Fishing in the Okanagan
Trout-fishing lodges, public fishing docks and guided charters on the valley’s lakes — licence required.
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Okanagan Centre Safe Harbour Regional Park
Open to the public
One of the only safe harbours on this stretch of Okanagan Lake, this Okanagan Centre park pairs a boat launch with a pedestrian dock, a fishing and viewing platform and…
Free Dogs OK
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Vaseux Lake Provincial Park
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…
Free Dogs OK
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Tplaqín / Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park
Open to the public
The landmark cliffs of the northern Okanagan tower 850 metres above the valley floor.
Free Dogs OK
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Idleback Lake Recreation Site
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
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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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Beaver Lake Mountain Resort
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
A four-season lake resort at 1,402 metres on Beaver (Swalwell) Lake above Lake Country.
From $15 Dogs OK +2
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Oyama Lake Lodge
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
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
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Postill Lake Lodge
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
A lakeside-cabin and fly-fishing resort in the hills north-east of Kelowna.
From $10 Dogs OK +2
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Cooke Creek Recreation Site (Shuswap River)
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
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
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Peachland Heritage Park
Open to the public
Heritage Park is Peachland's downtown waterfront gathering spot, on the site of the old Walter's packinghouse.
Free Dogs OK +1
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Lambly (Bear) Lake Recreation Site
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
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
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Luxury Lake Tours
Book ahead · tours by reservation
Captained private boat tours on Okanagan Lake, from sightseeing cruises and fishing charters to wine tours that arrive at lakeside wineries by water.
From $310 / hour Kids OK +2
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Sugar Lake 2 Mile Recreation Site
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
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Dee Lake Wilderness Resort
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
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
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Headwaters Family Camp
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
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
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Al-ways Fishing Charters
Book ahead · tours by reservation
Captain Al McPhail's guided trips cruise across Wood Lake and up the channel into Kalamalka Lake, fishing for kokanee and trout. Suits first-timers as much as regulars.
From $225 Kids OK +1
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McCulloch Reservoir Recreation Site
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
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
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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…
Dogs: Dogs permitted only at Sandy Beach (the park's pet beach); not on other beaches
Local Favourite Free Dog Friendly
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Swalwell (Beaver) Lake Recreation Site
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
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Okanagan Bucktail Co.
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
Guided trolling charters on Okanagan Lake with Captain Geoff Hartland, fishing for trophy rainbow trout and kokanee with bucktail flies he ties by hand.
From $500 Kids OK +2
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Nickel Plate Provincial Park
Open to the public
A quiet, semi-wilderness park just past Apex Mountain Village, built around glacier-carved Nickel Plate Lake.
Free Lake view
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Hydraulic Lake Recreation Site
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
The near end of the McCulloch Reservoir, with 30 campsites, a cartop launch and good rainbow trout fishing.
From $18 / night Dogs OK +2
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Island Lake Recreation Site (Dee Lake chain)
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
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
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Wood Lake Fishing Dock
Open to the public
A fully accessible public fishing dock with a kayak launch on Wood Lake, built so anglers of every ability can fish for kokanee and trout from shore.
Free Dogs OK +1
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Echo Lake Provincial Park
Open to the public
A forested mountain lake southeast of Lumby, popular for fishing for rainbow trout, lake trout and kokanee in both summer and winter, and for swimming and paddling.
Free Dogs OK +2
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Chute Lake Lodge
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
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Mabel Lake Provincial Park
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
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Rodney's REEL Outdoors – Ice Fishing Charters
Book ahead · tours by reservation
Guided ice-fishing days on a mountain trout lake, with rods, an ice hut, an underwater camera and a hot lunch by the fire, all supplied.
From $650 Kids OK
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Echo Lake Resort
Closed for the season · Reopens May 1, 2027
A family lake resort on a quiet mountain lake since 1943.
