Sports & Recreation in Penticton, BC
5 verified sports & recreation spots in Penticton.
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McLaren Park Arena
McLaren Park Arena skates from October to mid-March and on Saturdays the rest of the year. Family Skate staff help with skate aids, Open Public Skate saves a third of the ice for under-fives with a guardian, Lap Skate (8+) is for fitness. Drop-in hockey runs for 16+ ($10) and 55+ ($8), plus Preschool Stick 'N Puck. Adults pay $5.50 and families $14, and skates rent for $4.25. Helmets are strongly recommended, with a few free loaners, and required for hockey. Book sessions online.
Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Penticton BMX Track
Penticton BMX's club track sits at the foot of Munson Mountain, a 300–400 m dirt course of jumps, rollers and banked berms. The club runs race nights and family-friendly events through the season, and spectators are welcome. The track is on public land and open daily from 9 am to dusk, April through October, weather permitting; please stay off it when it's wet. E-bikes are not permitted.
Kid-Friendly
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Penticton Youth Park (Skate Park)
Penticton's Youth Park at Riverside Park is a 30,000-square-foot skateboard and BMX park whose bowl is considered one of the largest of its kind in B.C. Skaters, scooter riders, bikers and bladers of every level will find ramps, rails, stairs and street features, plus full-size basketball courts and covered spectator seating. Lighting stays on until 10 p.m., and helmets are mandatory.
Kid-Friendly Free to Visit
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Robinson Park Pickleball Courts
Penticton's main outdoor pickleball hub: eight dedicated, permanently lined courts next to the South Main Seniors' Drop-in Centre, home base of the Penticton Pickleball Club. Public play runs at set times (weekday afternoons on all courts, plus evenings on courts 7 and 8), and the courts host tournaments such as the Pickled Peach. Check the city's court page or the club's schedule before you go.
Free to Visit
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Rotary Marina View Disc Golf Course
A short, free 9-hole disc golf course near Marina Way at the north end of Penticton, with paver tee pads and baskets on every hole. The holes are short and open (about 1,200 ft in all), which makes it a good first course for beginners and kids, though the ground is hilly. There's no drinking water or washroom on the course, so bring what you need.
Kid-Friendly Free to Visit
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Skaha Beach
Skaha Beach is Penticton’s family beach and, by the City’s account, ranked among the top beaches in Canada: a long stretch of sand on a calm lake with warm water, backed by Skaha Lake Park and its playgrounds, water park, sand volleyball courts and tennis courts. Seasonal mobi-mats and mobi-chairs make the sand and water reachable for wheelchair users, and two beach fire pits near the volleyball courts can be used when the seasonal fire rings are out. The Skaha Main and Skaha East universal washrooms are open year-round, with seasonal park washrooms from May 1 to September 30. Parking in Skaha Lake Park is free for cars; vehicles with boat trailers pay a fee at the on-site lot from May 1 ($5.10 for a half day, $10.20 for a full day). Dogs are not permitted.
Play: Eight sand volleyball courts, plus public tennis and pickleball courts
Kid-Friendly Lake View Free to Visit
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Three Blind Mice Trail Network
The Three Blind Mice trail network spreads across the benchland above Penticton toward Naramata, overlooking Okanagan Lake, and is the South Okanagan’s best-known mountain-bike area: Visit Penticton counts more than 80 trails, and trail-mapping sites chart over 100 of them, winding through ponderosa pine, rock bluffs and grassland from intermediate singletrack to expert technical lines. The core of the network is a City of Penticton natural park at 1400 Riddle Road, and the Penticton and Area Cycling Association looks after the trails. Riders commonly start from the Poplar Grove parking area off Naramata Road; parking costs are not published. Close by, beside the KVR Trail at 1194 Poplar Grove Road, the City’s asphalt pump track gives riders of all ages a loop of rollers and berms to practise on. Trail signage is limited, so carry a trail app, and note that no official e-bike or dog rules are published for the network. Beside the bike trails, the Penticton Disc Golf Club's 18-hole disc golf course is another way to explore the benchland.
Play: 18-hole disc golf course (Penticton Disc Golf Club) beside the MTB trails
Lake View Free to Visit