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9 Kamloops Kelowna’s lakefront parks
and sandy beaches add to
Road map 2 B4. * 87,000. n 1290
W Trans-Canada Hwy, (250) 372-8000. the enjoyment of fresh-fare
∑ tourismkamloops.com restaurants. Okanagan Lake,
and trails for hiking, biking,
Kamloops – which means and horseback riding,
“where the rivers meet” in the offer recreational activities.
language of the Secwepemc, In winter, the powder snow
or Shuswap, people – is situated here makes Big White Ski
at the confluence of the North Resort (tel 250/765-3101)
and South Thompson Rivers. a major draw for skiers.
Nestled amid mountains and
lakes, the city offers hiking, P Father Pandosy Mission
biking, skiing, and golfing. Mission Hill Family Estate Winery in 3685 Benvoulin Rd. Tel (250) 860-8369.
European settlement began West Kelowna Open Grounds: dawn–dusk daily;
here in 1812, with fur traders Buildings: Mar–Oct: 9am–5pm daily.
doing business with the Sec- 0 Kelowna & donation.
wepemc. Remains of a 2,000- Road map 2 B4. * 120,000.
year-old village and re-created n 544 Harvey Ave, (250) 861-1515.
pit houses at the Secwepemc ∑ tourismkelowna.com
Museum and Heritage Park
reflect the tribe’s history. Kelowna lies on the eastern
US train robber Bill Miner shore of 84-mile- (135-km-)
arrived in Kamloops in 1904, long Okanagan Lake. The
on the run after committing Okanagan Valley’s warm,
a robbery. Kamloops and dry climate has long attracted Ripe peaches from the orchards of
trains have been linked fruit growers, including Summerland, Okanagan Valley
ever since. It’s possible Father Charles Pandosy,
to take a trip along the a French lay priest who q Summerland
Kamloops Heritage arrived in 1859. Pandosy
Railway, on the 1912 planted the area’s Road map 2 B4. * 11,000.
n 15600 Hwy 97, (250) 494-2686.
Steam Locomotive first fruit trees at the ∑ tourismsummerland.com
No. 2141, one of the few Immaculate Con ception
remaining steam engines, Mission, the first non- Summerland has been
when operational. If not, Native settlement in the synonymous with peaches since
a train ride can also region. Today, the founder John Moore Robinson
be taken at British Okanagan Valley wine Father Pandosy arrived in 1902 and persuaded
Columbia Wildlife Park, Mission is a heritage farmers to turn to fruit growing.
home to threatened animals. site. Kelowna’s peaches, apples, Today, it is also home to some
and cherries are plentiful, world-renowned wineries.
E Secwepemc Museum and but its grapes make it the The beautiful Summerland
Heritage Park center of the largest and oldest Ornamental Gardens overlook
200–355 Yellowhead Hwy. Tel (250) wine-producing region in Okanagan Lake and Trout Creek
828-9749. Open 8am–4pm daily. the province. Many of the Canyon, with a viewpoint atop
Closed Sep–May: Sat & Sun. & 8 Okanagan Valley’s wineries Giant’s Head Mountain.
7 = ∑ secwepemcmuseum.com are within a 30-minute drive of Kettle Valley Railway, now a
O British Columbia Wildlife Park Kelowna. Wineries range from tourist attraction, operated here
Hwy 1, 10.5 miles (17 km) E of intimate to expansive; tours from 1915 to 1964. A 1924 Shay
Kamloops. Tel (250) 573-3242. highlight grape-growing and steam engine pulls two 1950
Open 9:30am–5pm daily (to 9pm harvesting methods. Orchard coaches and two open-air cars
Jul & Aug; to 4pm Nov–Apr). & 7 tours may include wagon rides across the 240-ft- (73-m-) high
= - ∑ bczoo.org and visits to petting zoos. Trout Creek Bridge.
Y Summerland Ornamental
Gardens
4200 Hwy 97 S. Tel (250) 494-6385.
Open 8am–sunset daily. & by
donation. 7 = ∑ summerland
ornamentalgardens.org
£ Kettle Valley Railway
18404 Bathville Rd. Tel (877) 494-
8424. Open mid-May–mid-Oct:
10:30am & 1:30pm (days vary). &
Vineyard in the Okanagan Valley sloping down to Okanagan Lake 7 = ∑ kettlevalleyrail.org
For hotels and restaurants see pp290–91 and pp304–5

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