The Things To Do Guide

Between
the pours.

Museums, hikes, spas, ski hills, escape rooms, hockey games, viewpoints, and everything else the Okanagan does when you're not tasting. Every entry rated four stars or better.

All Regions Lake Country Kelowna West Kelowna Peachland Summerland Penticton Naramata Bench Okanagan Falls Oliver Osoyoos

The Okanagan isn't just wine. It's the trail down to the waterfall, the hockey game at Prospera, the axe throwing lane, the desert cultural centre with the pit house, the pyramid winery, the ski hill an hour up the road.

This is the guide to everything between the pours. Same rule as the Nightlife Guide — four stars or better on Google, or it's not here. Some things are seasonal — those are tagged. Some are inside jokes only locals know. All of them are worth a stop on the way to somewhere else.

And when the day is longer than three hours — you know who to call.

The Bench · 49.59° N

Naramata

Bike the Bench, swim off the wharf.

Naramata is a village. The whole "things to do" list is short and mostly outdoors — the Kettle Valley Rail Trail runs right along the Bench with panoramic vineyard-and-lake views, Manitou Beach is a locals' swimming hole, and the wharf downtown is a summer evening tradition.

Rail Trail
Kettle Valley Rail Trail — Naramata Bench
Above the Bench · Naramata
Flat, wide, and lined with vineyards on one side and lake views on the other. Rent bikes in Naramata village or the trail passes near Abandoned Rail Brewing for a beer stop.
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Beach
Manitou Beach
Naramata
A small community beach on Okanagan Lake. Grass, sand, dock. Locals only in the shoulder seasons. Bring your own picnic.
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Historic Village Walk
Naramata Wharf & Village
Naramata waterfront
The village's small waterfront wharf, general store, and historic Naramata Inn. Walk the loop after dinner — takes fifteen minutes, feels like an hour in the good way.
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Ready for a full day out?
We'll drive it.

Wine tour in the morning. Museum in the afternoon. Dinner and a game or a show. Anything three hours or more — we drive, you enjoy. Home safe when the day is done.

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