Lake Country is home to kilometres of beaches and lakes, including the stunning Okanagan Lake--the largest of the lakes in the Okanagan. Stretching more than 135 kilometres, Okanagan Lake defines much of the Okanagan Valley: Vernon is situated at its north end, Lake Country and Kelowna at its centre and Penticton to the south.
Lake Country also enjoys easy access to Wood Lake and Kalamalka Lake, which draw thousands of admirers each year for swimming, fishing and water sports. Read the Resource Guide for Okanagan Lakeshore Living.
Some favourite local beach locations can be found at:
- Coral Beach on Okanagan Lake in Carr's Landing
- Gable Beach on Okanagan Lake in Carr's Landing
- Kaloya Regional Park on the south end of Kalamalka Lake
- Okanagan Centre Safe Harbour Regional Park and Boat Launch on Okanagan Lake
- Oyama on the north end of Wood Lake
- Pebble Beach and 4th Street Beach on Okanagan Lake in Okanagan Centre
- Reiswig Regional Park & Beasley Park on the south end of Wood Lake
A Pleasure Craft Operator Card is required to operate power-driven boats and watercraft in Canada - It's The Law. Get Your Boat Licence.
All boaters should follow the Clean, Drain, Dry protocol to protect our waterways from invasive mussels. Find out more about the Don't Move a Mussel campaign.
Boat launches are available on Okanagan Lake and Wood Lake in Lake Country with access to Kalamalka Lake through the Oyama channel.
- Bottom Wood Lake Road at Clement hand launch on Wood Lake
- Coral Beach boat launch on Okanagan Lake
- Gable Beach hand launch on Okanagan Lake
- Okanagan Centre Regional Safe Harbour boat launch on Okanagan Lake
- Owl's Nest Resort and Marina - private boat launch on Kalamalka Lake
- Oyama boat launch on Wood Lake
- Pelmewash Parkway informal boat launch spots on Wood Lake
- Turtle Bay Marina - private boat launch on Wood Lake near Wood Lake RV campground