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Okangan Valley Lakes With over a hundred lakes within driving distance, the North provides the means for a wealth of water recreational activities such as sailing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, scuba diving, fishing, boating, water skiing, beach volleyball, house boating, rowing or just spending the day in the sun. Some of the larger lakes with public beaches, and boat launches in the immediate area include Okanagan Lake, Kalamalka Lake, Mabel Lake and Mara Lake. For kayak enthusiasts, the Shuswap River offers miles of water to explore running from Mara Lake to Mabel Lake. The North Okanagan leg of Okanagan Lake also hosts Western Canada's only freshwater dive park for those who enjoy scuba diving. Public beaches on Kalamalka Lake include Kalamalka Beach and Juniper Bay in the Kalamalka Provincial Park. Okanagan Lake is over 90 miles long and stretches throughout the entire Okanagan Valley. |  HEADWATER LAKE |
Okanagan Recreational Lakes Allison Lake: From Princeton travel north on Hwy #5A. Allison is found on the west side of Hwy #5A. Recreational and fising lake. Arlington lake #2: From the city of Kelowna, travel southeast on Hwy #33. Turn west (right) off Hwy #33 at the Arlington Lakes turn-off. Follow this road a short distance to the 3 lakes. Arlington is an excellent family lake providing good quantities of smaller sized Rainbow trout. Arthur Lake: Arthur Lake can be reached by travelling north on Hwy #97 from the city of Vernon. Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake): From the city of Kelowna travel north on Hwy #97 to Winfield. Turn east off Hwy #97 onto Beaver Lake Road and follow it to Swalwell (Beaver) Lake. Swalwell, also known as Beaver Lake Bolean Lake: Bolean Lake can be reached by travelling north on Hwy #97 from the city of Vernon. Bouleau Lake: Bouleau can be found by travelling along a secondary road approximately 24 km south from the Hwy #97 turnoff. Bouleau Lake is considered an excellent family lake. Brenda Lake: Brenda is located about 30 km northwest of the town of Peachland. Browne Lake: Browne is approximately 46 km southeast of Kelowna. Browne is a quality fly fishing only lake. Buck Lake: From the city of Kelowna travel east on Hwy #33 to the community of Beaverdell. Buck is located approximately 20 km northeast of Beaverdell on a rough gravel road that exits off Hwy #33. Chain Lake: Located approximately 40 km northeast of the town of Princeton. Chain is a very popular fishing lake. Christina Lake: This lake is located just off of Highway 3 22 km east of Grand Forks. A campground with all facilities and boat launch are provided. Conkle Lake: From the city of Kelowna travel east on Hwy #33. Stay on Hwy #33 following it south past the community of Beaverdell. 5 km before reaching the community of Westbridge turn west (right) off Hwy #33 onto a gravel road which will take you 21 km to Conkle Lake Provincial Park. Copperkettle Lake: Copperkettle is found approximately 64 km from Westbridge. Copperkettle is a quality fly fishing only lake. Cup Lake: Cup is found northeast of Beaverdell on a gravel road which exits east off Hwy #33. Travel up Beaverdell Creek and turn right onto a branch road follow this road to Cup Lake. Dee Lake: From the city of Kelowna travel north on Hwy #97 to Winfield. Turn east off Hwy #97 onto the Beaver Lake Road. Follow this road past Swalwell (Beaver) Lake, and continue a short distance to the Dee Lake chain of lakes. Duck Lake - Located in theThe District of Lake Country is located near the centre of the Okanagan Valley and is made up of four distinct neighbourhood communities: Oyama, Winfield, Carr’s Landing and Okanagan Centre. Lake Country is a beautiful, unique place rich in its own cultural history. Eneas Lake: Located west of the town of Peachland. From the lights at Peachland and Hwy #97, travel west to Munro Lake Forest Service Road. Then proceed to Eneas Lakes. Echo Lake: Located approximately 50 km east of Vernon. Follow Highway 6 to Lumby, and turn right onto Creighton Valley Road. Stay on Creighton Valley Rd. for 22km to Echo Lake. Echo lake is located with in Echo Lake Provincial Park. Flyfish Lake (West): From the