Beaches in Osoyoos, BC
7 verified beaches in Osoyoos.
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Cottonwood Park (Cottonwood Beach)
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 perfect for catching all-day sun (bring an umbrella in the summer months). Cottonwood Park sits right behind it with colourful flower gardens, well-maintained landscaping, benches for the views and a paved, wheelchair-friendly walkway, so you can build sandcastles, picnic on the grass and wander between swims. Public washrooms are in the park, open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. from May 1 to October 15. This is not one of the Town’s designated dog swimming areas; Osoyoos asks that dogs in its parks be kept under control on a leash.
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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. It is the easy one to build a walk around: follow the Lakeshore Walkway with the dog, stop for a swim, and use the benches, picnic tables and full-service washrooms on site; the washrooms here stay open through the winter too. Dogs are welcome on leash in most Osoyoos parks, and the Town does not state a leash rule for the swimming area itself. Clean-up bag dispensers and garbage cans are provided.
🐾 Dog Friendly
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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 bandshell right behind it. Parking and washrooms are on site, and the washrooms stay open year-round (7 a.m. to 10 p.m. from May 1 to October 15, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in winter). A secluded dog swimming area is tucked behind the museum; otherwise dogs are not permitted in the park from June through August except on the walkways. All Town beaches are smoke-free.
🐾 Dog Friendly
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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. A designated area on the east side of the beach lets dogs cool off in the lake too. Washrooms are open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. from May 1 to October 15 and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in winter.
🐾 Dog Friendly
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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 for the kids, with restaurants, coffee shops and stores a short walk away. A paved walkway connects it with neighbouring Gyro Park, a good path for walking and cycling. The north end of the park is one of the Town of Osoyoos’s designated dog swimming areas, with shade to sit in while the dog swims and parking and washrooms on site; from June through August dogs must stay at the north end of the park. Clean-up bag dispensers and garbage cans are provided.
🐾 Dog Friendly
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Osoyoos Lake Regional Park
Osoyoos Lake Regional Park is the east-shore beach on Osoyoos Lake, and it is the one to pick when you want room in the water: a sandy beach with large designated swimming areas, a playground for the kids and numerous picnic benches for a lakeside picnic. A boat-accessible area lets you arrive by water, and washrooms are on site. Dogs are not permitted.
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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. Cottonwoods shade a narrow picnic terrace with tables above the sandy beach, a marsh boardwalk trail explores the wetland, and a single concrete boat ramp serves the lake (stay between the yellow markers in the narrow channel). It is operated by the Osoyoos Indian Band, with flush toilets, on-site parking and trailer parking at the launch, and 41 campsites for the April 1 to October 14 season (gate 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.). Take the warnings seriously: swimming and wading near the exposed sandbar at the tip carry a real risk of undercurrents and steep drop-offs, winds can be severe, poison ivy is common, and there are no lifeguards. Dogs must be leashed; the Town notes a dog swimming area east of the day-use area.
🐾 Dog Friendly