--- title: "Kelowna – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Kelowna, Canada: Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Nearby: Okanagan Lake…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kelowna" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kelowna.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Kelowna_city_view_from_Knox_Mountain.jpg/3840px-Kelowna_city_view_from_Knox_Mountain.jpg" --- City in British Columbia, Canada # Kelowna Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. ![Kelowna](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Kelowna_city_view_from_Knox_Mountain.jpg/3840px-Kelowna_city_view_from_Knox_Mountain.jpg) Kelowna · Wikimedia Commons The place 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelowna), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## 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. 1. Okanagan Lake Lake in British Columbia, Canada 3.7 km · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okanagan_Lake) 2. Mount Boucherie Mountain in British Columbia, Canada 7.2 km · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Boucherie) 3. University of British Columbia Okanagan University campus in Kelowna, Canada 9.1 km · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_British_Columbia_Okanagan) 4. Bear Creek Provincial Park Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada 5.1 km · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Creek_Provincial_Park) 5. Prospera Place Building in British Columbia, Canada 500 m · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospera_Place) 6. Apple Bowl Stadium at Parkinson Recreation Area, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada 2.7 km · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Bowl) 7. Knox Mountain Park Natural park in Kelowna, British Columbia 2.7 km · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_Mountain_Park) 8. Skye at Waterscapes Building in British Columbia, Canada 900 m · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skye_at_Waterscapes) 9. St. Michael and All Angels Cathedral Church building in British Columbia, Canada 1 km · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael_and_All_Angels_Cathedral_(Kelowna,_British_Columbia%29) 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. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see 1. Bertram Creek Regional Park 2. City Park 3. Boyce-Gyro Beach Park 3400 Lakeshore Rd (Lakeshore Rd & Swordy Rd). 4. Knox Mountain Park Knox Mountain Rd (accessed from the end of Ellis St). 5. Mission Creek Regional Park The EECO Center has environment exhibits and park information. 6. Stuart Park Notable for Bear Plaza and it's public art, and the outdoor skating rink in winter. From [Wikivoyage: Kelowna](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kelowna), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## 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 1. Parkinson Recreation Center 1800 Parkinson Way,., Capital News Center). 2. Capital News Center 3. Gallagher's Canyon Golf & Country Club 4320 Gallagher's Dr W,. 4. Harvest Golf Club 2725 KLO Rd,. 5. The Okanagan Golf Club Features The Bear golf course and The Quail golf course. 6. H2O Adventure and Fitness Center From [Wikivoyage: Kelowna](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kelowna), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat 1. Bohemian Cafe Cafe that serves breakfast, soups and sandwiches. 2. Lake Tai Vegetarian Restaurant Awesome little Taiwanese vegetarian restaurant serving light, healthy meals even carnivores will love. 3. Mad Mango Cafe 551 Bernard Ave (across the street from the bargain shop on Bernard),. 4. Subcity Donair Local Subway or Quizno's style of restaurant with locations downtown and around the city. 5. The Marmalade Cat From [Wikivoyage: Kelowna](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kelowna), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Kelowna **Airports:** Kelowna (YLW), 11 km · Vancouver (YVR), 277 km · Spokane (GEG), 290 km\ - Victoria → Kelowna 324 km · quickest by air, 3h 46m · C$160–250 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/victoria-to-kelowna) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Victoria&to=Kelowna) - Vancouver → Kelowna 271 km · quickest by air, 3h 28m · C$120–180 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/vancouver-to-kelowna) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Vancouver&to=Kelowna) - Calgary → Kelowna 404 km · quickest by air, 3h 42m · C$140–220 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/calgary-to-kelowna) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Calgary&to=Kelowna) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Kelowna) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## 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. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Gibsons and the Sunshine Coast](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gibsons) CA 10 ways of moving, 21 sources 294 km 2. [Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/port-townsend) US 9 ways of moving, 17 sources 309 km 3. 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Around it ## Next door to Kelowna - [West Kelowna](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/west-kelowna) city in the Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada 6.9 km - [Mission Creek](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mission-creek) watercourse in Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada 5.1 km - [East Kelowna](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/east-kelowna) community in British Columbia, Canada 5.8 km - [Rutland](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/rutland) human settlement in British Columbia, Canada 8.2 km - [Okanagan Mission](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/okanagan-mission) human settlement in British Columbia, Canada 8 km [The place page for Kelowna](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/kelowna) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Canada](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-CA) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kelowna, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. 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