city of Kelowna travel north on Hwy #97 to Winfield. Turn east off Hwy #97 onto the Beaver Lake Road. Follow this road past Swalwell Lake and the Dee Lake chain. Turn right just before Doreen Lake and travel for about .8 km. Gardom Lake: Pass through Enderby and turn left on Hwy #97B. Gardom is accessed by turning left off Hwy #97B onto a short secondary road. Grizzly Swamp Lake: From the city of Kelowna travel north on Hwy #97 to Winfield. Turn east onto the Beaver Lake Road. Follow this road past the Dee Lake chain and Doreen Lake. Travel onto Haddo Lake. Grizzly Swamp is located just minutes due south of Haddo. Haddo Lake: From the city of Kelowna travel north on Hwy #97 to Winfield. Turn east off Hwy #97 onto the Beaver Lake Road. Follow this road to Doreen Lake. 3 km past Doreen Lake turn south (right) and follow this road to Haddo. Harmon Lake: From Merritt, head south on Hwy #5A. Drive for 17.5 km and then turn right onto the Kane Valley Road. Drive 9 km and turn left. From this point you will find many accesses to the lake. Hatheume Lake: Hatheume can be reached by travelling west on Hwy #97C from the town of Peachland. Headwater Lakes (1): Located approximately 29 km northwest of the town of Peachland. Headwater 1 is the largest lake in the chain. Hidden Lake: Turn east at Enderby on the road leading to Mabel Lake. Travel for about 9 km (5.6 mi) and then turn south on a secondary road which will take you to a fork in the road. Take the left fork and continue on to Hidden Lake. Holstein Lake: From Shuswap Falls travel north for about 10 km on the road to Mabel Lake. Turn east on a gravel road to Holstein. Hoodoo Lake: From Beaverdell. Turn east (left) off Hwy #33 onto a gravel road and follow it to Taurus Lake. Hoodoo is located just north of Taurus Lake. Hydraulic Lake: Hydraulic is approximately 35 km southeast of Kelowna. This large reservoir lake provides a good Rainbow fishery. Idabel Lake: Idabel is approximately 38 km southeast of Kelowna. Island Lake: From the city of Kelowna travel north on Hwy #97 to Winfield. Turn east off Hwy #97 onto the Beaver Lake Road. Follow this road pass Swalwell (Beaver) Lake and continue onto the Dee Lake chain of lakes. Jackpine Lake: To reach Jackpine from Westbank take the road to Last Mountain. From the city of Kelowna, Jackpine can be accessed by taking the Bear main logging road up to Lambly Creek. Jewel Lake: The lake is approximately 23 km from Greenwood via 13 km of paved road and 10 km of gravel road. Jimmy Lake: Travel to the community of Westwold. Turn south (right) on the road following Ingram Creek. Travel this road to Jimmy Lake. Kentucky Lake: Kentucky is located approximately 60 km north of the town of Princeton. Kidney Lake: From the city of Vernon travel north on Hwy #97A to Enderby. Turn east on the Mabel Lake Road. Turn north, just before reaching the small community of King Fisher on Mabel Lake, onto a gravel road that follows Dan Forth Creek. Follow this road to Kidney. Lambly Lake: Located approximately 36 km northwest of the town of Westbank (just south of the city of Kelowna). Lassie Lake: From the city of Kelowna, travel east on Hwy #33 to the community of Beaverdell. Lassie can be found approximately 34 km northeast of Beaverdell via a gravel road which exits east off Hwy #33 Lassie is just a few kilometers northwest of Cup Lake. Loon Lake: From the city of Kelowna travel north on Hwy #97 to Winfield. Turn east on the Beaver Lake Road and follow it past Swalwell (Beaver), Dee Lake chain and Doreen Lake. Access to Loon is found just east of Doreen Lake on your right (south) side. Mabel Lake: From Enderby turn east (right) and follow the road about 37 km to King Fisher on Mabel Lake. Mabel is a large lake that provides a very good fishery. Mara Lake: Located north of the city of Vernon. From Vernon travel north on Hwy #97A to the community of Enderby. Mara is found on the left (west) side of Hwy #97A, approximately 22 km north of Enderby. Nevertouch Lake: Nevertouch is approximately 75 km from Westbridge. This is the largest lake in the Okanagan Valley. Highway 97 travels along the shoreline from Penticton to Kelowna with lovely communities between these two cities. Okanagan Lake is world famous as