Closed · reopens May 1
From $50 / night Dogs OK +3
All places on this page, A–Z (340)
- Aberdeen Columns Trail
- Adventure Skating Loop & Shinny Pond – Apex
- Al-ways Fishing Charters
- Allan Brooks Nature Centre
- Anarchist Mountain Lookout
- Angel Springs Trail (via KLO Creek)
- Apex Mountain Resort
- Apex Mountain Summit Trail
- Baldy Mountain Resort
- Baldy Snowshoe Trails
- Barefoot Beach Resort
- Bear Creek Provincial Park
- Beaver Lake Mountain Resort
- Becker Bike Park
- Becker Park – Community Hill Trail
- Bedford Lookout Loop (Peachland Trails)
- Bellevue Creek Greenway
- Ben Lee Park
- Big White Horse-Drawn Sleigh Rides & Dining Tours
- Big White Nordic & Wilderness Trails
- Big White Ski Resort
- Big White Summer Hiking Trails
- Big White Tube Park (Happy Valley)
- Blue Grouse Mountain
- Bluenose Mountain Trail
- Boucherie Multi-Use Path
- Boulder Trail (Okanagan Mountain Park)
- Brandt's Creek Linear Park
- Brent Mountain Trail
- Brewer's Pond Skating – SilverStar
- Bridlewood Riding Centre
- Brigade Trail & Priest Camp Historic Park
- Burdekin Lane Beach Trail
- BX Creek Trail & BX Falls
- BX Creek Wetland Boardwalk & Vernon Heronry
- BX Ranch Trail
- Cabana Beach Campground & RV Park
- Camel's Hump
- Campbell Mountain
- Candle Creek Kennels – Dog Sled Tours at Big White
- Canyon Falls Park (Crawford Falls)
- Carmi Recreational Trails
- Carrot Mountain Bluffs
- Cascade Falls Trail (Mabel Lake)
- Cedar Falls Campground
- Chichester Wetland Park
- Christie Falls
- Chute Lake Lodge
- Clover Creek – Lacoma Lake Trail (Trepanier Provincial Park)
- Coldstream Ranchlands Trail
- Comin' Round the Mountain Trail (Kalamalka Lake Park)
- Commonage Trail (Mission Hill)
- Cooke Creek Recreation Site (Shuswap River)
- Cools Pond Park
- Cottonwood Beach Recreation Site (Mabel Lake)
- Cougar Canyon Trail (Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park)
- Coyote Cruises – Penticton Channel Float
- Crawford Trails – Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park
- Davison Orchards
- Dee Lake Wilderness Resort
- Denison Lake Trail
- Dickinson Family Farm
- Dilworth Mountain Park
- Divide Lake Trail (from Rimrock Gate)
- Dutch's Campground
- Eagle View and Quail Flume Trails
- East Hill Trail (Oyama)
- Echo Lake Provincial Park
- Echo Lake Resort
- Ellis Ridge & Canyon View Trails
- Ellison Nature Trail
- Ellison Provincial Park
- Evely Recreation Site
- Father Pandosy Mission Heritage Site
- Fintry Provincial Park
- Freedom Flight Park & School
- Full Cyrcle Adventures
- Fur Brigade Trail Viewpoint (Garnet Valley Trails)
- Gala Street Walkway and Ditch Trail
- Gallagher Lake Camping & RV Resort
- Gallagher's Canyon – Tree of Wisdom Trail (Jean Road Trails)
- Gardom Lake Park Trails
- Gellatly Bay Waterfront Walkway
- Gellatly Heritage Regional Park
- Giant's Head Mountain Park
- Gillard Trails
- Gillies Creek Trails (Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park)
- Gladstone Trail
- Glen Canyon Regional Park
- Glenemma Trails
- Goats Peak Regional Park
- Gold Panner Campground
- Golden Mile Trail
- Goose Lake Range Park
- Graystokes Snowmobile Area – Kelowna Snowmobile Club
- Grey Canal Trail
- Grindrod Park Riverside Path
- Guisachan Heritage Park
- Happy Valley Ice Skating Rink – Big White
- Hardy Falls Regional Park
- Headwaters Family Camp
- Hidden Lake Parkway (Glenmore)
- Hidden Lake Recreation Site
- High Rim Trail
