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Lake Country, Okanagan
Valley, BC is a recreation and
agricultural destination rich with lakes, orchards and wineries.
Winfield and Oyama, British Columbia, Canada are the two communities
located in the region. Kalamalka Lake, Wood
Lake and Okanagan
Lake are the big three lakes neighbouring the communities.
In the backcountry hills of Lake Country are
a few wineries and many fruit orchards. Some are apple and pear.
Others are peach and plum. All are enjoying the benefits of the
fertile ground and the excellent growing conditions. Many decide
to operate farmers markets in the summer selling fresh organic
fruit and vegetables to the public.
Deeper into the wilderness backcountry, along
the rougher gravel roads, are many small to medium size remote
recreational lakes. These remote lakes, along with the big three
lakes provide plenty of year round recreational opportunities
in the region. Some of the more popular wilderness lakes in Lake
Country include Beaver Lake, Doreen
Lake and Island Lake.
Some of the summer activities enjoyed in Lake
Country include fishing, camping, boating, canoeing, kayaking,
swimming, water skiing, kite surfing, houseboating, mountain biking,
dirt biking, hiking, atving and birdwatching. In the winter the
rough backcountry gravel roads and hiking trails become cross
country ski and snowmobile routes.
The community of Winfield and Oyama, both, are
small villages, with few services and accessed from Highway #97.
Winfield, the larger of the two, has a larger selection of services
lined up on the highway. Some of the services in the community
include gas stations, accommodations, restaurants, a grocery store,
laundromat, internet and banks. Winfield also has an industrial
sector.
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