First pick
Knox Mountain Park
Park or garden
365 ha57.8 km of path
12 h 50 minto walk all 57.8 km of path
4.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Apex TrailPaul's Tomb TrailShale Trail+5 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Jd.101 · CC BY-SA 3.013%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Kelowna · parks, protected land & trails
Protected land around Kelowna beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Swimmers have 42 beaches within 5 km, Poplar point beach the nearest. Count 36 protected areas within 10 km of town. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land
13%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
36
within 10 km, 17 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Okanagan Mountain Park
Beaches
42
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Kelowna has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Protected land all round13% of the land within 10 km, more than 90% of Canadian townsBeaches42 beaches within 5 kmA provincial park at the edgeOkanagan Mountain Park reaches the town
For someone who likes to get outside, Kelowna’s draw is protected land around it, with its beaches close behind.
Against other towns
Kelowna against other Canadian towns
Each figure against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (not city hubs or reserves), with the town marked and the typical one’s line. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
Protected within 10 km13%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town3.8%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas17Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches42Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Kelowna comes 6th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (105,925 to 243,107 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Protected within 10 km
Kelowna13%
Towns its size3.7%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Kelowna17
Towns its size15
Towns in British Columbia14
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Kelowna0
Towns its size2
Towns in British Columbia1
Typical Canadian town0
Kelowna beats most towns its size for protected land nearby; 5 of 39 do better. On walking routes it is behind: 32 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maple Ridge BC | 26% | 21% | 101 | 1 | 41 |
| 2 | Coquitlam BC | 25% | 28% | 130 | 5 | 69 |
| 3 | Delta BC | 24% | 17% | 181 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Richmond BC | 21% | 3.2% | 73 | 2 | 31 |
| 5 | Kamloops BC | 14% | 13% | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Kelowna BC | 13% | 3.8% | 36 | 0 | 42 |
| 7 | Saanich BC | 11% | 9.4% | 43 | 7 | 56 |
| 8 | Strathcona County AB | 9.4% | 1.4% | 38 | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Trois-Rivières QC | 8.4% | 1.2% | 44 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Cape Breton NS | 8.2% | 8.6% | 176 | 1 | 74 |
| 11 | Pickering ON | 7.6% | 11% | 46 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury ON | 6.7% | 3.5% | 43 | 5 | 18 |
| 13 | Saguenay QC | 6% | 6.1% | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Kingston ON | 5% | 6.2% | 54 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Ajax ON | 4.9% | 5.8% | 31 | 1 | 8 |
| 16 | Lévis QC | 4.1% | 0.6% | 62 | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | Sherbrooke QC | 4.1% | 0.8% | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Whitby ON | 3.9% | 4.7% | 37 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Abbotsford BC | 3.9% | 0.5% | 37 | 2 | 10 |
| 20 | Terrebonne QC | 3.8% | 3.6% | 60 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Langley BC | 3.5% | 2.9% | 144 | 8 | 10 |
| 22 | Barrie ON | 2.6% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | Burlington ON | 2.5% | 1.6% | 27 | 2 | 17 |
| 24 | Oshawa ON | 2.4% | 0.3% | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | St. John's NL | 2.2% | 1.2% | 6 | 1 | 41 |
| 26 | Richmond Hill ON | 1.9% | 8.4% | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Nanaimo BC | 1.9% | 6.7% | 42 | 2 | 33 |
| 28 | Cambridge ON | 1.7% | 0.4% | 33 | 10 | 2 |
| 29 | Bowmanville ON | 1.6% | 3% | 25 | 2 | 9 |
| 30 | Milton ON | 1.3% | 0% | 38 | 15 | 3 |
| 31 | St. Catharines ON | 1.2% | 1.7% | 15 | 4 | 7 |
| 32 | Niagara Falls ON | 1.1% | 1.7% | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| 33 | Chatham ON | 1% | 1% | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| 34 | Guelph ON | 0.9% | 3.1% | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 35 | Oakville ON | 0.9% | 4.1% | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 36 | Red Deer AB | 0.7% | 1.2% | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Waterloo ON | 0.6% | 0% | 17 | 12 | 1 |
| 38 | Lethbridge AB | 0.4% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Brantford ON | 0.3% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Thunder Bay ON | 0.1% | 0.4% | 3 | 0 | 4 |
The map
The green map of Kelowna
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
Walk in Kelowna: 30 named parks and woods
Largest first: Knox Mountain Park leads with 365 ha. Numbers match the map.
30 named parks and woods, 932 ha in all
Parks & gardens 932 ha
Knox Mountain Park and Dilworth Mountain Park together hold 53% of it.
