Visiting the Thompson Okanagan

Visiting the Thompson Okanagan

Visiting the Thompson Okanagan

The Thompson Okanagan region, population 461,859, is world famous for its vineyards, orchards, mountains, valleys, deserts, skiing and golf courses. Every year outdoor enthusiasts travel to the area to snowshoe, ski, cross-country ski, kayak, fish, camp, canoe, view the wild life and hike.

The culture and the history of the Thompson Okanagan region are strongly tied to the land. Aboriginal peoples originally led a semi-nomadic life. They moved between hunting and fishing grounds in the summer months and settled into pit houses for the winter. Europeans first arrived to trade for furs and then later to establish farms, mining operations, and cattle ranches. The region is full of heritage sites and museums that relive this colorful history for visitors.

The region has 65 provincial parks which cover 907,580ha/2,268,950ac, featuring over 300 walk-in campsites and more than 1100 vehicle-accessed campsites. One of the most popular places to camp is in the Shuswap. Shuswap Vacation Rentals can cost any where between $100 per week to $10,000 per week. In addition, there are over 45 golf courses in the Thompson Okanagan which range from 9-hole recreational to tournament caliber. Mountain winter ski resorts are located in Penticton, Kelowna, Vernon and Kamloops. Visitors to the area can also tour the lush valley's numerous vineyards and orchards and partake in year-round wine festivals and wine tours.

The wildly diverse geographical landscape in this region has elevations ranging from 277m/909ft in valleys to 3,954m/13,180ft in the surrounding mountains. The Okanagan Valley is a rich wine and fruit producing area. It stretches 200km/124mi between the Cascade Mountains and the Monashee Mountains. The southern part of the region from Oliver to Osoyoos and south to the USA border features Canada's only true desert.

The Okanagan region boasts more than 2000 hours of sunshine each year. These are ideal conditions for seasonal recreation activities such as cycling, fishing, camping and hiking. The areas extensive collection of lakes and rivers provides many water sport opportunities. The diverse geography of the Thompson Okanagan region coincides with an extremely varied climate. The numerous bodies of water stir air currents to produce frigid waters in the north and mild winters in the south.

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