Backwoods MamaOkanagan Hike and Bike Trail Map

How to use

Hello! Welcome to my interactive map of trails in the Central and South Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. If you’re looking for a family friendly Okanagan adventure you’ve come to right place! Click on the map’s dots to discover new trails or use the graph below to make your search easier. You can sort the graph by location, distance, duration etc. by clicking on the top bar. The trails on the map and in the graph are the same, they’re just presented differently, and each trails links to a separate page with more information.

Before setting out on your Okanagan adventure it’s important to be prepared: 9 Tips for Hiking Safely with Children. And while you’re out exploring be safe and most importantly have fun!I will be adding new hikes to this list on a regular basis, so be sure to check back often, or sign up for email notification so that you never miss a new adventure. If you have any questions or comments about this map please email josee@backwoodsmama.com. Happy Adventuring!

Bear Creek Provincial Park: Canyon Rim Trail
Length: 2.5 km Difficulty: ★★ Rating: ●●●●●
 
Canyon Falls Park
Length: 1.5 km Difficulty: ★★★ Rating: ●●●●
 
Ellis Creek: Canyon View Trail
Length: 2.2 km Difficulty: ★ Rating: ●●●
 
Esplanade Trail Network
Length: free exploration Difficulty: ★★ Rating: ●●●●
 
Giant's Head Mountain Park
Length: 3.0 km Difficulty: ★★★ Rating: ●●●
 
Glen Canyon Regional Park
Length: 4.4 km Difficulty: ★★★ Rating: ●●●●
 
Golden Mile Stamp Mill Trail
Length: 2.5 km Difficulty: ★★ Rating: ●●●
 
Hardy Falls
Length: 0.86 km Difficulty: ★ Rating: ●●●●
 
International Hike and Bike Trail
Length: 12.0 km Difficulty: ★ Rating: ●●●●
 
Kalamoir Regional Park
Length: 2.4 km Difficulty: ★★ Rating: ●●●●
 
KLO Creek Trail
Length: 2.0 km Difficulty: ★★ Rating: ●●●●
 
Knox Mountain: Paul's Tomb
Length: 5.34 km Difficulty: ★★ Rating: ●●●●
 
KVR: Chute Lake to Penticton
Length: 43.0 km Difficulty: ★★★★ Rating: ●●●●
 
Linden Gardens
Length: free exploration Difficulty: ★ Rating: ●●●●●
 
Mahoney Lake
Length: free exploration Difficulty: ★ Rating: ●●
 
McIntyre Bluff
Length: 10.5 km Difficulty: ★★★★ Rating: ●●●
 
McTaggart-Cowan Wildlife/Nsək’łniw’t Management Area
Length: 2.5 km Difficulty: ★★★ Rating: ●●●●
 
Mill Creek Regional Park
Length: 2.8 km Difficulty: ★★★ Rating: ●●●●●
 
Mount Boucherie: Eain Lamont Park Entrance
Length: 2.0+ km Difficulty: ★★★ Rating: ●●●●
 
Mount Kobau: Chopoka Lookout Trail
Length: 3.0 km Difficulty: ★★ Rating: ●●●●●
 
Mountain Springs Nature Retreat
Length: 2.0 km Difficulty: ★★ Rating: ●●●●
 
Munson Mountain
Length: 2.0 km Difficulty: ★★ Rating: ●●●
 
Munson Pond Park
Length: free exploration Difficulty: ★ Rating: ●●
 
Myra Canyon Trestles
Length: 24.0 km Difficulty: ★★ Rating: ●●●●●
 
Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park: Interpretive Trail
Length: 1.7 km Difficulty: ★★ Rating: ●●●
 
Naramata Creek Park
Length: 2.4 km Difficulty: ★★ Rating: ●●●●●
 
Nk’ Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Length: 2.0 km Difficulty: ★ Rating: ●●●
 
Osoyoos Desert Centre
Length: 1.5 km Difficulty: ★ Rating: ●●●
 
Osoyoos Lake Oxbows
Length: 4.0 km Difficulty: ★ Rating: ●
 
Peach Cliff
Length: 4.5 km Difficulty: ★★★ Rating: ●●●●●
 
Rose Valley Regional Park
Length: 3.1 km Difficulty: ★★ Rating: ●●●
 
Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park
Length: varies Difficulty: ★★ + Rating: ●●●●
 
Summerland Centennial Trail
Length: 4.5 km Difficulty: ★★ Rating: ●●
 
Summerland Ornamental Gardens
Length: free exploration Difficulty: ★ Rating: ●●●●
 
Trout Creek Trail
Length: 4.5 km Difficulty: ★ Rating: ●●●
 
Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory
Length: free exploration Difficulty: ★ Rating: ●●●●
 
Vaseux Lake Swimming Holes and Pictographs
Length: canoe access Difficulty: ★★ Rating: ●●●●●
 