Dilworth Mountain Park
Park or garden
130 ha19.8 km of path
4 h 25 minto walk all 19.8 km of path
2.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Cedar Mountain Regional Park
Park or garden · 50 m outside town
85 ha4.4 km of path
1 hto walk all 4.4 km of path
13 km south-westfrom the centre
Lebanon Creek TrailKettle Pot Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Mission Recreation Park
Park or garden
44 ha3.2 km of path
40 minto walk all 3.2 km of path
4.7 km south-westfrom the centre
Mission GreenwayGordon Recreational Corridor
Directionsto a point inside
Upper Canyon Open Space
Park or garden
30 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
5.3 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ponderosa Pine Forest
Park or garden
26 ha3.4 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.4 km of path
8.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Pine TrailQuail Flume TrailPine Trail Lookout+1 path
Directionsto a point inside
Mission Ridge Park
Park or garden
21 ha2.9 km of path
40 minto walk all 2.9 km of path
7.1 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parkinson Recreation Park
Park or garden
21 ha2.1 km of path
25 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
1.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Okanagan Rail TrailDayton Street Overpass
Directionsto a point inside
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Knox Mountain ParkPark or garden · 365 ha · 57.8 km of path
DirectionsDilworth Mountain ParkPark or garden · 130 ha · 19.8 km of path
DirectionsCedar Mountain Regional ParkPark or garden · 85 ha · 4.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMission Recreation ParkPark or garden · 44 ha · 3.2 km of path
DirectionsUpper Canyon Open SpacePark or garden · 30 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsPonderosa Pine ForestPark or garden · 26 ha · 3.4 km of path
DirectionsMission Ridge ParkPark or garden · 21 ha · 2.9 km of path
DirectionsParkinson Recreation ParkPark or garden · 21 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsTower Ranch ParkPark or garden · 20 ha · 2 km of path
DirectionsMcKinley Mountain ParkPark or garden · 17 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsBertram Creek Regional ParkPark or garden · 17 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsEnterprise ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 3.2 km of path
DirectionsCity ParkPark or garden · 13 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsRutland Recreation ParkPark or garden · 14 ha
DirectionsMunson Pond ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsKuipers' Peak Mountain ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsWaterfront ParkPark or garden · 7.9 ha · 2.2 km of path
DirectionsCanyon Falls ParkPark or garden · 9.7 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsBrandt's Creek Linear ParkPark or garden · 5.3 ha · 2.4 km of path
DirectionsThomson Marsh ParkPark or garden · 9.2 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsMountainside ParkPark or garden · 8.4 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsEllison Dog ParkPark or garden · 7.3 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsBen Lee ParkPark or garden · 7.2 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsCedar Creek ParkPark or garden · 7.0 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsPonds Community ParkPark or garden · 7.4 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsHigh Noon ParkPark or garden · 7.6 ha
DirectionsWestridge Drive ParkPark or garden · 5.4 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsStill Pond ParkPark or garden · 4.8 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsQuail Ridge Linear ParkPark or garden · 3.4 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsChichester Wetland ParkPark or garden · 4.4 ha · 1 km of path
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, commons and woods with a name, in the town or within 400 m, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Sizes are the mapped outline’s.
Close to home
A park is within a short walk for 8 in 10 in Kelowna
Residents of each 2021 dissemination area, at a point inside it, within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of a park or playing field mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Within 400 m (77%)Further (23%)
Kelowna77%
Towns in British Columbia72%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town reaches 83%. For about 39,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
The 36 protected areas near Kelowna
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Kelowna3.8%
Within 10 km13%
Towns in British Columbia6.7%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 17 of the 36. The largest named one is Okanagan Mountain Park, at 11,321 ha. The count includes 19 areas that are private or not recorded as public; they aren’t named.
Okanagan Mountain ParkProvincial park · 11,321 ha · reaches Kelowna
Myra - Bellevue ParkProvincial park · 7,696 ha · reaches Kelowna
Mission Creek Regional ParkMunicipal park · 76 ha · reaches Kelowna
Woodhaven Nature Conservancy Regional ParkMunicipal park · 29 ha · reaches Kelowna
Bertram Creek Regional ParkMunicipal park · 25 ha · reaches Kelowna
KLO Creek Regional ParkMunicipal park · 16 ha · reaches Kelowna
Robert Lake Regional ParkMunicipal park · 2.0 ha · reaches Kelowna
Bear Creek ParkProvincial park · 158 ha · 0.5 km from the edge of town
Traders Cove Regional ParkMunicipal park · 14 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
Raymer Bay Regional ParkMunicipal park · 6.0 ha · 1.4 km from the edge of town
7 more named areas within 10 km are in the figures.
Source: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
National & provincial parks
Okanagan Mountain Park meets Kelowna
National parks (Parks Canada) and provincial or territorial parks by direction and distance from the town’s edge: every one within 10 km, and the nearest of each within 100 km.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Okanagan Mountain Park
At the edge113 km²since 1973
Provincial park
Myra - Bellevue Park
At the edge77 km²since 2001
Provincial park
Bear Creek Park
0.5 km north-west1.6 km²since 1981
Provincial park
Wrinkly Face Park
4.7 km north-east0.4 km²since 2004
Provincial park
Browne Lake Park
9.6 km east0.5 km²since 2004
No national park lies within 100 km of Kelowna; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. There are 5 provincial parks within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Kelowna and its edge hold 552 km of footpath
OpenStreetMap footpaths, paths, bridleways and steps, and tracks open on foot, in the town and 1 km around it; woods as mapped (landuse=forest, natural=wood).
