Penticton Attractions
In a scenic setting between Lakes Skaha and Okanagan, Penticton (351 m / 1151 ft) has miles of sandy beaches and marinas. A popular pastime in summer is rafting from here 8 km / 5 mi down the Okaganan River Channel to Lake Skaha.
The town gets its name from the Salish "Pen-Tak-Ton", or "place to stay", since the Indians found that the good climate and wealth of fish and game meant it was a place where they could stay all year round. Irishman Thomas Ellis was the first European to settle in what is today Penticton, when he started farming cattle on this land in 1866, then in the 1890s the ranch gradually turned into a settlement.
Only 400 people lived here when plans were announced to build the Kettle Valley Railway in 1912, but irrigation projects, land speculation, steamboats chugging up and down the lake, and fruit farms, followed by packing and canning plants, not to mention sawmills, soon transformed the area. Today fruit and tourism are the Penticton's two main industries.
The town gets its name from the Salish "Pen-Tak-Ton", or "place to stay", since the Indians found that the good climate and wealth of fish and game meant it was a place where they could stay all year round. Irishman Thomas Ellis was the first European to settle in what is today Penticton, when he started farming cattle on this land in 1866, then in the 1890s the ranch gradually turned into a settlement.
Only 400 people lived here when plans were announced to build the Kettle Valley Railway in 1912, but irrigation projects, land speculation, steamboats chugging up and down the lake, and fruit farms, followed by packing and canning plants, not to mention sawmills, soon transformed the area. Today fruit and tourism are the Penticton's two main industries.
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Okanagan Game Farm (closed)
Okanagan Game Farm, 8 km (5 mi.) south of the town on Highway 97 and open daily from 8am, has large paddocks holding about 130 species of animals from all over the world, most of them endangered, and including Bighorn Sheep, rhinos, bear, wolf, reptiles, etc.
ATTRACTION IS CLOSED.
ATTRACTION IS CLOSED.
Okanagan Inland Marine Heritage Park
The Okanagan Inland Marine Heritage Park has 4 historical vessels including the 1914 S.S. Naramata Tugboat and the 1907 stern salon of the S.S. Okanagan sternwheeler. The S.S. Sicamous Restoration Society was established to restore the S.S. Sicamous for the City of Penticton.
Okanagan Inland Marine Heritage Park
1099 Lakeshore Drive West
Penticton, BC V2A1B7
Canada
1099 Lakeshore Drive West
Penticton, BC V2A1B7
Canada
Phone 1 (250) 492-0403
Fax 1 (250) 490-0492
Hours
May 1 to June 15
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
June 16 to September 15
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 |
November 1 to April 1
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | Closed | Closed |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Wonderful Waterworld (Closed)
THIS ATTRACTION HAS CLOSED PERMANENTLY.
The area has been redeveloped inot a residential area.
The area has been redeveloped inot a residential area.
