Description:

Mill Creek Regional Park is located in the Ellison area, east of the Kelowna Airport. An easy, beautiful and cool trail follows Mill Creek into the falls.

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Directions:

Take Old Vernon Road off Highway 97 N and turn onto Spencer Road, the parking lot is on the right hand side.

More Information:

http://www.regionaldistrict.com/departments/parks/regional/reg_parks_millcreek.aspx

Description:

The Enderby Cliffs tower high above the city offering breathtaking views of the Shuswap and the North Okanagan.

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Directions:

5 km northeast of Enderby
Turn East onto Mable Lake Road at the only set of lights in Enderby. Continue for 2km down Mable Lake Road and take a lefthand turn onto Brash Allen Road heading north. At 1.4km, Brash Allen road forks – stay right and continue down the unpaved road for 1.6 km until you reach the parking lot in the field on the southwest side of road intersection. The trail starts at the road intersection and heads east up the gravel path to the base of the trail.

More Information:

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/enderby_cliffs/

Description

Bear Creek Provincial Park is located in the Central Okanagan Basin on the west side of Okanagan Lake. The park features lakeside camping, over 400 meters of sandy beaches and 5 km of spectacular, well-marked hiking trails.

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Things to do:

Bear Creek Provincial Park has many things to offer and is a great place for families with kids.

• Canoeing
• Cycling
• Fishing
• Pets on Leash
• Hiking (Bear Creek Canyon Trail is one of my faviorte hikes in Kelowna)
• Swimming
• Wildlife Viewing
• Day-use/Picnic Areas (some 59 tables, 12 with BBQ attachments, and parking for 180 vehicles)
• Pit or Flush Toilets
• Playground
• Camping (There are 122 vehicle accessible sites in the park, including 18 doubles)
• Campfires
• Sani-Station/Dump
• Showers
• Wheelchair Access

Bear Creek Canyon Trail

The Bear Creek Canyon trail is a popular, more demanding hike offering spectacular views of the creek and the surrounding area. The trail leaves the parking lot and makes a loop of the canyon. Hikers can cross the creek on a footbridge to the north side of the canyon and begin their ascent of the slope. A sturdy staircase of milled lumber makes the climb a little easier and reduces impact on the plant life and soil structure. A viewpoint after the first flight of stairs offers a place to rest and look down at the creek.

The wide, hard-packed trail continues up the rim of the canyon with two more viewpoints perched on the edge of the canyon wall and hemmed in by chainlink fence. The view of the creek, as it meanders through the steep-walled canyon forming various ripples and small waterfalls, is fantastic. Gradually the trail levels out and then begins a descent to the creek. A pit toilet is located here. The trail follows the creek for a short distance before crossing to the south side.

The canyon forms a microclimate with noticeably different vegetation on the two sides of the creek. The slope on the north is dry with Ponderosa pine and bunches of grass while the cooler south side has Douglas fir and carpets of moss, evidence of more moisture and shade. Allow 1 hour to hike Canyon and for your own safety and preservation of the park, obey posted signs and keep to designated trails.

Directions:

The park is located on Westside Road, 9 km off Highway 97, west of Kelowna. From Highway 97, traveling south, leave the city of Kelowna, cross floating bridge on Highway 97 out of Kelowna, travel 2 km and turn west onto Westside Road at the main intersection and follow for 7 km. The entrance to the park is just past the bridge over the Lambly (Bear) Creek. The closest community, towns and cities are Kelowna, Westbank and small housing developments on Westside Road.

More Information:

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/bear_crk/

Description:

The walk up the road (about 6.5 km) to the Forest Lookout Tower is at an elevation of 4,205 feet. You’ll get an excellent view of Kelowna and the surrounding area from the top of Black Knight Mountain Kelowna.

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Directions:

Follow Highway 97 north through Kelowna and turn right at Hwy. 33. About 8 km east of Rutland, turn left on Pyman Road and keep to the right.