West Kelowna
West Kelowna, formerly known as Westside and colloquially known as Westbank, is a city in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley on the west shore of Okanagan Lake.
West Kelowna, formerly known as Westside and colloquially known as Westbank, is a city in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley on the west shore of Okanagan Lake. The city encompasses several neighbourhoods, including Casa Loma, Gellatly, Glenrosa, Lakeview Heights, Shannon Lake, Smith Creek, Rose Valley, Westbank, and West Kelowna Estates. As of 2021, West Kelowna had an estimated population of 36,078.
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Worth seeing in and around West Kelowna
8 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.
- 01Okanagan Lake
Okanagan Lake is a lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The lake is 135 km long, between 4 and 5 km wide, and has a surface area of 348 km2 (135 sq.
8.8 km · lake in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 02Mount Boucherie
Mount Boucherie is a mountain located in West Kelowna on the west shore of Okanagan Lake, British Columbia, Canada, opposite the city of Kelowna. It is the remnants of a former stratovolcano created nearly 60 million years ago.
1 km · mountain in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 03Bear Creek Provincial Park
Bear Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the west side of the Okanagan Lake and is northwest of the city of Kelowna.
8.8 km · provincial park in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 04Prospera Place
Prospera Place, formerly known as Skyreach Place, is a 6,886-seat multi-purpose arena, in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The facility opened in 1999 and is the home arena of the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League.
7.2 km · building in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 05Apple Bowl
The Apple Bowl is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Parkinson Recreation Park in Kelowna, British Columbia. It was built for the 1980 BC Summer Games.
9.4 km · stadium at Parkinson Recreation Area, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 06Knox Mountain Park
Knox Mountain Park is a natural park and recreation area located in Kelowna, British Columbia, north of the city's core. It is one of the most popular attractions for tourists visiting Okanagan Valley.
9 km · natural park in Kelowna, British Columbia · Wikipedia - 07Skye at Waterscapes
Kelowna is the largest city in the Okanagan Valley region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, with a metropolitan area population of around 250,000 as of 2025. Kelowna has some of the tallest buildings of any metropolitan area of its size in North America.
7.2 km · building in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 08St. Michael and All Angels Cathedral
St. Michael and All Angels Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral of the Diocese of Kootenay: it is in Kelowna and the current dean is The Very Rev.
7 km · church building in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
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Things to do
Wine tasting, as there are numerous local vineyard and wineries, including some of Canada's most well known wineries. See "Drink" section for local wineries.
- 01Gellatly Bay Park
Features swimming platforms and has some beach areas.
- 02Mount Boucherie
A focal point of the community and an extinct volcano.
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Where to eat
- 01Kekuli Cafe Westbank
A locally owned Aboriginal cuisine cafe coffee shop, serving everything on bannock or with bannock (fried bread).
- 02Terrace Restaurant
1730 Mission Hill Road (Mission Hill Winery), terrace@missionhillwinery.com.
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Getting to West Kelowna
- Airports
- Kelowna (YLW), 18 km · Vancouver (YVR), 270 km · Spokane (GEG), 291 km
- Victoria → West Kelowna317 km · quickest by air, 3h 58m · C$170–260
- Vancouver → West Kelowna264 km · quickest by air, 3h 40m · C$130–200
- Calgary → West Kelowna411 km · quickest by air, 3h 54m · C$160–240
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No local-transport research exists yet for West 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 West Kelowna. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to West Kelowna
- Regional District of Central Okanaganregional district of British Columbia6.9 km
- Westbankhuman settlement in British Columbia, Canada4.9 km
- Mission Creekwatercourse in Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada6.8 km
- Okanagan Missionhuman settlement in British Columbia, Canada8.8 km