Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada.
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word kiʔláwnaʔ, referring to a grizzly bear.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Worth seeing in and around Kelowna
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01
- 02
- 03
- 04
- 05
- 06
- 07
- 08
- 09
Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Bertram Creek Regional Park
- 02City Park
- 03Boyce-Gyro Beach Park
3400 Lakeshore Rd (Lakeshore Rd & Swordy Rd).
- 04Knox Mountain Park
Knox Mountain Rd (accessed from the end of Ellis St).
- 05Mission Creek Regional Park
The EECO Center has environment exhibits and park information.
- 06Stuart Park
Notable for Bear Plaza and it's public art, and the outdoor skating rink in winter.
From Wikivoyage: Kelowna, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
Boating, Sailing, Seadoo-ing, Boating, and Windsurfing on Okanagan Lake. Wine tasting in this significant region for vineyards and wineries. See "Drink" section for local wineries. Enjoy the Athletic Centers
- 01Parkinson Recreation Center
1800 Parkinson Way,., Capital News Center).
- 02Capital News Center
- 03Gallagher's Canyon Golf & Country Club
4320 Gallagher's Dr W,.
- 04Harvest Golf Club
2725 KLO Rd,.
- 05The Okanagan Golf Club
Features The Bear golf course and The Quail golf course.
- 06H2O Adventure and Fitness Center
From Wikivoyage: Kelowna, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
- 01Bohemian Cafe
Cafe that serves breakfast, soups and sandwiches.
- 02Lake Tai Vegetarian Restaurant
Awesome little Taiwanese vegetarian restaurant serving light, healthy meals even carnivores will love.
- 03Mad Mango Cafe
551 Bernard Ave (across the street from the bargain shop on Bernard),.
- 04Subcity Donair
Local Subway or Quizno's style of restaurant with locations downtown and around the city.
- 05The Marmalade Cat
From Wikivoyage: Kelowna, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Kelowna
- Airports
- Kelowna (YLW), 11 km · Vancouver (YVR), 277 km · Spokane (GEG), 290 km
- Victoria → Kelowna324 km · quickest by air, 3h 46m · C$160–250
- Vancouver → Kelowna271 km · quickest by air, 3h 28m · C$120–180
- Calgary → Kelowna404 km · quickest by air, 3h 42m · C$140–220
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kelowna
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kelowna. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- 01294 km
- 02309 km
- 03313 km
- 04331 km
- 05360 km
If you know how people move in Kelowna – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Kelowna
- West Kelownacity in the Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada6.9 km
- Mission Creekwatercourse in Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada5.1 km
- East Kelownacommunity in British Columbia, Canada5.8 km
- Rutlandhuman settlement in British Columbia, Canada8.2 km
- Okanagan Missionhuman settlement in British Columbia, Canada8 km