Nature & Wildlife in the Okanagan
Nature conservancies, creek corridors, desert habitat and the places to watch kokanee, birds and bighorn sheep.
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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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Spion Kop Recreation Reserve
Open to the public
Lake Country's summit trail system: over 17 km of marked trails in a 350-hectare wilderness reserve above Wood Lake.
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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Chichester Wetland Park
Open to the public
A small neighbourhood wetland of ponds and tall trees where nearly 180 bird species have been recorded.
Free Dogs OK
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Thomas Hayes Ecological Reserve Trails
Open to the public
A rare ecological reserve with walking trails: two easy loops through wetlands and open country near Otter Lake, the 4.3 km Coyote Loop and the 1.7 km White Tail Wander.
Free
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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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Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park
Open to the public
The South Okanagan's rock-climbing destination: a 554-hectare park of sun-warmed cliffs above the east side of Skaha Lake.
Local Favourite Free Dogs OK
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Mill Creek Regional Park
Open to the public
A cool, shaded surprise east of Kelowna's airport.
Free Dogs OK
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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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sntsk‘il’ntən–Black Mountain Regional Park
Open year-round
A vast 640-hectare regional park on Kelowna's eastern slopes, where trails climb through endangered grasslands to open viewpoints over the city and the valley.
Free Dogs OK
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KLO Creek Regional Park
Open to the public
A short creek-side stroll in southeast Kelowna on natural terrain, recommended for its cool summer shade and striking geological formations, which also make it a popular…
Free Dogs OK
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Kingfisher Interpretive Centre
Open to the public
A volunteer-run Chinook salmon hatchery on the Shuswap River with riverside trails. Its free Salmon Egg Take on the Thanksgiving weekend is a hands-on family event.
Free Dogs OK +1
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Lumby Salmon Trail
Open to the public
The village's easy nature walk: three interconnected trails along Bessette and Duteau creeks, the easternmost spawning grounds for Coho and Chinook salmon in the…
Free Dogs OK +1
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Maude-Roxby Wetland (Bird Sanctuary)
Open to the public
A raised boardwalk winds through willows and cattail marsh to a viewing platform over Okanagan Lake.
Free
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Hardy Falls Regional Park
Open to the public
The easy waterfall walk at the south end of Peachland.
Free Dogs OK
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Cools Pond Park
Open to the public
A small rural wetland just north of Vernon with a short, flat pathway and a covered wooden platform over the water.
Free
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Scenic Canyon Regional Park
Open to the public
Where the Mission Creek Greenway turns wild: 229 hectares in southeast Kelowna, with trails along Mission Creek and KLO Creek beneath Layer Cake Mountain and Pinnacle…
Free Dogs OK
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BX Creek Wetland Boardwalk & Vernon Heronry
Open to the public
A gentle 1.4 km (one-way) wetland boardwalk with a lookout for watching the great blue herons that have nested in nearby cottonwoods for close to forty years.
Free Dogs OK
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Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park
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
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Rose Valley Regional Park
Open to the public
Two hundred and fifty hectares of natural parkland in West Kelowna with multi-use trails, views over the valley and a natural pond where birds and other wildlife can be…
Free Dogs OK
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Goats Peak Regional Park
Open year-round
Goats Peak rises steeply from the shore of Okanagan Lake, and the payoff is a lookout with lake and valley views beside towering rock bluffs.
Free Dogs OK +1
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Rotary Marsh Park
Open to the public
A restored wetland at the north end of Waterfront Park where boardwalks wind between cattails and ponds. Look for painted turtles, great blue herons and nesting ospreys.
Free
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Mission Creek Regional Park
Open to the public
Ninety-two hectares of winding trails, creek and cottonwoods in the heart of Kelowna.
Local Favourite Free Dogs OK +1
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sw̓iw̓s Provincial Park
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
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International Hike and Bike Trail
Open to the public
An 18.4 km dyke path along the Okanagan River channel between Osoyoos Lake and Oliver, wide and relatively flat, past vineyards, farms and wineries.
