Winter in the Okanagan
Ski resorts, Nordic centres and snowshoe trails, plus the parks that stay open for winter walks.
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Penticton Outdoor Skating Rink (Gyro Park)
Open to the public
A family-skating rink in Gyro Park, a short walk from the Okanagan Lake beach and downtown cafés. The holiday light display makes an evening skate feel special.
Free
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Peachland Outdoor Ice Rink (Mountain View Park)
Open to the public
A volunteer-flooded outdoor rink at Mountain View Park, set up for 3-on-3 hockey as well as pleasure skating whenever the cold holds.
Free
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McKinney Nordic Ski Club – Snowshoe & Cross-Country Trails
Open to the public
A small, volunteer-run trail area on old logging roads south of Baldy, with roughly five kilometres of marked snowshoe trail at about 1,400 metres.
Free Dogs OK
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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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Vernon Snowmobile Association – Silver Star Trails
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
The oldest snowmobile club in British Columbia grooms 160 km of trails through Silver Star Provincial Park, from signed cruising routes to open meadows and bowls for…
From $20 / day Kids OK
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Kelowna Nordic Ski and Snowshoe Club
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
Kelowna's own cross-country and snowshoe area in the McCulloch highlands southeast of the city.
From $10 / day Dogs OK +1
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Telemark Nordic Club
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
The Central Okanagan's Nordic centre, with more than 50 km of cross-country trails for skate and classic skiing, and 60 km of snowshoe trails through quiet ponderosa…
From $11 / day Dogs OK +2
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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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Graystokes Snowmobile Area – Kelowna Snowmobile Club
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
The Central Okanagan's big sledding country, a high plateau of meadows, bowls and forest roads east of Kelowna with more than 300 km of groomed trail and eight warm-up…
From $30 / day
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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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MNP Place
Hours not confirmed · call ahead
A multi-rink complex on Gordon Drive where Kelowna skaters come for public skating, Stick & Puck sessions and Adult Drop-In Hockey (19+).
From $5 Kids OK +1
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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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Crawford Trails – Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park
Open year-round
Crawford is what Kelowna riders call the trail network in the western part of Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park, with more than 150 km of multi-use trails from flowy…
Free Dogs OK
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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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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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Stuart Park Outdoor Rink
Open to the public
Kelowna's signature winter picture, a free outdoor rink on the downtown waterfront with Okanagan Lake and the Bennett Bridge as the backdrop.
Free Lake view
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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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SilverStar Snowshoe Trails
Closed for the season
Sixteen kilometres of singletrack snowshoe trail through SilverStar's forest, the slow and quiet way to see the mountain.
Closed for the season.
From $15 / day Dogs OK +1
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SilverStar Fat Bike Trails
Closed for the season
15 kilometres of single- and double-track fat-bike trail, packed and signed through the winter in the same forest the snowshoers and cross-country skiers use.
Closed for the season.
From $15 / day
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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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Brewer's Pond Skating – SilverStar
Closed for the season
Two and a half acres of natural ice in SilverStar's Adventure Park, skated outdoors under the mountain with a fire at the edge.
Closed for the season.
From $9.20 Kids OK
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SilverStar Cross-Country Ski Trails
Closed for the season
55 kilometres of daily-groomed trail starting at the village, graded green, blue and black.
Closed for the season.
From $28 / day Dogs 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
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Baldy Mountain Resort
Closed for the season
The South Okanagan's small, friendly family ski hill, open since 1968, with 360 acres of trails, 240 of them gladed.
Closed for the season.
From $15 / ticket Kids OK
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Ravenwood Snowshoe Dinner Tours – SilverStar
Closed for the season
A guided snowshoe through the darkening forest to the new Ravenwood Cabin, where a meal cooked by the resort's kitchen team is waiting.
Closed for the season.
From $140 Kids OK
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Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre
Closed for the season
Canada's largest cross-country ski and snowshoe club, set inside Silver Star Provincial Park.
Closed for the season.
From $269 / season Dogs OK +1
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Candle Creek Kennels – Dog Sled Tours at Big White
Closed for the season
A half hour of mushing with a team of enthusiastic Alaskan huskies on a six-kilometre groomed trail through Big White's pine forest and alpine meadows.
Closed for the season.
From $399 Kids OK
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Tube Town – SilverStar Tube Park
Closed for the season
A proper tube park beside Brewer's Pond in SilverStar's Adventure Park, with several lanes of packed snow and a tube lift that carries you and your tube back to the top…
Closed for the season.
From $22 / session Kids OK
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Apex Mountain Resort
Closed for the season
Penticton's home mountain, a short 30-minute drive from town, with 2,000 vertical feet and 1,112 skiable acres that catch the region's dry champagne powder.
Closed for the season.
From $15 Kids OK +1
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Happy Valley Ice Skating Rink – Big White
Closed for the season
What the resort calls Canada's highest outdoor skating rink, an Olympic-hockey-sized sheet of ice in Happy Valley.
Closed for the season.
Free
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Okanagan Rec Rentals – Snowmobile Tours
Closed for the season
Guided snowmobile tours that leave from SilverStar Mountain Resort and follow a local guide into the snowy forest and open terrain behind the mountain.
Closed for the season.
From $199 Kids OK
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Twinkling Trail – Big White
Closed for the season
An illuminated walking path through the snowy forest of the Happy Valley Adventure Park, lit from dusk to dawn. All you need is a pair of winter boots.
Closed for the season.
From $15 / day Dogs OK +1
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Tim Hortons Tube Park – Apex
Closed for the season
Apex's guaranteed-laughter option at the base area beside the beginner slopes.
Closed for the season.
From $27 Kids OK
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Baldy Snowshoe Trails
Closed for the season
About 13 kilometres of marked snowshoe trail through the high forest around the day lodge at 1,726 metres, from gentle wanders to longer loops with views over the valley…
Closed for the season.
Free
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Big White Horse-Drawn Sleigh Rides & Dining Tours
Closed for the season · Reopens Dec 14
A quiet way to see Big White's forest from under a blanket, with the runners hissing over the snow.
Closed · reopens December 14
From $38 Kids OK
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Big White Nordic & Wilderness Trails
Closed for the season
Nordic and Wilderness trails winding through forest and meadows around Happy Valley.
Closed for the season.
From $15 / day Dogs OK +2
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Jeffers Park Skating Rink
Closed for the season
A covered outdoor rink in Lavington, built and run entirely by community volunteers.
Closed for the season.
Free
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Adventure Skating Loop & Shinny Pond – Apex
Closed for the season
A kilometre of Zamboni-smoothed ice looping through the forest, so you skate between the trees rather than around a rink. A Shinny Pond beside it hosts pickup hockey.
Closed for the season.
From $15 Kids OK
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Big White Tube Park (Happy Valley)
Closed for the season
Five specially groomed lanes dropping off the hillside in Happy Valley, with a tube lift back to the top.
Closed for the season.
From $25 Dogs OK +1
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Outback Snowmobile Tours – Big White
Closed for the season
Guided snowmobile tours into Big White's backcountry, built for people who have never ridden.
Closed for the season.
From $179 Kids OK
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Nickel Plate Nordic Centre
Closed for the season
A high-elevation Nordic centre at 1,850 metres, with one of the longest ski seasons in Canada.
Closed for the season.
From $23.50 / day Dogs OK +1
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