Camping in the Okanagan

Cedar Falls Campground

Vernon

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A small, hands-on family campground twelve minutes from Vernon on the road to SilverStar, with individually cared-for sites and a firm four-person limit that keeps…

From $85 / night Dogs OK +1

Vaseux Lake Provincial Park

Okanagan Falls

Open to the public

Vaseux Lake is the Okanagan beach for people who want the lake without the engines: as a Migratory Bird Sanctuary it bans motorized boats, so the beach, which runs the…

Hidden Gem Free Dogs OK

Idleback Lake Recreation Site

Penticton

Open to the public

A quiet campground up in the Carmi hills, with 21 well-spaced sites under larch that turns gold in October.

Free Dogs OK

Lake Front RV Park (Swan Lake)

Vernon

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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

Evely Recreation Site

Vernon

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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

Gold Panner Campground

Lumby

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A riverside campground at Cherryville on the Shuswap River, with tent and RV sites and Monashee gold-rush country on the doorstep.

From $24 / night Dogs OK +2

Beaver Lake Mountain Resort

Lake Country

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A four-season lake resort at 1,402 metres on Beaver (Swalwell) Lake above Lake Country.

From $15 Dogs OK +2

Oyama Lake Lodge

Lake Country

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A fishing resort on Oyama Lake, an 800-acre volcanic lake with depths to 87 feet that holds trout of all sizes.

From $55 / session Dogs OK +3

Inkaneep Provincial Park Campground

Oliver

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The smallest provincial campground in the South Okanagan, with seven riverside sites walled in by wild rose thickets.

Hidden Gem From $18 / night Dogs OK +1

Postill Lake Lodge

Kelowna

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A lakeside-cabin and fly-fishing resort in the hills north-east of Kelowna.

From $10 Dogs OK +2

Wood Lake RV Park & Marina

Lake Country

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Twelve acres of lawn and old willows on the shore of Wood Lake, with 176 full-service RV sites, a 69-slip marina and a beach.

From $20 Dogs OK +2

Cooke Creek Recreation Site (Shuswap River)

Enderby

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Twenty-two campsites beside the crystal-clear Shuswap River, with swimming holes, trout water and walking trails through the riverside forest.

From $18 / night Dogs OK +1

Barefoot Beach Resort

Penticton

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Camp without a tent in one of thirteen yurts, from studios to two-bedrooms, each with a kitchenette, on a private stretch of Skaha Lake beach.

From $145 / night Dogs OK +3

Cottonwood Beach Recreation Site (Mabel Lake)

Lumby

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The quieter east shore of Mabel Lake, with 49 forest campsites behind a sandy swimming beach and the same clear, cold water as Noisy Creek across the lake.

From $18 / night Dogs OK +2

Lambly (Bear) Lake Recreation Site

West Kelowna

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Twenty-two campsites on a quiet electric-motor lake up the Bear Main forest road, with perch and trout fishing for the kids.

From $18 / night Dogs OK +2

Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park

Kelowna

Open to the public

A rugged 11,321-hectare wilderness on the east shore of Okanagan Lake, with no public roads inside.

Free Dogs OK +1

Sugar Lake 2 Mile Recreation Site

Lumby

Open to the public

The main campground on Sugar Lake, a big, cold Monashee lake, with 62 open, level sites on the shore, a boat launch and some of the best trout and char fishing in the…

Free Dogs OK +1

Okanagan Glamping Co.

Vernon

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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

sw̓iw̓s Provincial Park

Osoyoos

Open to the public

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)

Free Dog Friendly

Dee Lake Wilderness Resort

Lake Country

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A heritage fishing resort established in 1926 on Dee Lake, one of the chain of trout lakes between Lake Country and Vernon.

Dogs OK Kids OK +1

Cabana Beach Campground & RV Park

Osoyoos

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A family-run campground for close to fifty years, with 84 sites for tents and smaller RVs, plus a few camping cabins.

Kids OK

Headwaters Family Camp

Peachland

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An old-fashioned fishing and camping camp on the Headwaters Lakes, above Peachland. Summer means fishing, boating and canoeing, with lakeside cabins and a quiet pace.

From $28 / night Dogs OK +2

Island View RV Resort

Osoyoos

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An RV resort with 110 full-service sites and a private beach on the warmest freshwater lake in Canada, five minutes from downtown Osoyoos. RVs only.

From $60 / night Dogs OK +2

Dutch's Campground

Coldstream

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A family-run campground on Kalamalka Road in Coldstream, a five-minute walk from the sand and turquoise water of Kalamalka Lake.

From $30 / night Dogs OK +1

Fintry Provincial Park

West Kelowna

Open to the public

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

Free Dog Friendly +1

Oxbow RV Resort

Penticton

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Penticton's in-town RV park on the Skaha side, with 68 full-hookup sites on paved lanes under shade trees.

