The Best of Lake Country – Driving Tour

South & Central Lake Country in the Winfield area

• The Lake Country Visitor Centre is located on Main Street.
• From Main Street you can park your car and take a walk to enjoy the sites and sounds of downtown Winfield and Swalwell Park.
• • Check out the local stores in the shopping centres or cross the highway and visit the local Farmer’s Fruit and Produce to shop for fresh, local produce.
  • On main street is the Video Express, walk down the stairway behind their parking lot to begin the Art Walk
  • • The Art Walk is a short scenic walk from the shopping centre to Swalwell Park. While walking to the park you’ll pass many sculptures and pieces of art. *Note: The murals at the rear of IGA as you continue your walk towards the park.
    • In Swalwell Park appreciate the two exquisite Asian-influenced stone sculptures
    • The Farmer’s Market takes place in this park from June – September on Fridays from 3pm-7pm.
  • Stroll around the surrounding areas and visit the many buildings along Bottom Wood Lake Road, including, Creekside Theatre and the Lake Country Municipal Building and the Library.
• Follow Main Street to begin the tour of Lake Country starting with the local Lake Country Art Gallery
• • Main street will change its name to Bottom Wood Lake Road after the roundabout. The gallery will be on your left hand side.

Site 1: Lake Country Art Gallery

• 10356A Bottom Wood Lake Road
• Summer Hours:
• • Wednesday 10am-8pm
  • Thursday & Friday  10am-4pm
  • Saturday & Sunday 11am-3pm

This local art gallery displays exhibitions from local and regional artists. From paintings, sculptures and multimedia designs this gallery will allow for a unique and specifically a Lake Country experience.

Continuing the Tour:

• Following Bottom Wood Lake Road, turn right on Woodsdale Road

Site 3: Reiswig and Beasley Parks

• These parks feature soccer fields, volleyball courts, flat walking track, washrooms, change rooms and a public beach with swimming and a picnic area. This area is a great place for children and the entire family to spend the day on a hot Okanagan day.

North Lake Country in the Oyama area

Continuing the Tour:

• Exit Reiswig and Beasley parking lot, and turn left on Woodsdale road
• Follow the road to the T intersection and turn left on Oyama Road
• Follow Oyama road and enjoy the agricultural and orchard lands along the way.
• While On Route towards Oyama there are many attractions on the way:
• • The Barn Galley
  • • 4450 Towgood Road
    • Hours: Friday – Sunday from 10 am - 5pm, 250-548-3823
    • Original Okanagan Art in a true country Setting

Directions:

• From Oyama Road turn left on Towgood Road. Driveway will be on your right hand side.

Directions:

• From Oyama Road turn right at Middle Bench road and keep right until you turn left at Todd road. Take the second right onto Oyama Lake Road they are 2kms up.

Oyama ‘s newest attraction, The Oyama Zip line Forest Adventure offers a 2-3 hours tour from 7 zip lines, 3 towers and 2 rope bridge. Having the highest and longest zip lines in BC it will give you a magnificent view of Kalamalka Lake, Wood Lake and the orchards and vineyards of central Okanagan.

Directions:

• On Oyama Lake Road follow the signs towards Oyama Lake Resort and the road will turn into gravel road
• The farm will be on your right hand side – watch the Alpacas in the yard!

Continuing the Tour:

• From Oyama Road turn right on Trask Road and follow to the end to see Kaloya Regional Park

Site 4: Kaloya Regional Park

• Kaloya Park is a beautiful place to relax with the family, and take in the hot Okanagan sunshine and swim in Kalamalka Lake.
• • Kalamalka Lake (or Kal, as know by the locals) is unique due to its emerald/greenish colour. The lake contains glacial moraine, which accounts for its peculiar and stunning colour. At Kaloya Park why not take a swim in this beautiful lake?
• Kaloya Park also offers a wonderful children’s playground
• Take a walk around the peninsula and short perimeter trail along Kal Lake.

Continuing the Tour:

• Exit Trask Road and turn right on Oyama Road
• Follow Oyama Road across Highway 97, to go into Gatzke’s Farm Market.

Site 5: Gatzke’s Farm Market

• 15686 Highway 97, 250-548-3444
• A working orchard boasts 50 varieties of fruit tress through the seasons and can be purchased through their market
• • May – June: Monday to Friday from 9am-5:30pm
  • July, August: Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm
  • September, October: Monday to Friday from 9am – 5:30pm
  • U-Pick Raspberries will be available during the fall seasons.
• The Orchard Café is also available to enjoy a sunny breakfast or lunch in their newly opened patio area
• •  8am – 4pm
• Also Accommodation s are available, just call the number above for any information.

Continuing the Tour:

• From Gatzke’s parking lot turn right on Highway 97
• Follow the highway and enjoy the view of beautiful Wood Lake on your left hand side
• From the highway turn right on Oceola Road
• • If it is fruit season, consider stopping in one of the several fruits stands or U-Pick Orchard along the route.
  • Oceola Road eventually changes its name to Okanagan Centre Road E which then later becomes Okanagan Centre Road W. The roadways remain the same but continue to enjoy the captivating views of Lake Okanagan .

Continuing the Tour

Central Lake Country in the Okanagan Centre area

• From the intersection of Okanagan Centre Road and Carr’s Landing continue up the hill on Okanagan Centre Road E to our Newest Winery.

Extension Site 

• You will see their building on the right hand side of road. 
• • Intrigue Wines -  2291 Goldie Rd
  • • They are the first driveway on the left side on the road 
    • Open 7 days a week 10am to 6pm

Site 6:

• Okanagan Centre is on Okanagan Lake
• Visit the Lake Country Museum where artifacts detailing the early history of Lake Country and Okanagan valley are on display.
• • Lake Country Museum
  • • 11255 Okanagan Centre Road West
    • 250-766-0111
    • From 10 am to 4pm daily (Summer Hours)

Continuing the tour

• Turn around and return in the direction from which you came from (follow Ok Centre Road W northbound.
• Turn right on Camp Road (the 3 way stop) and ascend the large hill to visit three of Lake Country’s wineries.

Site 7: Wineries of Lake Country

• Down Camp Road you will drive through 3 of Lake Countries Wineries all within 5 minutes of one another.
  
• • Grey Monk Winery – 1055 Camp Road
  • • Turn right into their driveway
    • Open 7 days a week from 10am – 5pm
    • Tours occur hourly from 11am-4pm

Visit this famous winery, take a tour and tasting. Perhaps take lunch in the Grapevine Restaurant while enjoying the captivating views of Lake Okanagan.

   

Continuing the tour

• Follow Camp Road (southwards then east) past Jack Seaton Park to Okanagan Centre Road E
• Turn right on Okanagan Centre Road E
• Turn left on Berry Road and cross hwy 97
• Turn right on Main Street and return to the Lake Country Visitor Centre.

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