Footpaths
552 km
in and around the town (352 km²)
Woodland
26%
about 91.3 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
KelownaTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.6
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
KelownaTowns in British ColumbiaTypical Canadian town
Woodland26%
0%50%100%
Woods cover more of it than in 71% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 51% of Canadian towns.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
No mapped walking route near Kelowna
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
No named route shows within 2 km of the town; volunteers map trails unevenly from one region to the next.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
The best months for walking in Kelowna: April to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Vernon (44 km), and daylight at the town’s latitude. Good months: 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15–30 °C, little rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 8.1 |
| High (°C) | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 37 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 45 | 55 | 37 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 44 |
June is the wettest month (55 mm) and March the driest (25 mm). Highs peak near 29 °C in July and fall to 1 °C in January. Snow totals about 93 cm a year. The climate in Kelowna →
Beaches
Kelowna has 42 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Poplar point beachin town
DirectionsTugboat Bay Beachsand · in town
DirectionsBeasley Park Beachsand · 2.9 km from town
DirectionsAdd 39 unnamed beaches to the count. OpenStreetMap marks 2 as sandy. Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Viewpoints and waterfalls near Kelowna: 50 and 2
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
50Viewpoints6Hills and peaks2Waterfalls11Nature reserves4Picnic sites75Playgrounds8Dog parks2Campsites4Slipways
Black Knight Mountain, 1,289 m, is the high point nearby. 75 playgrounds top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 50
McCulloch Lookoutin town
DirectionsObservation Platformin town
DirectionsPine Trail Lookoutin town
DirectionsSummerhill Wineryin town
DirectionsRose Lookout0.1 km from town
DirectionsSandy Knoll Lookout0.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 44 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 6
Knox Mountain622 m · in town
DirectionsLayer Cake Mountain740 m · in town
DirectionsMine Hill747 m · in town
DirectionsMount Dilworth636 m · in town
DirectionsMount Knox638 m · in town
DirectionsBlack Knight Mountain1,289 m · 1.0 km from town
DirectionsWaterfalls 2
Plus 2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 11
Clarance Greenspacein town
DirectionsKLO Creek Regional Parkin town
DirectionsMission Creek Regional Parkin town
DirectionsRobert Lake Regional Parkin town
DirectionsScenic Canyon Regional Parkin town
Directionssntsk'il'ntən - Black Mountain Regional Parkin town
DirectionsStephens Coyote Ridge Regional Parkin town
DirectionsWilson Creek Linear Parkin town
DirectionsPlus 3 nature reserves more.
Picnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 75
City Park Water Parkin town
DirectionsNorth Glenmore Elementary School Playgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 73 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 8
Dog Runin town
DirectionsEllison Dog Parkin town
DirectionsMission Dog Parkin town
DirectionsNorth Glenmore Dog Parkin town
DirectionsDog Park1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 3 dog parks without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Bear Creek Campground0.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Kelowna
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Tsinstikeptum 10Central OkanaganWest KelownaTsinstikeptum 9Duck Lake 7Kelowna
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelowna | 13% | 36 | 0 | 42 |
| Tsinstikeptum 10 6.9 km | 2.4% | 21 | 0 | 29 |
| Central Okanagan 9.0 km | 11% | 52 | 1 | 25 |
| West Kelowna 12 km | 12% | 29 | 1 | 40 |
| Tsinstikeptum 9 12 km | 12% | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| Duck Lake 7 15 km | 0.5% | 7 | 0 | 4 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Kelowna has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Beaches. Beaches are OpenStreetMap’s, named or not; in the north many are unnamed shoreline imports.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Protected land. CPCAD maps each protected area; the page counts how much of the 10 km around the town they cover, lakes and sea included.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
Questions about the outdoors in Kelowna
Is there protected land near Kelowna?
Protected areas cover 13% of the land within 10 km.
What is the largest protected area near Kelowna?
Okanagan Mountain Park: 11,321 ha, a provincial park.
What is the nearest beach to Kelowna?
The nearest is Poplar point beach, in town.
How far is Kelowna from a national park?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Kelowna.
What is the nearest provincial park to Kelowna?
Okanagan Mountain Park begins at the town’s edge.
When should you visit Kelowna for the outdoors?
April to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Sources
Where Kelowna’s outdoors figures come from
Protected areas: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2026: every area within 10 km and the nearest national and provincial parks, measured outline to outline.
Walking routes and beaches: OpenStreetMap, November 2026: named hiking, foot and walking route relations within 2 km and beaches within 5 km.
Towns: Statistics Canada 2021 Census boundaries and populations; the comparison is the Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, not city hubs or reserves.
When to go: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, from the nearest station that publishes them.
Green space, paths, woods, things to do: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik’s Canada extract), November 2026: parks, gardens, playing fields, woods, footpaths, the coastline and things to do in and around each town.
Residents: Statistics Canada 2021 Census dissemination areas (population, boundaries), each at a point inside it.
Walking routes and beaches © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Not on this page: trailheads and trail grades, and beach water quality. No open Canadian dataset gives these for every town yet.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).