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The list of provincial parks of the Okanagan contains the provincial parks located within this geographic region of the province of British Columbia. It includes parks from the three regional districts of Central Okanagan , North Okanagan and Okanagan-Similkameen .
Okanagan Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. [3] Established in 1955, the park covers a total area of 98 hectares (240 acres). [4]
It is situated on the west side of the Okanagan Lake and is northwest of the city of Kelowna. It was established on April 19, 1981, and was expanded to its current size of 178 hectares (1.78 km 2; 440 acres) on May 12, 1988. [4]
Okanagan Lake (Okanagan: kɬúsx̌nítkw) [3] is a lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The lake is 135 km (84 mi) long, between 4 and 5 km (2.5 and 3.1 mi) wide, and has a surface area of 348 km 2 (135 sq. mi.).
Okanagan Lake Provincial Park: PP: Okanagan-Similkameen: 90 220 1955 Southeast (Columbia River–Okanagan River) Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park: PP: Okanagan-Similkameen: 11,296 27,910 1973 Southeast (Columbia River–Okanagan River) Okeover Arm Provincial Park: PP: qathet: 4 9.9 2000 Southwest (South coast) Old Man Lake Provincial Park: PP ...
Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park is a provincial park within the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District of British Columbia, Canada, focused on the mountain of the same name and located on the east side of Okanagan Lake, opposite Peachland and immediately south of the City of Kelowna. [2]
It lies on the west shore of Okanagan Lake, 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of the city of Kelowna, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Vernon. It has about 50 homes and is at the bottom of a three kilometre steep windy road off West Side Road. There are a few public beaches as well as a provincial campground.
The Okanagan Valley is home to the Syilx, commonly known as the Okanagan people, an Interior Salish people who live in the valley from the head of Okanagan Lake downstream to near the river's confluence with the Columbia River in present-day Washington, as well as in the neighbouring Similkameen Valley and the Upper Nicola to the north of that ...