The '''Okanagan-Similkameen''' is in British Columbia Canada. It encompasses the official Regional District of ''Okanagan-Similkameen'' but as a distinct tourist destination, ''North Okanagan'' is also included here.

Regions

  • Okanagan - centered on the 155km long Okanagan Lake.
  • Similkameen - less touristed and developed, home of two remote mountain parks.
  • Cities

  • Kelowna - fast growing and very livable
  • Penticton - the summer tourist trade doubles this city's population
  • Vernon - northern terminus of the regions fruit tree and wine industry
  • Princeton - home of several copper mines
  • Osoyoos - quite often the hottest spot in Canada in the summer
  • Other destinations

  • Manning Provincial Park - drive up to the '''Sub-alpine Meadows'''.
  • Cathedral Provincial Park - backcountry mountain paradise.
  • Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park - in the heart of the valley.
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