Beaches in West Kelowna, BC
16 verified beaches in West Kelowna.
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Bear Creek Provincial Park
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 that make a long day easy: a change house, accessible flush toilets, a concession and a dozen shaded picnic tables. An 80-vehicle lot handles the summer traffic. Dogs are not allowed on the beach and there are no lifeguards. The campground operates from March 20 to October 12, 2026. Behind the beach is one of the Okanagan's best-loved provincial campgrounds: 143 sites, 55 of them with electrical hook-ups, with hot showers, flush toilets, well water, a sani-station and fire rings, and reservations required through BC Parks in the peak season (first-come outside it). The one-hour Bear Creek Canyon Trail loops above the creek to viewpoints over the canyon and the lake to Knox Mountain, and the cottonwood delta is alive with swallows, hawks and, after dark, owls and coyotes.
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Casa Loma Beach
Casa Loma Beach is a small waterfront park in West Kelowna’s Casa Loma neighbourhood, with a swimming beach, a grass play area, benches and a picnic table, and washrooms on site. Parking is free, which makes it an easy stop for a swim. Dogs are not permitted.
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Falcon Park
Falcon Park is a waterfront park with a sandy beach in West Kelowna’s Green Bay: a quiet spot for a swim, with benches and picnic tables to settle into afterwards. Parking is free. Dogs are not permitted.
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Fintry Provincial Park
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 Road about 34 km north of Kelowna and 49 km south of Vernon. Swim off the beach, launch a canoe or kayak, fish, or stay over in the campground. Behind the beach the former Fintry Estate gives this park something no other Okanagan beach has: the Manor House with guided tours of the house and its story, the octagonal barn and other farm buildings, and the Shorts Creek canyon trail past waterfalls and deep pools, with viewing platforms for birds, small mammals, deer and bighorn sheep. There are no lifeguards. Pets must be on leash at all times and are not allowed in the beach areas, except at the designated pet beach. Boaters can reach it too, 6 km across the lake from Ellison Park or Kopje Regional Park. The campground is the largest on the west shore — 190 sites (186 reservable), 30 with power, plus three group camping pods for 40 to 60 people — with three shower buildings, a paved boat launch and dock and a sani-station; blue-listed bighorn sheep and Townsend's big-eared bats share the park with a nesting pair of bald eagles.
🐾 Dog Friendly
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Gellatly Dog Beach
Gellatly Dog Beach is West Kelowna’s official off-leash beach for dogs, a Gellatly Bay beach area on Gellatly Road where dogs can get into the lake and run free while you watch from the benches and picnic tables. Keep the leash on until you are inside the off-leash area and clip it back on when you leave, bring your own waste bags, and note the City’s rules: dogs must stay under control and in view of their handler, no puppies under four months, and children 14 and under must be with an adult. It is right next door to Rotary Beach Park, where dogs must stay on leash.
🐾 Dog Friendly
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Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Park
Gellatly Nut Farm is a century-old nut orchard on the shores of Okanagan Lake with a small beach at its edge, which makes for a different kind of beach visit: swim, then wander the short, flat walking paths past the heritage buildings or settle into the picnic area. A playground keeps children occupied, the easy trails and washrooms are accessible, and if you come between early September and late October you can buy nuts from the harvest. Dogs are allowed on leash on the beach trail only. The parking lot is off Whitworth Road. Open dawn to dusk, with hours shifting through the seasons.
♥ Local Favourite
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Kalamoir Regional Park
Kalamoir is the West Kelowna regional park for people who like to walk to their swim: beautiful trails at varying levels of difficulty lead along Okanagan Lake to beaches, a swimming platform and picnic spots. Dogs are the other big draw, with off-leash dog beaches (Bowser Beach is the designated one) and on-leash rules elsewhere in the park. An accessible dock makes launching a canoe or kayak easy, and the easy Waterfront trail and washrooms are accessible too. The main parking lot is at the end of Collens Hill Road; the vehicle gate is closed from November 1 to April 1.
🐾 Dog Friendly
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Killiney Beach Regional Park
Killiney Beach is the North Westside’s community beach park on Okanagan Lake, about five hectares off Hodges Road up Westside Road: swimming, a picnic area, washrooms, a docking facility and a sports facility, with accessible facilities and parking on site. The park is open dawn to dusk, with hours shifting through the seasons. Dogs are permitted on leash.
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Marina Park
Marina Park is the West Kelowna beach designed with small children in mind: the park and its swimming beach are fenced in, there is a grassy play area and a playground, and a covered picnic shelter with tables gives parents cover and a base. A seasonal washroom is close by (portable washrooms in winter), with free parking and a bike rack at the entrance. Dogs are not permitted.
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Paddlewheeler Park
Paddlewheeler Park is an unfussy gravel beach on Pritchard Drive with a swimming area, benches and picnic tables, and a kayak and paddleboard launch site for anyone arriving with a boat on the roof. Seasonal restrooms and free parking are on site. Dogs are not permitted.
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Pebble Beach Park
Pebble Beach Park pairs a swimming beach with a volleyball court, so a swim can turn into a game with whoever you brought. Benches and tables face the water, there is a launch site for kayaks and paddleboards, and free parking and a seasonal portable washroom keep it practical. Dogs are not permitted. The City samples the water here for Interior Health through the summer.
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Pritchard Park
Pritchard Park sits in a waterfront neighbourhood and gives you a full set of lake-day basics: a swimming beach with a dock, a volleyball court, a playground, picnic tables and benches, and a launch site for kayaks and paddleboards. A seasonal washroom (portable in winter) and free parking round it out. Dogs are not permitted. The City samples the water here for Interior Health through the summer.
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Raymer Bay Regional Park
Raymer Bay is, in the Regional District’s own words, a hidden gem off Westside Road and the perfect spot to spend a day at the beach. It is especially popular in the summer months for swimming and relaxing on the beach, with a playground, a picnic shelter, washrooms and parking, and mooring buoys for anyone arriving by boat. Dogs are not permitted. Open dawn to dusk; the vehicle gate is closed from November 1 to April 1.
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Rotary Beach Park
Rotary Beach Park in West Kelowna is a small Gellatly Road swimming beach with one useful quirk: steps lead straight into Okanagan Lake, so getting in and out is easy. A grass area, picnic tables and benches give you somewhere to dry off, with washrooms and free parking on site. Dogs must be on leash here, and the Gellatly off-leash dog park is right next door.
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Traders Cove Regional Park
Traders Cove is an idyllic beach on Okanagan Lake with spots to swim, picnic and relax, and it is shared happily by road and water: two swim areas, mooring buoys and a boat beach, plus a playground, a picnic shelter, washrooms and parking. Dogs are allowed on leash in the upper section of the park only. Open dawn to dusk; the vehicle gate is closed from November 1 to April 1, and the lot is off Westside Road by the waste transfer station.
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Willow Beach
Willow Beach is the sandy centre of Gellatly Bay and, in the City’s own words, one of West Kelowna’s best waterfront destinations. The sand is perfect for building sandcastles, the sheltered bay means the water is usually pretty calm, and there are trees for shade, a volleyball court off to the side, benches and tables, a year-round washroom and free parking. There are no concession stands nearby, so bring what you need. The lakeside walkway links it to the rest of the Gellatly Recreation Corridor, where the CNR Wharf adds a gravel beach, a swim platform and a wharf. Dogs are not allowed on the beach itself but may walk on-leash on the grass and walkway.