Vaseux Lake Wildlife Centre
Length: 0.4 km Difficulty: ★ Rating: ●●●
 
White Lake Trail
Length: 4.0 km Difficulty: ★ Rating: ●●
 
Yellow Lake Trail
Length: 9.0 km Difficulty: ★★★★ Rating: ●●
 

Trail Graph

PhotoTrailLocationDistanceDurationDifficultyRatingBest SeasonFeatures
alttextBear Creek Provincial Park: Canyon Rim TrailWest Kelowna, BC2.5 km1.5 hours★★●●●●●Spring, Fall, WinterCanyon, Creek, View Points, Waterfall
alttextCanyon Falls ParkKelowna, BC1.5 km1.0 hour★★★●●●●Spring, Summer, FallCanyon, Creek, Waterfall
alttextEllis Creek: Canyon View TrailPenticton, BC2.2 km1.0 hour★●●●Spring, Summer, FallView Points
alttextEsplanade Trail NetworkPenticton, BCfree exploration1.0 hour★★●●●●Spring, Summer, Fall, WinterBeach, Lake, Swimming
alttextGiant's Head Mountain ParkSummerland, BC3.0 km1.5 hours★★★●●●Spring, FallView Points
alttextGlen Canyon Regional ParkWest Kelowna, BC4.4 km2.0 hours★★★●●●●Spring, Summer, Fall, WinterCanyon, Creek, View Points
alttextGolden Mile Stamp Mill TrailOliver, BC2.5 km1.0 hour★★●●●Spring, Summer, FallCreek, View Points
alttextHardy FallsPeachland, BC0.86 km20 mins★●●●●Spring, Summer, Fall, WinterBridges, Waterfall
alttextInternational Hike and Bike TrailOliver, BC12.0 km2.0 hours* (biking)★●●●●Spring, Summer, FallCreek, Playgrounds
alttextKalamoir Regional ParkWest Kelowna, BC2.4 km1.0 hour★★●●●●Spring, Summer, Fall, WinterBeach, Swimming, View Points
alttextKLO Creek TrailKelowna, BC2.0 km1.0 hour★★●●●●Spring, Summer, Fall, WinterCanyon, Creek
alttextKnox Mountain: Paul's TombKelowna, BC5.34 km2.0 hours★★●●●●Spring, Summer, Fall, WinterView Points
alttextKVR: Chute Lake to PentictonPenticton, BC43.0 km6.0 hours* (biking)★★★★●●●●Spring, Summer, FallTunnels, Trestles, Rock Ovens, View Point
alttextLinden GardensKaleden, BCfree exploration1.0 hour★●●●●●Spring, Summer, FallOrnamental Gardens
alttextMahoney LakeOkanagan Falls, BCfree exploration30 mins★●●Spring, FallSaline Lake
alttextMcIntyre BluffOliver, BC10.5 km5.0 hours★★★★●●●Spring, FallLake, View Points
alttextMcTaggart-Cowan Wildlife/Nsək’łniw’t Management AreaPenticton, BC2.5 km1.5 hours★★★●●●●Spring, FallPictographs, View Points
alttextMill Creek Regional ParkKelowna, BC2.8 km2.0 hours★★★●●●●●Spring, Summer, Fall, WinterCreek, Bridges, Boardwalk, Waterfall
alttextMount Boucherie: Eain Lamont Park EntranceWest Kelowna, BC2.0+ km1.5+ hours★★★●●●●Spring, Summer, FallView Points
alttextMount Kobau: Chopoka Lookout TrailOsoyoos, BC3.0 km1.5 hours★★●●●●●Summer, FallView Points
alttextMountain Springs Nature RetreatKaleden, BC2.0 km1.0 hour★★●●●●Spring, Summer, FallLake, Creek, Waterfall
alttextMunson MountainPenticton, BC2.0 km1.5 hour★★●●●Spring, Fall, WinterView Points
alttextMunson Pond ParkKelowna, BCfree exploration1.0 hour★●●Spring, Summer, Fall, WinterBirdwatching, Pond
alttextMyra Canyon Trestles Kelowna, BC24.0 km4.0 hours* (biking)★★●●●●●Spring, Summer, FallTrestles
alttextMyra-Bellevue Provincial Park: Interpretive TrailKelowna, BC1.7 km1.0 hour★★●●●Spring, Summer, Fall, WinterEducational
alttextNaramata Creek ParkNaramata, BC2.4 km1.0 hour★★●●●●●Spring, Summer, Fall, WinterCanyon, Creek, Waterfall
alttextNk’ Mip Desert Cultural CentreOsoyoos, BC2.0 km30 min★●●●Spring, FallFrist Nation History
alttextOsoyoos Desert CentreOsoyoos, BC1.5 km30 mins★●●●Spring, FallEducational, Boardwalk
alttextOsoyoos Lake OxbowsOsoyoos, BC4.0 km1.0 hour★●Spring, FallBirdwatching
alttextPeach CliffOkanagan Falls, BC4.5 km2.0 hours★★★●●●●●Spring, Fall, WinterPond, View Points
alttextRose Valley Regional ParkWest Kelowna, BC3.1 km2.0 hours★★●●●Spring, Summer, FallView Points
alttextSkaha Bluffs Provincial ParkPenticton, BCvariesvaries★★ +●●●●Spring, Summer, FallBluffs, View Points
alttextSummerland Centennial TrailSummerland, BC4.5 km2.0 hours★★●●Spring, Summer, FallCreek, Lake, Playgrounds, Swimming, View Points
alttextSummerland Ornamental GardensSummerland, BCfree exploration1.0 hour★●●●●Spring, Summer, FallOrnamental Gardens
alttextTrout Creek TrailSummerland, BC4.5 km2.0 hours★●●●Spring, Summer, FallCreek, Lake, Swimming
alttextVaseux Lake Bird ObservatoryVaseux Lake, BCfree exploration1.0 hour★●●●●Summer, FallBirdwatching
alttextVaseux Lake Swimming Holes and PictographsVaseux Lake, BCcanoe access15 mins* (to pictographs)★★●●●●●Summer, FallFishing, Swimming Holes, Pictographs
alttextVaseux Lake Wildlife CentreVaseux Lake, BC0.4 km15 mins★●●●Spring, Summer, FallBirdwatching, Boardwalk
alttextWhite Lake TrailOkanagan Falls, BC4.0 km2.0 hours★●●Spring, Fall, WinterDRAO, Lake
alttextYellow Lake TrailYellow Lake, BC9.0 kmunknown★★★★●●Spring, Summer, FallFishing, Lake, View Points