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Lake View Spots in Vernon
This Vernon list has 26 places: 12 parks and trails, 5 beaches, 4 restaurants and 5 others. On the 26 Vernon cards, 4 list weekly specials and 6 link a menu. Of the 26, 3 are seasonal and close for part of the year. Our picks here include The Perch Winery, one of our Local Favourites: voted Best Winery in the North Okanagan (2026); and The Edge Restaurant & Bar, one of our Local Favourites: a North Okanagan readers' favourite for patio dining (2026).
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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Barrique & Java
Open now · Closes midnight
All-day café and bar at Sparkling Hill Resort over Okanagan Lake: coffee, pastries, wine, cocktails.
Vegan Vegetarian +5
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PeakFine at Sparkling Hill Resort
Open now · Closes 11 AM
Ocean-to-table and farm-fresh dining inside Sparkling Hill Resort, with a curated wine and drinks list.
Vegan Vegetarian +4
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Evely Recreation Site
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
A big Okanagan Lake campground that isn't a provincial park, with 48 sites along the west shore. The lake is at your feet for swimming, cartop boats and fishing.
From $18 / night Dogs OK +2
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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 Front RV Park (Swan Lake)
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
Six acres with 81 sites backing onto the reedy shore of Swan Lake, just north of Vernon. Herons, ospreys and pelicans from the nature reserve are the neighbours.
From $50 / night Dogs OK +2
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The Edge Restaurant & Bar
Closed · Opens 4 PM
Steakhouse at The Rise Resort above Okanagan Lake: Chateaubriand, West Coast seafood, Coravin wines by the glass, multi-level patio.
Local Favourite Patio Lake view +3
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Middleton Mountain (Farnsworth Nature Reserve)
Open to the public
The grassy summit between Vernon and Coldstream.
Free Dogs OK +1
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Allan Brooks Nature Centre
Open to the public
A hands-on nature centre on a grassland knoll with Okanagan, Kalamalka and Swan lakes all in view.
Free Lake view +1
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Hurlburt Park
Open to the public
Hurlburt Park is where Vernon swims with its dog.
Local Favourite Free Dog Friendly
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Commonage Trail (Mission Hill)
Open to the public
A 2.5 km gravel trail in Vernon that starts with a steep switchback climb from Okanagan Avenue (park on Fulton Road), then runs level across the top of Mission Hill to…
Free Dogs OK +1
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The Bistro - by Intermezzo
Closed · Opens 3:30 PM
Casual fine dining in a dining room overlooking Swan Lake, from the Intermezzo restaurant team.
Vegan Vegetarian +6
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Kal Crystal Waters Trail
Open to the public
A 12.57 km route for walkers and cyclists from Okanagan College in Vernon south to Lake Country, rated Moderate.
Free Dogs OK +1
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1516 Pub & Grill
Closed · Opens 11 AM
Vernon's only waterfront restaurant on the Vernon arm of Okanagan Lake, with a big lakeside patio.
Local Favourite Dogs OK Vegan +8
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Ellison Provincial Park
Open to the public
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…
Local Favourite Free Dog Friendly
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Jordan Nature Reserve (Swan Lake)
Open to the public
A short, easy trail through a 19-acre regional nature reserve on the east shore of Swan Lake, with a picnic area, wildlife viewing and a hand launch for paddlers.
Free Dogs OK +1
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Okanagan Glamping Co.
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
A handful of furnished canvas tents and a yurt on the sage-and-pine hills above Okanagan Lake. Proper beds, sunset views over the water and no tent poles to set up.
From $149 / night Lake view +1
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Paddlewheel Park
Open to the public
Paddlewheel Park Beach is a local favourite, and for good reason: it is built for a full-day family outing.
Local Favourite Free
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Ellison Nature Trail
Open to the public
A signed 1.3 km nature trail in Ellison Provincial Park, built for hikers, with interpretive signs and a viewpoint over Okanagan Lake; the park's headland trails look…
Free Dogs OK +1
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Predator Ridge Trails
Open to the public
One of the North Okanagan's signature riding networks, on the Commonage between Vernon and Kelowna, with 13.5 km of dedicated bike trails.
Free Lake view
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Gerni's Farmhouse
Closed · Opens 12 PM
Austrian farmhouse restaurant: bratwurst, schnitzel and pork knuckle in a rebuilt 16th-century building.
Vegan Vegetarian +7
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Swan Lake Nature Reserve Trail
Open to the public
A gentle 1.8 km loop at the southwest end of Swan Lake that preserves and restores marshland with Ducks Unlimited.
Free Lake view
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Kekuli Bay Provincial Park
Open to the public
Kekuli Bay sits on a peaceful bay on the west side of Kalamalka Lake, with calm waters that make it a popular launching point for kayaks, SUPs, waterskiing and boating…
Free
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Grey Canal Trail
Open to the public
A trail along the route of British Columbia's longest irrigation channel, with the old pipelines still visible beside the path in places.
Free Dogs OK +1
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Triple Splash Sea-Doo Rentals
Closed for the season
Spark Trixx Sea-Doo rentals launching from Vernon's Okanagan Landing, with fuel included and quiet northern-lake cliffs and coves
Closed for the season.
From $159 / hour Lake view
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The Perch Winery
Closed for the season
The Perch Winery is a small, under-the-radar Vernon winery with a stunning mountain and lake view and a relaxed backyard to sit in.
Closed for the season.
Local Favourite Dogs OK Patio +2
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The Rise Golf Course
Closed for the season
Fred Couples Signature 18-hole course (2008) above Okanagan Lake, with lake views on 12 holes.
Closed for the season.
Patio Lake view +1
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