Hidden Gems in the Okanagan
Cafés, wineries, trails, beaches and more that are easy to miss — each card says why it’s a gem.
How we pick our Hidden Gems
Every Hidden Gem is chosen by hand, one place at a time. We look for spots that are easy to miss: small independents, places off the main strip, or somewhere a local tourism, parks or community source points to as a lesser-known find. Each one has to be worth the trip on its own merits. Star ratings and review counts don’t decide it, and the list isn’t ranked: “Mixed” order changes every day. Every card tells you why it made the cut.
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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Gellatly Heritage Regional Park
Open year-round
Gellatly Heritage Regional Park is a 2.6-hectare park that tells the story of the pioneering Gellatly family.
Why it’s a gem: A small Westbank park built around a pioneer family cemetery where Gellatlys have been buried for more than a century.
Free Dogs OK +1
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A Touch of Austria
Closed today · Opens Fri 1 PM
Reservation-only Austrian garden cafe: organic Viennese pastries, live piano, award-winning garden.
Why it’s a gem: A reservation-only musical garden café at a Smith Creek home, with Viennese pastries, Sachertorte and live piano.
Patio Live music +1
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The Gallery Winery
Closed today · Opens Fri 12 PM
Estate Riesling (Between Friends) and the Amethyst Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot blend; also Ehrenfelser.
Why it’s a gem: A boutique West Kelowna winery pairing wine with art on every label.
From $10 Dogs OK +4
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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.
Why it’s a gem: A quiet Westside Road beach the Regional District itself calls a hidden gem, with a playground, picnic shelter and mooring buoys.
Free
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Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Park
Open to the public
Gellatly Nut Farm is a century-old nut orchard on the shores of Okanagan Lake with a small beach at its edge, which makes for a different kind of beach visit: swim, then…
Why it’s a gem: A small lakeshore beach on a century-old nut farm, pairing a swim with flat orchard paths and heritage buildings.
Local Favourite Free Dogs OK
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Kalamoir Regional Park
Open to the public
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…
Why it’s a gem: Forested trails that wind down to quiet coves on Okanagan Lake, a West Kelowna local secret.
Free Dog Friendly
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Glen Canyon Regional Park
Open year-round
A 95-hectare canyon along Powers Creek in West Kelowna, with views of its unusual geology and a waterfall.
Why it’s a gem: A 95-hectare canyon along Powers Creek in West Kelowna, with unusual geology and a 24-metre waterfall a short hike in.
Free Dogs OK
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Shannon Lake Golf Club
Closed for the season
Par-70, 6,294-yard course, the only full-length one in West Kelowna; signature 8th runs along the lake.
Closed for the season.
Why it’s a gem: West Kelowna's only full-length course, quietly winding along Shannon Lake with a tempting risk/reward 8th hole.
Patio Lake view +2
All places on this page, A–Z (92)
- A Touch of Austria
- Anthony Buchanan Wines
- Baccata Ridge Winery
- Beat Patisserie
- Bertram Creek Regional Park
- Black Widow Winery
- Bonamici Cellars
- Brigade Trail & Priest Camp Historic Park
- Buffalo Rouge Brewing Co.
- BX Creek Trail & BX Falls
- Castoro de Oro Estate Winery
- Cedar Creek Park
- Chabendo Gelato
- Chaibaba
- Chill&Go Tacos
- CODE Wines
- Controlled Entropy Distilling
- Cools Pond Park
- Dickinson Family Farm
- Echo Bay Vineyard
- Fairview Cellars
- Farming Karma Fruit Co.
- Father Pandosy Mission Heritage Site
- Fox & Archer Wines
- Gellatly Heritage Regional Park
- Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Park
- Glen Canyon Regional Park
- Gratify
- Hardy Falls Regional Park
- Hidden Chapel Winery
- Hidden Lake Recreation Site
- Hidden Vines Family Estate Winery
- Inkaneep Provincial Park Campground
- Kalamoir Regional Park
- Kaleden Hotel Park
- Kaloya Regional Park
- Kasugai Garden
- Kettle Valley Winery
- Kickininee Provincial Park
- Kingfisher Interpretive Centre
- Kitchen @ Ve Oh Lay Acres Honey Wine & Farm
- KJ Coffee Bar
- Kopje Regional Park
- Kuipers' Peak Mountain Park
- La Casa Bianca Winery
- Lariana Cellars
- Liber Estates
- Lumby Golf Club
- Mabel Lake Golf & Country Club
- Mackie Lake House
- Manitou Park
- Maude-Roxby Wetland (Bird Sanctuary)
- McKinley Mountain Park
- Mill Creek Regional Park
- Mocojo Winery
- Mount Conkle Park
- Munson Pond Park
- Naramata Creek Park Waterfall Trail
- Nuyens Park
- Okanagan Falls Museum (Bassett House)
- OKGN To Go
- One14 Coffee Co.
- Osoyoos Oxbows Trail
- Pamplemousse Jus Natural Winery
- Penticton Ikeda Japanese Garden
- Powell Beach Park
- Raymer Bay Regional Park
- Rigour and Whimsy
- Roche Wines
- Rock Ovens Park
- Rocky Ridge Park (Turtle Mountain)
- Rotary Beach Park
- Rustlers Table
- Sarsons Beach Park
- Scorched Earth Winery
- Shannon Lake Golf Club
- Shuswap Cider Company
- Solvero Wines
- Sparrowgrass Field & Flower
- Summerland Ornamental Gardens
- Sunset Ranch Golf & Country Club
- Teassential
- Tender Hope Winery
- The Bistro - by Intermezzo
- The Flealess Hound Pub
- The Gallery Winery
- The Ridge Pub & Restaurant
- Thomas Hayes Ecological Reserve Trails
- Trepanier Creek Greenway Regional Park
- Vaseux Lake Provincial Park
- White Lake Grasslands Protected Area
- Yuki Sushi
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