- High Rim Trail: Beaver Lake Road to Oyama Lake Road
- Holy Doodle Sailing Charters
- Hoodoo Adventure Company
- Hydraulic Lake Recreation Site
- Idleback Lake Recreation Site
- Inkaneep Provincial Park Campground
- Inspire Trails – Myra Canyon Ranch
- International Hike and Bike Trail
- Irrigation Canal Walkway
- Island Lake Recreation Site (Dee Lake chain)
- Island View RV Resort
- Jack Seaton Park
- Jack Shaw Splash Park
- Jeffers Park Skating Rink
- Jim Watt Heritage River Walk
- Johns Family Nature Conservancy Regional Park
- Jordan Nature Reserve (Swan Lake)
- Kal Crystal Waters Trail
- Kalamalka Lake Lookout (Highway 97 Rest Area)
- Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park – Cosens Bay
- Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park Trails & Rattlesnake Point
- Kalamoir Regional Park
- Kalavida Surf Shop
- Kaleden Hotel Park
- Kangaroo Creek Farm
- Kasugai Garden
- Kekuli Bay Provincial Park
- Kelowna Farmers' and Crafters' Market
- Kelowna Nordic Ski and Snowshoe Club
- Kelowna Paddle Centre
- Kingfisher Interpretive Centre
- Kinsmen Spray Park
- KLO Creek Regional Park
- Knox Mountain Park
- Kruger Mountain / Blue Lake / Kilpoola Trails
- Kuipers' Peak Mountain Park
- KVR Trail – Naramata Bench (Little Tunnel & Adra Tunnel)
- KVR Trail – Skaha Lake (Penticton to Okanagan Falls)
- KVR Trail: Penticton to the McCulloch Trestle
- Lakawanna Park
- Lake Country Bike Park
- Lake Front RV Park (Swan Lake)
- Lakefront Marina
- Lakefront Sports Centre
- Lakeshore Pathway (Summerland)
- Lakestone Trails (Benchlands Park)
- Lambly (Bear) Lake Recreation Site
- Larch Hills Trails (summer hiking)
- Lebanon Creek Greenway Regional Park
- Lions Park (Oliver)
- Little White Mountain (Upper Crawford Trail)
- Lochview Trail (to Paul's Tomb)
- LocoLanding Adventure Park
- Lookout Trail & The Parabola Loop (Kalamalka Lake Park)
- Lumby Salmon Trail
- Luxury Lake Tours
- Mabel Lake Provincial Park
- Mabel Lake Resort & Marina
- Marshall Fields
- Maude-Roxby Wetland (Bird Sanctuary)
- McCulloch Reservoir Recreation Site
- McDougall Rim Trail
- McKinley Mountain Park
- McKinney Nordic Ski Club – Snowshoe & Cross-Country Trails
- Memorial Park
- Memorial Park & Annette Beaudreau Amphitheatre
- Middleton Mountain (Farnsworth Nature Reserve)
- Mill Creek Regional Park
- Mission Creek Greenway Regional Park
- Mission Creek Mountain Bike Skills Park
- Mission Creek Regional Park
- Mission Ridge Park Loop
- MNP Place
- Monashee Lake Trail
- Mount Beaven Trail
- Mount Boucherie – Boucherie Rush Trail
- Mount Conkle Park
- Mount Drought Trails
- Mount Keogan (Dogtown Trail)
- Mount Kobau
- Mount Law Trails
- Mount Nkwala Trails
- Mountain Goat Trail (Okanagan Mountain Park)
- Munson Mountain
- Munson Pond Park
- Myra Canyon – Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park
- Myra Canyon Bicycle Rental & Tours
- Naramata Centre Campground
- Naramata Creek Park Waterfall Trail
- Nels' Leap Trail
- Nelson Mountain Trail
- Nickel Plate Nordic Centre
- Nickel Plate Provincial Park
- Nk'Mip Campground & RV Resort
- Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre
- Noisy Creek Recreation Site (Mabel Lake)
- nʕaylintn (McIntyre Bluff) Hike
- Okanagan Adventure Park
- Okanagan ATV Tours
- Okanagan Ballooning
- Okanagan Bucktail Co.
- Okanagan Centre Beach Trail
- Okanagan Centre Safe Harbour Regional Park
- Okanagan Glamping Co.
