Viewpoints in the Okanagan
Lookouts, ridgelines and summits with the lake and valley spread out below.
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Golden Mile Trail
Open to the public
A 4 km loop that starts at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, climbs through the vineyard and then up a moderate incline to a viewpoint over the valley.
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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Rocky Ridge Park (Turtle Mountain)
Open to the public
Vernon's quickest 360-degree view. A flat 0.4 km trail and a wooden staircase lead onto the open rock of the ridge, with Greater Vernon, Swan Lake and Okanagan Lake all…
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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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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Dilworth Mountain Park
Open to the public
A ridge park in the middle of Kelowna with downtown, Okanagan Lake and the mountains spread out below.
Free Dogs OK +1
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McKinley Mountain Park
Open to the public
The City of Kelowna's "Mini Knox": a 17-hectare hillside park in the McKinley area where a short hike of about 1 km uphill ends at a wide view along Okanagan Lake to…
Free Dogs OK +1
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Okanagan Rail Trail
Open to the public
This trail follows the former CN rail bed between Coldstream and Kelowna.
Local Favourite Free Dogs OK +1
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Camel's Hump
Open to the public
The two-humped mountain you see looking east from Lumby, the core of a volcano about 40 million years old.
Free Dogs OK
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Brent Mountain Trail
Open to the public
The alpine summit above Apex, reached by a roughly 5 km trail through the Brent Mountain Protected Area with 444 metres of climbing.
Free Dogs OK
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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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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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Mount Conkle Park
Open to the public
A District park on Mount Conkle above Prairie Valley, a local favourite for mountain biking and trail running.
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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Kal Crystal Waters Trail
Open to the public
A 12.57 km route for walkers and cyclists from Okanagan College in Vernon south to Lake Country, rated Moderate.
Free Dogs OK +1
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Carmi Recreational Trails
Open to the public
A loop network on the plateau east of Penticton.
Free
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Kalamalka Lake Lookout (Highway 97 Rest Area)
Open to the public
The North Okanagan's classic drive-up view, with the "lake of many colours" shifting from turquoise to jade to deep blue below. Six picnic tables face the water.
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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Coldstream Ranchlands Trail
Open to the public
A 6.85 km loop on Vernon Hill, rated Difficult, that zigzags through grasslands and forest to a high point of 1,011 metres.
Free Dogs OK
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Mount Boucherie – Boucherie Rush Trail
Open to the public
Mount Boucherie is West Kelowna's extinct volcano, and this trail is the way up.
Free Dogs OK
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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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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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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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Pincushion Mountain Trail
Open to the public
Peachland's viewpoint hike, climbing from the top of town to a rocky summit above Okanagan Lake. The summit sits at 815 metres, after 245 metres of elevation gain.
Local Favourite Free Dogs OK
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Ellis Ridge & Canyon View Trails
Open to the public
Two short viewpoint walks start from the Garnet Fire Interpretive Site above Penticton: the Ellis Ridge Trail, 3.5 km out and back, and the Canyon View Trail, a 2 km…
Free Dogs OK
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Kuipers' Peak Mountain Park
Open to the public
A short hike with a big reward in Kelowna's Upper Mission: a view of Okanagan Lake from the peak.
Free Dogs OK +1
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Ponds Park & Trail
Open to the public
Over two kilometres of paved trail in Kelowna's Upper Mission with excellent views of Okanagan Lake and the city.
Free Dogs OK +1
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Anarchist Mountain Lookout
Open to the public
A roadside pullout on a Highway 3 hairpin that opens onto the whole South Okanagan at once, with Osoyoos on its sand spit, the lake stretching south, vineyards and…
Free Lake view
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Myra Canyon – Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park
Open year-round
The historic Kettle Valley Railway grade curls around the canyon on 18 trestles and bridges, with 14 viewpoint benches and open views of the valley and the steep, rocky…
Free Dogs OK +2
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Munson Mountain
Open to the public
Home to the giant PENTICTON sign and the city's easiest big view.
Free Dogs OK +1
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Jack Seaton Park
Open to the public
A Lake Country park that pairs softball diamonds, a padel court and a playground with natural trails for all skill levels.
Free Dogs OK +1
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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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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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Giant's Head Mountain Park
Open to the public
The core remnant of a volcano that surveys Summerland.
Local Favourite Free Dogs OK +1
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Spotted Lake (kłlilx'w) Viewpoint
Open to the public
One of the strangest sights in British Columbia, a mineral-rich lake that separates into dozens of round pools ringed in white and tinted blue, green or yellow.
Free Lake view +1
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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
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Grey Canal Trail
Open to the public
A trail along the route of British Columbia's longest irrigation channel, with the old pipelines still visible beside the path in places.
Free Dogs OK +1
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KVR Trail – Naramata Bench (Little Tunnel & Adra Tunnel)
Open to the public
A packed-gravel rail grade above the Naramata Bench, easy to moderate and suitable for all ages.
Free Dogs OK
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SilverStar Mountain Resort
Closed for the season · Reopens Nov 27
The North Okanagan's four-season mountain resort above Vernon.
Closed · reopens November 27
Local Favourite From $104 / day Kids OK +1
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Big White Ski Resort
Closed for the season · Reopens Nov 26
The Okanagan's big mountain resort, up the road from Kelowna and open year-round.
Closed · reopens November 26
From $15 / day Dogs OK +2
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