From $50 / night Dogs OK +1

McCulloch Reservoir Recreation Site

Kelowna

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Thirty-nine campsites on the shore of a big plateau lake, also called Hydraulic Lake, with canoes, evening rainbow trout fishing and the Kettle Valley Rail Trail close…

From $18 / night Dogs OK +1

Ellison Provincial Park

Vernon

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…

Dogs: Dogs permitted only at Sandy Beach (the park's pet beach); not on other beaches

Local Favourite Free Dog Friendly

Peachland RV Park

Peachland

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A campground in the pines on the bench above Peachland, with 81 full-service sites, a splash park and adventure playground for kids, and trails through the trees.

From $49 / night Dogs OK +1

Swalwell (Beaver) Lake Recreation Site

Lake Country

Open to the public

A 14-site public campground with its own boat launch beside Beaver Lake Mountain Resort, on water stocked with 35,000 rainbow trout a year.

Free Dogs OK

Bear Creek Provincial Park

West Kelowna

Open to the public

Bear Creek gives you 400 metres of coarse-sand beach on the west side of Okanagan Lake, across the water from Kelowna, with a buoyed swim area and the kind of facilities…

Free Dogs OK

Hidden Lake Recreation Site

Enderby

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A long forested lake in the hills east of Enderby with 48 campsites and a boat launch.

Hidden Gem From $18 / night Dogs OK +2

Riverside RV Park & Campground

Enderby

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Shaded tent and RV sites on the Shuswap River in the middle of Enderby, with a boat launch for the classic lazy float.

From $35 / night Kids OK +1

South Beach Gardens RV Park

Penticton

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Penticton's big family park, with well over 200 sites across the road from Sudbury and Skaha beaches, most with full hookups, plus a clubhouse.

From $40 / night Dogs OK +2

Hydraulic Lake Recreation Site

Kelowna

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The near end of the McCulloch Reservoir, with 30 campsites, a cartop launch and good rainbow trout fishing.

From $18 / night Dogs OK +2

Okanagan Lake Provincial Park

Summerland

Open to the public

Okanagan Lake Provincial Park, north of Summerland on Highway 97, is a camper’s beach: pebbly rather than sandy, with buoyed swim areas below the two campgrounds, a…

Free

Spectrum Lake Trail (Monashee Provincial Park)

Lumby

Open to the public

The North Okanagan's gateway to mountain wilderness: a trail into Monashee Provincial Park through Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, birch, cedar and hemlock to a…

Free Lake view

Island Lake Recreation Site (Dee Lake chain)

Lake Country

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The public campground of the Dee Lake chain of trout lakes, with 34 forested sites on a lake full of small, keen rainbows. Bring a canoe rather than a big boat.

From $18 / night Dogs OK +1

Mabel Lake Resort & Marina

Enderby

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A comfortable way to camp on one of the North Okanagan's wildest lakes.

From $65 / night Dogs OK +2

Kekuli Bay Provincial Park

Vernon

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

Nk'Mip Campground & RV Resort

Osoyoos

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Hundreds of tent and RV sites along the east shore of Osoyoos Lake, with a marina, boat launch, indoor pool, playground and a dedicated dog beach.

From $40 / night Dogs OK +2

Noisy Creek Recreation Site (Mabel Lake)

Enderby

Open to the public

Sixty campsites at the wild north end of Mabel Lake, with long sandy beaches, warm shallows and a 2.4 km creek trail into the forest.

Free Dogs OK +1

Chute Lake Lodge

Naramata

Closed today · Opens Fri 8 AM

A lodge in the mountains above the Naramata Bench on the Kettle Valley Railway.

Local Favourite Dogs OK Kids OK +1

sx̌ʷəx̌ʷnitkʷ (Okanagan Falls) Provincial Park Campground

Okanagan Falls

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A provincial campground with 31 sites on irrigated lawn under shady trees, between the Okanagan River and the foothills of Mount McLellan.

From $25 / night Dogs OK +1

Gallagher Lake Camping & RV Resort

Oliver

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Camp, park the RV or book a cabin beside spring-fed Gallagher Lake, a sunny South Okanagan base with a private beach.

From $750 / month Kids OK +1

Mabel Lake Provincial Park

Lumby

Open to the public

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

Free Dog Friendly +2

Naramata Centre Campground

Naramata

Closed for the season

The only place to camp in Naramata village, in three shaded areas on a 23-acre property beside Okanagan Lake.

Closed for the season.

From $45 / night Dogs OK +2

Peach Orchard Campground

Summerland

Closed for the season

A municipal campground with 121 sites under the trees, two blocks up the hill from Peach Orchard Beach and a short walk from the village's cafés, bakeries and tasting…

Closed for the season.

From $37 / night Dogs OK +1

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