The Okanagan Valley is blessed with some of the warmest weather conditions in all of British Columbia, Canada creating some of the TOP Sandy Beach Destinations in the province. The warm weather, combined with the many lakes, creates many sandy beaches and summer festivals thus putting the Okanagan Valley on the map as one of Canada's top destinations for recreational lake activites.

The abundance of Sandy Beaches is partially due to the Okanagan Valley being located, part and parcel, in Canada's largest desert. The four main sandy beach destination lakes of the Okanagan Valley area are located near the bigger communities of Kelowna, Peachland, Penticton and Osoyoos, BC... therefore, offering easy access to the sandy beaches of Skaha Lake, Okanagan Lake, Shuswap Lake and Osoyoos Lake.

Lake Activities of the Okanagan Valley include boating, swimming, water skiing, tubing, snorkling, jet boating, wind surfing, skid boards, sandcastle building, frisbee and sun tanning. Many of the public access sandy beaches include picnic tables, grass areas, play grounds, concession stands and washrooms.

Some of the Okanagan Valley Sandy Beaches have volleyball courts, tennis courts, water parks and art exhibitors. The major sandy beaches on Skaha Lake, Okanagan Lake and Osoyoos Lake are close to restaurants, pubs, coffee houses and gift stores. Most sandy beach areas do not have a lifeguard on duty.

Enjoy the hot sand, warm lakes in the Okanagan eh!