Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park
Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park, Summerland, BC
About Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park, Summerland, BC
Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia which is saying a lot if you consider that the region literally has hundreds of gorgeous beaches. It is located just outside of the small lakeside town of Summerland. It is conveniently situated right off of Highway 97 and is also just a short drive from the city of Penticton, BC. The park opened in 1969 and first went by the name Claybanks Beach Park. It covers an area of around 30 hectares and the 558m of Okanagan Lake shoreline.
Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park, Summerland, BC
The park features a stunning white sand beach with a desert background of hoodoos and bluffs overlooking spectacular Okanagan Lake. The park also has plenty of amenities including a shady picnic area that is perfect for family gatherings, a concession stand for food and drinks, volleyball courts, a children’s playground, fire pits, change areas, and washrooms. The beach also boasts Okanagan Beach Rentals which rents out various non-motorized watercraft such as SUP paddleboards, single kayaks, pedal boats, tandem kayaks, water trikes, and canoes.
Sun-Oka has a small portion of protected and rare old-growth cottonwood trees which provides unique wildlife habitat for birds, insects, and small mammals.
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How to Get There
Address: Okanagan Hwy, Summerland, BC V0H 1N0
Map of Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park
More Summerland Beaches
if you showed up to Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park only to find that it is already packed with people, well no problem Summerland has many more beaches to choose from.
Here are some more Summerland, BC beaches.
Powell Beach
Gordon Beggs Rotary Beach
Peach Orchard Waterpark
Okanagan Lake Provincial Park
Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park, Summerland, BC
About the Okanagan Valley, BC
Sun-Oka Provincial Park is just one of many exquisite locales within the Okanagan Valley region. The Okanagan is well known for its abundant amount of sunshine and milder climate by Canadian standards. Though the valley is the only dry desert region in Canada it also has over 50 lakes which make it a splendid vacation destination. With the sunshine, mild climate, and ample water setters to the area realized early on that the Okanagan Valley resembled places like Southern California, as well as places around the Meditteranean Sea like Southern Italy, and that they could produce and harvest many of the same kind of fruits. Nowadays the Okanagan is packed full of world-class orchards, vineyards, and wineries and remains a top summertime vacation destination for many travelers.
Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park, Summerland, BC
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