--- title: "West Kelowna – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "West Kelowna, Canada: West Kelowna, formerly known as Westside and colloquially known as Westbank, is a city in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley on the…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/west-kelowna" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/west-kelowna.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/GreenBay.JPG" --- City in British Columbia, Canada # 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](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/GreenBay.JPG) West Kelowna · Wikimedia Commons The place 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. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kelowna), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## 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. 1. Okanagan 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okanagan_Lake) 2. Mount 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Boucherie) 3. Bear 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Creek_Provincial_Park) 4. Prospera 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospera_Place) 5. Apple 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Bowl) 6. Knox 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_Mountain_Park) 7. Skye 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skye_at_Waterscapes) 8. St. 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](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. Do ## 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. 1. Gellatly Bay Park Features swimming platforms and has some beach areas. 2. Mount Boucherie A focal point of the community and an extinct volcano. From [Wikivoyage: West Kelowna](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/West_Kelowna), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat 1. Kekuli Cafe Westbank A locally owned Aboriginal cuisine cafe coffee shop, serving everything on bannock or with bannock (fried bread). 2. Terrace Restaurant 1730 Mission Hill Road (Mission Hill Winery), terrace@missionhillwinery.com. From [Wikivoyage: West Kelowna](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/West_Kelowna), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to West Kelowna **Airports:** Kelowna (YLW), 18 km · Vancouver (YVR), 270 km · Spokane (GEG), 291 km\ - Victoria → West Kelowna 317 km · quickest by air, 3h 58m · C$170–260 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/victoria-to-west-kelowna) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Victoria&to=West+Kelowna) - Vancouver → West Kelowna 264 km · quickest by air, 3h 40m · C$130–200 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/vancouver-to-west-kelowna) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Vancouver&to=West+Kelowna) - Calgary → West Kelowna 411 km · quickest by air, 3h 54m · C$160–240 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/calgary-to-west-kelowna) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Calgary&to=West+Kelowna) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=West%20Kelowna) 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 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. 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 287 km 2. [Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/port-townsend) US 9 ways of moving, 17 sources 302 km 3. 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