the home of Ogopogo, but offers good fishing, excellent swimming, boating, water skiing and other water fun activities. There are many resorts, provincial parks and campsites up and down both sides of the lake. Osoyoos Lake: Lake Osoyoos is 43.5 kilometres long with sandy beaches. On the edge of the lake, the community of Osoyoos is located in the south Okanagan at the junction of Highways 97 and 3. There are three boat launches and several marinas where you can rent boats, skidoos, or paddle boats. Other recreational opportunities available include canoeing, swimming, boating, hiking, and waterskiing. Oyama Lake: From the city of Kelowna travel north on Hwy #97 to the town of Oyama. Travel east on a rough gravel road for 15 km to Oyama Lake. Paradise Lake: The lake can be accessed from the town of Peachland by following Hwy #97C east to the Elkhart exit and turning north to the lake. Pennask Lake: Pennask can be reched by travelling west on Hwy #97C from the town of Peachland. Pillar Lake: From Falkland, turn north (left) and follow this good 2wd road to Joyce and Pillar lakes, found on your left side. Pillar can also be found by travelling north on Hw. #97 from the city of Vernon. Pinaus Lake: From the city of Kamloops, travel 27 km. on Hwy. #1 (Trans Canada Hwy.). Turn south (right) onto Hwy. #97 at the Monte Creek junction. Travel till you reach Westwold. When leaving Westwold, you only have to travel a very short distance before coming to the Pinaus Lake Resort sign on the right side of Hwy 97. (There are two roads off Hwy 97 that will take you to Pinaus Lake please take the first one when coming from Westwold, as the second road is not maintained.) Follow signs along Ingrim road to Pinaus Lake Resort. Postill Lake is located about 45 minutes north east of the city of Kelowna. The is located between Kelowna and Winfield on Hwy 97. The immediate area is home to six excellent trout fly fishing lakes: Postill Lake, Twin Lakes, Meadow Lake, South Lake, Roddy and Heron. Postill Lake Lodge Fishing Resort offers lakefront cabins equipped with housekeeping facilities, plus lakefront or upper campsites, motor and boat rentals. Silver Lake: Located approximately 20 km northwest of the town of Peachland by taking the road to Brenda Mines up Peachland Creek. Fishing and recreational Lake. Sugar Lake: Turn north at Cherryville on the road to Brenda Falls, and travel for about 17 km to the south end of Sugar Lake.
Skaha Lake: Located in the South Okanagan has easy access from the city of Penticton and the town of Okanagan Falls. Skaha is best known as a tourist destination and a family vacation lake because of its lovely sandy beaches and windsurfing opportunities. Tahla Lake: Located approximately 70 km northwest of the town of Princeton. Tahla Lake is a recreational and fishing lake. Taurus (Bull) Lake: From the city of Kelowna, travel east on Hwy #33. Stay on Hwy #33, following it past the community of Beaverdell. Turn east (left) off Hwy #33 onto a rough gravel road, and follow it to Taurus Lake. Thalia Lake: Thalia can be found by travelling north on Hwy #5A from the town of Princeton. Thone Lake: Thone is located northeast of Westbridge on a secondary gravel road which leads right (east), off the main road to Christian Valley. Vaseux Lake: is a freshwater lake located along the course of the Okanagan river in the Okanagan Valley. The Lake has the towns Okanagan Falls to the north, and Oliver to the South. Williamson Lake: This small lake is located 30 km from Greenwood via 25 km of gravel and dirt road. A 4X4 is recommended. Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake): This small lake is located 22.4 km west from Grand Forks on Highway 3. provides the visitor with camping facilities, boat launch, picnic site and modern restroom facilities. Wood Lake - Located in theThe District of Lake Country is located near the centre of the Okanagan Valley and is made up of four distinct neighbourhood communities: Oyama, Winfield, Carr’s Landing and Okanagan Centre. Lake Country is a beautiful, unique place rich in its own cultural history Xenia Lake: The lake is 30 km north of Grand Forks on gravel road then 6 km by 4X4. | |
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