| Beach |
Road Access |
Comments |
| Vernon
|
Kalamalka Beach
| Kalamalka Rd
| on the north shore of Lake Kalamalka
|
Kin Beach
| Lakeshore Rd @ Transon
| south-facing beach on eastern shore of Okanagan Lake
|
Paddlewheel Park
| Okanagan Landing Rd, south
| eastern shore of Okanagan Lake
|
| Kelowna
|
Sutherland Beach
| Ellis Rd, north
| western shore at foot of Knox Mountain
|
Waterfront Beach
| Water St @ Clement
| just north of Okanagan Resort
|
City Park Beach
| Abbott Street by bridge
| best lake views, close to stores
|
Strathcona Park
| Abbott St, south @ Rose
| quiet residential neighbourhood
|
Kinsmen Park
| Abbott St, south @ Patterson
| quiet residential neighbourhood
|
Boyce-Gyro Park
| Abbott St, south @ Rose
| south-west facing beach
|
Strathcona Park
| Pandosy St, south turns to Lakeshore
| close to several resorts and to Mission Creek Park
|
Hobson Park
| Hobson, off Lakeshore Rd
| northwest-facing beach
|
Sarsons Beach
| Sastons St @ Abbott St
| great views in all directions
|
Cedar Creek
| south of Cedar Creek Rd
| the area's only nudist beach
|
Bertram Creek Regional Park
| Lakeshore Rd (past Cedarcreek Winery)
| isolated park, big beach
|
| Westbank
|
Rotary Beach Park
| Boucherie south to Gellatly
| southeast view of Lake, close to Westbank facilities
|
| Peachland
|
Virbican Park
| Beach Ave, north
| southeast view of Lake
|
Heritage Park/Memorial Park
| Beach Ave, south at Princeton
| two beaches, at north and south ends of parks
|
Antlers Beach Provincial Park
| Highway 97, south of town
| great beach, with wilderness park inland
|
Antlers Beach Provincial Park
| Highway 97, south of town
| great beach, with wilderness park inland
|
| Summerland
|
Peach Orchard Beach Park
| Lakeshore Dr North
| great beach with broad lake views
|
Rotary Beach
| Lakeshore Dr @ Phillips
| wide south-east facing beach nestled between Kiwanis Pier and Summerland Trout Hatchery
|
Ilahie Beach
| Thorbur St
| great beach is part of a campground
|
Powell Beach Park
| Powell Beach Road
| great beach with great north lake views
|
Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park
| Highway 97 by Agricultural station
| great beach with south-east lake views
|
| Penticton
|
Okanagan Beach
| Lakeshore Dr West
| north-facing great beach with view of OK Lake, close to hotels
|
Skaha Beach
| South Beach Dr
| wide south-facing great beach with view of Skaha Lake...Penticton's
beautiful people hang-out
|
Airport Beach
| Skaha Lake Rd
| south-facing great beach underneath ocassionally-used airport runway
|
| Okanagan Falls
|
Christie Memorial Park
|
| north-facing great beach with view of Skaha Lake
|
Kenyon Beach Park
|
| north-facing great beach with view of Skaha Lake
|
| Oliver
|
Rotary Beach
| 81st Street off 370 Ave
| great beach on Tuc-El-Nuit Lake, close to resort hotel
|
| Osoyoos
|
Lions Centennial Beach
| 92nd Ave @ Lacey Point
| great beach on warm Osoyoos Lake
|
Legion Beach
| Kingfisher Drive @ 89th St
| south-east facing beach on warm Osoyoos Lake
|
Haynes Point Provincial Park
| 32 Ave, east
| beach on both sides of shallow spit into middle of lake, great views all around
|
Beaches in the Okanagan are so plentiful, that "best beaches" are tough to
choose. Some great beachfront property is "private," meaning not accessible to
the public, simply because there's no road or parking nearby.
Many enthusiasts might argue west-facing vs east-facing.
East-facing beaches are warmer because they get the morning sun longer,
while west-facing beaches hold the heat longer in the afternoon (though
both are better if they face south as well). The reality is, you'll probably
go to the beach that's closest, regardless of which side of the Lake its on.