Free Dogs OK
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Trepanier Creek Greenway Regional Park
Open to the public
A natural, forested greenway that follows the canyon of Trepanier Creek through Peachland.
Free Dogs OK
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Vaseux Lake Wildlife Centre & Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Open to the public
The Okanagan's one federal Migratory Bird Sanctuary.
Free Lake view
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Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park – Cosens Bay
Open to the public
Cosens Bay is the earned beach of Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park: boat in, or bike or hike a 6 km trail to reach it, and that is exactly why people go.
Dogs: Pet beach at the east end of the bay
Local Favourite Free Dog Friendly
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Summerland Ornamental Gardens
Open now · Closes 4 PM
Fifteen acres of heritage trees, lawns and xeriscape beds on the bench above Trout Creek, growing since 1916.
Free Dogs OK +1
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Fintry Provincial Park
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
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Naramata Creek Park Waterfall Trail
Open to the public
Naramata's waterfall walk is a 2.5 km round trip on a packed trail up the forested creek to a series of falls.
Free Dogs OK
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Woodhaven Nature Conservancy Regional Park
Open to the public
A peaceful forested park in Lower Mission where one trail system passes through four ecosystems: black cottonwood, Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine and western red cedar.
Free
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Denison Lake Trail
Open to the public
The trail leads into Denison-Bonneau Provincial Park, a pocket of pristine subalpine lakes and old-growth forest in the Okanagan Highlands.
Free Dogs OK
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Munson Pond Park
Open to the public
A 9.8-hectare urban wetland with a one-kilometre gravel loop around a pond, past boardwalks and two viewing platforms. More than 225 bird species have been recorded here.
Free
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Bear Creek Provincial Park
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
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Johns Family Nature Conservancy Regional Park
Open to the public
More than 400 hectares in south Kelowna with panoramic views of the Okanagan Valley and trails to The Crags, a well-known climbing spot.
Free Dogs OK
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Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Closed today · Opens tomorrow 9 AM
A centre owned and run by the Osoyoos Indian Band, with more than 1.5 km of desert trails through sage and antelope brush, live rattlesnakes and exhibits on the Syilx…
Local Favourite From $19 Kids OK +2
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Mission Creek Greenway Regional Park
Open now · Closes 6 PM
Kelowna's great linear park: 16.5 km of multi-use trail following Mission Creek from Okanagan Lake into the hills, past parks, interpretive viewing areas and picnic…
Free Dogs OK
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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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BX Creek Trail & BX Falls
Open to the public
The BX Creek Trail follows the creek from the mountains above Vernon down to the valley bottom, with BX Falls as its centrepiece.
Free Dogs OK
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Robert Lake Regional Park
Open to the public
A shallow alkaline lake you look at rather than walk around, drawing more than 140 bird species, including breeding American avocets, black-necked stilts and Wilson's…
Free
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Spectrum Lake Trail (Monashee Provincial Park)
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
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White Lake Grasslands Protected Area
Open to the public
A broad, bone-dry basin of bunchgrass, sage and antelope-brush west of Okanagan Falls, with a white alkali lake at its centre.
Free Dogs OK
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Goose Lake Range Park
Open to the public
A new 46-hectare natural space on the plateau between Swan Lake and Okanagan Lake, north of Vernon.
Free Dogs OK
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Knox Mountain Park
Open to the public
Kelowna's largest natural area park, 385 hectares rising about 300 metres above Okanagan Lake just north of downtown.
Local Favourite Free Dogs OK +1
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Penticton Ikeda Japanese Garden
Open to the public
A quiet Japanese garden on Penticton's Okanagan Lake waterfront, with koi-filled ponds, graceful bridges and plantings that burst into bloom each April and May.
Free Lake view
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Mount Kobau
Open to the public
Mount Kobau rises west of Osoyoos in the South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area.
Free Dogs OK
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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.
Free Dogs OK
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