Bar
- The Med Restaurant - Vernon
- The Modest Butcher Kitchen + Market
- The Office Brewery
- The Opera Room
- The Patio At Lake Breeze
- The Red Antler
- The Ryse Breadworks & Coffeehouse
- The Small Axe Road House
- The View Winery & Wards Cider
- The Woods Restaurant
- Thornhaven Estates Winery
- Three Lakes Brewing Ltd
- Three Mile Beach
- Three Sisters Winery
- Tightrope Winery
- Tiki Time Tours
- Tin Whistle Brewing
- Tonics Pub & Grill
- Tony's Craft Cidery
- Township 7 Vineyards & Winery
- Tplaqín / Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park
- Train Station Pub
- Trepanier Creek Greenway Regional Park
- Truck 59 Ciderhouse
- Turtle Bay Pub
- Turtle Jack's West Kelowna
- Tutt Street Tapas + Wine
- Twinkling Trail – Big White
- Two Brothers Mexican Restaurant
- Underground Pizza
- Unleashed Brewing Company
- Upside Cidery
- Urban Distilleries
- Van Westen Vineyards
- Vasanti Estate Winery
- Ve Oh Lay Acres Winery & Farm
- Vice & Virtue Brewing Co.
- Vineyard Kitchen & Patio at Nighthawk Vineyards
- Volcanic Hills Estate Winery
- Ward's Wine Country Kitchen
- Wayne & Freda
- Wesbert Winery
- Westbank Centre Park (Julia's Junction & Kids Care Spray Park)
- White Lake Grasslands Protected Area
- Wild Goose Winery
- Wild Horse Disc Golf Course
- Winemaker's Cut
- Wolf Tree Coffee
- Wood Fire Bakery
- Wood Lake Fishing Dock
- Wood Lake RV Park & Marina
- Wright's Beach Camp
- Yellow Dog Brewing Co
Open Now is based on each place’s listed hours. Hours can change for holidays, seasons or special closures — check with the venue before you go.
