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Pro
Beautiful sandy beaches, great weather, great wines
Con
Not much to actually do here, not easily accessible from Vancouver
In a nutshell
More than just a place to visit : A place to live and retire
Great library and resource centre
jhorsfield30 Says: Library hoursMonday9:30 am - 5:30 pm Tuesday9:30 am - 9:00 pm Wednesday9:30 am - 5:30 pmThursday9:30 am - 9:00 pm Friday9:30 am - 5:30 pm Saturday9:30 am - 5:30 pmWinter Hours:7 days a week beginning after Thanksgiving until end of April(Closed Sundays between Christmas and...
InakaCraka Says: Originally posted in reply to a question, but good advice for all.Go to http://www.coyotecruises.ca/ for the current pay to float info. Since 2004 the native band has been running the operation, which is a great thing, but sadly, the infrastructure on the channel, the bike...
maxx_grey Says: Fantastic beaches, so many wineries it's impossible to visit them all, wonderful golf courses, all wrapped up in a pretty, friendly place make Penticton pretty hard to beat. We like to head there in the spring and fall - the weather's better than on the Coast!
Wakeboarder Says: If you are looking for something fun to do by yourself or with a group of your friends... Go Wakeboarding/Wakesurfing. Check out Wake Up Water Sports!!! Excellent value. If there is a group of you... plan on a few hours of fun and excitement. You won't be disappointed. If...
Penticton Water Sports Rentals, Wakeboard Lessons
MoombaFooter Says: If you Visit Pier Water Sports in Penticton, on Okanagan Beach behind the giant peach You can Rent Boats sea doos, paddle boats, they even have a 42 foot party barge with barbeque and washroom for awesome parties on the lake!!. You can also Take wakeboard or waterski lessons...
Carmanah Says: Penticton is a small city - more like a large town, located on the southern shore of Lake Okanagan. Okanagan Lake Park is a popular beach in Penticton, nearby the many small motels that dot the nearby streets.
go for a game @ the casino and a free drink
jhorsfield30 Says: Charming Caribbean wharfside theme. Spacious and luxurious gaming floor. Real coin and interactive video slot machines in multiple denominations. Table Games including Blackjack, Roulette and Texas Shoot Out and now offering Texas Hold’em Poker. Tables games are subject to...
jhorsfield30 Says: Founding of the MuseumThe Penticton Museum started out as the hobby of Reg Atkinson, back in the early 1920's, when his boyhood collection of militaria, Native artifacts and guns became "out of hand" so to speak. At one time he had a museum in his home. By the early 1960's...
SkiBunni Says: Rent or bring a tube and float down the canal for a lazy 2-4 hour ride. Bring a bathing suit, water shoes of some sort, sunglasses and lots of sunscreen if you are anything like me and burn at the drop of a hat.
cybercutie Says: This is the place in Penticton where everyone meets, everything happens, and everyone hangs during the entire summer...that is why it is such a great place for teens to get summer jobs, but once they are out of school they tend to travel off and come back to...
Amy1978 Says: Parasailing is a gentle-yet-exciting way to see the city. You can parasail at Okanagan Beach, and perhaps even Skaha Beach. The price (as I remember it, I may be wrong) is somewhere around $30 for a 10-15 minute ride. It seems a little expensive, perhaps, but it very...
4 Reviews and 49 Opinions We booked for July 2012 this year. Unfortunately we had to cancel and when I called to cancel I made...
1 Review and 13 Opinions Last to last week on long weekend(Victoria day) we visited Penticton. We checked into the Swiss sun...
Theos: Eating and Wearing Greek
aqazi Says: The food at Theos was first rate as we were luckily enough to get a table without a reseration on a friday night. Service was very freindly until one of the waitresses dropped a plate of food over two of our guests. While they offered to pay for 25% of the meal the damage...
Carmanah Says: (under construction) To start...Orekteka ($7.50) Says on their menu, "This plate full of assorted is a nibbler’s paradise. Houmous, Taramasalata, Dolmathes, Feta Cheese and Kalamata Olives."For dinner...Theo's Platter for Two ($40.00) Says on their menu, "A delightful way...
Darby2 Says: You can rent these fancy pedal cars on the beach at Penticton. Gillian and I though of renting one to travel through the Okanagan, but keeping up with traffic might be a problem on the steeper hills ;o))Their chief advantage is they get phenomenal mileage and have no nasty...
RB_Oakes Says: From Vancouver, the normal way is via the Coquihalla and Okanagan Connector (Hwys 5, 97C). This takes about 3 1/2 hours to Penticton. The old way (Crowsnest Hwy, Hope-Princeton Hwy, or Hwy 3 depending on who you talk to) takes about 4 hours. It is not recommended in the...
The place is overpriced for what they offer. We stayed there early October and the suite was not cleaned when we got in the room. Also the toilet seat had to be replaced as it was yellowed and peeling. The cleaner had to come back and when she/he did they left their bag of rags in the suite and we had to return to the front desk. Also, the sofa was extremely uncomfortable to sit on. We travel about 6 times a year, staying in many hotels/motels along the way and were disappointed in the Super 8 on Main Street in Penticton.
Written Oct 12, 2007
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Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Bring lightweight clothing that will protect you from the sun, but not not hold in enough heat to make you ill.
Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: Bring sunscreen for you and anyone you are responsible for.
Miscellaneous: Bring bottles of water... not soda or other soft drinks... but WATER. It is very easy to dehydrate in Penticton without realizing it. Sunburn, dehydration, sunstroke and heatstroke are all very common in Penticton during the summer.
Updated May 24, 2004
for 4 a swim/skate/gym at the comm centre
jhorsfield30 Says: Community Centre Swimming Pool-------------------------------------------Size: 25 metre L-shaped pool with 6 lanes Uses: Birthday parties, office parties, school outings Maximum Capacity: 450 Amenities: wading pool, whirlpool, two saunas, one metre and three metre diving...
jhorsfield30 Says: For a special wildlife-viewing experience, take a day to visit Vaseux Lake Provincial Park, south of Penticton on Hwy 97. Here, the Vaseux Lake Nature Trust operates the Vaseux Wildlife Centre in a multiagency cooperative project. In addition, there is a Canadian Wildlife...
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Fondest memory: vacationing in the Okanagan Valley in south-central British Columbia with my family. I believe I spent 4 summers in the Okanagan. My father's a high school science teacher by day, but was a wine educator by night. So every time we travelled to the Okanagan we always spent a day or two touring some of the dozens of the amazing wineries. Most people are completely unaware of BC's large wine industry because a) many people think Canada's too cold to grow grapes (they're wrong), b) many of these wines aren't available in stores outside of Canada (unfortunately!) and c) BC's wine industry is relatively young and has been around for only about 20 years. But according to wine experts, these British Columbian wines are at the same excellent level as some of the top wines in the world. Check out Okanagan Wine Tours, BC Wine, Hidden Wineries of BC and the Okanagan Wine Festival Society to find out what's going on!
Photo: Grapes growing at Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards in Okanagan Falls, BC
Written Aug 31, 2002
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