- Okanagan Lake Provincial Park
- Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park
- Okanagan Parasail
- Okanagan Rail Trail
- Okanagan Rec Rentals – Snowmobile Tours
- Okanagan River Path: Okanagan Falls to Vaseux Lake
- Okanagan Skydive
- Okanagan Stables
- Okanagan Warriors Adventure
- Oliver Community Park
- Osoyoos Desert Centre
- Osoyoos Oxbows Trail
- Outback Snowmobile Tours – Big White
- Oxbow RV Resort
- Oyama General Store Paddle Rentals
- Oyama Lake Lodge
- Oyama Zipline Adventure Park
- Paraglide Canada
- Peach Cliff Trail
- Peach Orchard Campground
- Peachland Beach Rentals
- Peachland Heritage Park
- Peachland Outdoor Ice Rink (Mountain View Park)
- Peachland RV Park
- Peachland to West Kelowna Multi-Use Trail (Westside Trail)
- Pelmewash Parkway
- Penticton Boat Rentals
- Penticton Channel Walk
- Penticton Creek Walk
- Penticton Farmers' Market
- Penticton Ikeda Japanese Garden
- Penticton Outdoor Skating Rink (Gyro Park)
- Penticton Rose Garden
- Penticton Speedway
- Pier Water Sports
- Pincushion Mountain Trail
- Pinnacle Lake Trail
- Pioneer Walkway Park
- Pollard Pond Loop (Trethewey Park)
- Polson Park
- Ponds Park & Trail
- Postill Lake Lodge
- Predator Ridge Trails
- Pretty-Newene Trail
- Ravenwood Snowshoe Dinner Tours – SilverStar
- Ribbleworth Trail (Oyama)
- Rim Rocks Trail
- Riverside RV Park & Campground
- Robert Lake Regional Park
- Rock Ovens Park
- Rocky Ridge Park (Turtle Mountain)
- Rodney's REEL Outdoors – Ice Fishing Charters
- Rose Swanson Mountain Trails
- Rose Valley Regional Park
- Rotary Marsh Park
- Rotary Trails (Powers Creek)
- Scenic Canyon Regional Park
- Shannon Lake Regional Park
- Shorts Creek Canyon Trail (Fintry Provincial Park)
- Shuswap Falls Recreation Area
- Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail – Enderby section
- Shuswap River Float
- SilverStar Cross-Country Ski Trails
- SilverStar Fat Bike Trails
- SilverStar Mountain Resort
- SilverStar Snowshoe Trails
- Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park
- Smith Creek Greenway
- Smith Creek Trails
- sntsk‘il’ntən–Black Mountain Regional Park
- South Beach Gardens RV Park
- Southern Viewpoint Trail (Okanagan Mountain Park)
- Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre
- Spectrum Lake Trail (Monashee Provincial Park)
- Spion Kop Recreation Reserve
- Splash BC Floating Water Park – Kelowna
- Splash BC Floating Water Park – Osoyoos
- Splash BC Floating Water Park – Peachland
- Splash BC Floating Water Park – Penticton
- Splashdown Vernon
- Spotted Lake (kłlilx'w) Viewpoint
- Stairway to Heaven Trail
- Stephens Coyote Ridge Regional Park
- Stockley Open Space Lookout Loop
- Stuart Park Outdoor Rink
- Sugar Lake 2 Mile Recreation Site
- Sugarloaf Mountain (Westside Road)
- Summerland Centennial Trail
- Summerland Ornamental Gardens
- Summerland Rotary Trail Lakeshore Loop
- Sun Hills Riding Centre
- Sun n’ SUP
- Swalwell (Beaver) Lake Recreation Site
- Swalwell Park & Trethewey Splash Park
- Swan Lake Nature Reserve Trail
- sw̓iw̓s Provincial Park
- SWR Boat & SUP Rentals
- sx̌ʷəx̌ʷnitkʷ (Okanagan Falls) Provincial Park Campground
- Telemark Nordic Club
- Terrace Mountain
- The Lakes Trails (Lake Country)
- The Ponds Interpretive Trail
- Thomas Hayes Ecological Reserve Trails
- Three Blind Mice Trail Network
- Tim Hortons Tube Park – Apex
- Tplaqín / Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park
- Trans Canada Trail: Prairie Valley (Summerland)
- Trepanier Creek Greenway Regional Park
- Trout Creek Dike Trail
- Trout Creek Trestle (Trout Creek Bridge)
- Tube Town – SilverStar Tube Park
- Twin Lakes Trail (Monashees)
- Twinkling Trail – Big White
- UBC Okanagan Campus Trails (Pine Loop)
- Vaseux Lake Provincial Park
- Vaseux Lake Wildlife Centre & Migratory Bird Sanctuary
- Vernon Farmers' Market
- Vernon Snowmobile Association – Silver Star Trails
- Vidler Ridge Trail
- Vista Pass Trail
- Wakepilot
- Westbank Centre Park (Julia's Junction & Kids Care Spray Park)
- White Lake Grasslands Protected Area
- White Lake Trail (White Lake Grasslands)
- Wild Horse Canyon Trail to Commando Bay
- Wilden Ridge Trails
- Winfield Creek Wildlife Habitat Preserve
- Wood Lake Fishing Dock
- Wood Lake RV Park & Marina
- Woodhaven Nature Conservancy Regional Park
- Wright's Beach Camp
- ZipZone Peachland