Naramata, Okanagan Valley, BC, CanadaNaramata, British Columbia, Canada is a romantically quaint area found along the south-eastern shoreline of Lake Okanagan, 20 minutes drive time north of Penticton, BC, directly across the lake from Summerland, BC, for those touring by boat. The Naramata Village hub is located upon a small peninsula lined with beautiful sandy beaches that gently decrescendo into the clear Okanagan Lake waters. Spring time starts bringing fourth blossoms galore upon the fruit trees and vines of the internationally recognized Orchards and Vineyards of the Naramata Bench Land. Wildflowers add rich earthy colours of green, yellow, violet, blue, and red across the landscape. Events celebrating life, preservation, and conservation, such as the Meadowlark Festival begin bringing people into the forests and upon the trails to learn about rare and endangered flora and fauna.
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Naramata BC
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athletes make good use of the changing thermal influences present on both
Okanagan and nearby Skaha Lakes for such wind driven activities as kite-boarding
and windsurfing, Others interested in scuba diving,
fishing, and kayaking welcome the sparse volume
of surface water traffic at this time of year for their private peace
of mind. For all you land-lubbers, the local parks, including our Rock
Ovens Regional Park which encompasses a large stretch of the
Trans Canada Trail : Kettle Valley Railway Trail
, and the infamous Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park,
offer several kilometres of hike trails plus a labyrinth of 4-wheel drive
and mountain bike off-road adventure corridors. As summer comes into play,
so do the delicious Okanagan fruits such as apples, cherries,
peaches, apricots, prunes,
and pears, easily seen from nearly anywhere and everywhere
one can drive on a paved road outside the cities throughout the Okanagan
Valley. Traditional events like the annual 5-day long Peach Festival
held in nearby Penticton celebrates the harvest of such bountiful fruits
with Canadian cultural tradition. Naramata BC Canada, hosts a weekly Farmers’
Market by the lake throughout July and August and the Naramata
Centre hosts workshops and various programs based on
personal health and healing throughout the year. Local Okanagan
Wineries partake in annual Winter, Spring,
Summer, and Fall Wine Festival
programs. Ice-fishing at nearby Chute Lake
and other Okanagan Highland lakes is very popular in
the winter time as is snowshoeing, snowmobiling
and x-country skiing either along the many designated
trails or down the scenic 2% grade of the TCT / KVR through the Little
Tunnel and on to Popular Grove. Tours, tasting, adventure, education, and rejuvenation of the soul can be experienced all year round in this naturally pristine 4 season Okanagan destination. How To Get To Naramata, B.C., Canada From: Vancouver, B.C, Canada | Seattle & Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A: Enjoy the drive along the #1 Hwy from Vancouver, BC to the junction in Hope, B.C., Canada. At the junction the scenery enters a whole new level with all three offered routes ( #3 Hwy, #5 Hwy, #1 Hwy) taking you to Penticton BC with Hwy #3 the FROG preferred route. Calgary,
Alberta, Canada: Take the #1 Hwy through
Banff National Park into the province of British Columbia.
Along the way watch for road signs to Vernon, BC via Hwy#97. Follow
Hwy #97 to Penticton, B.C., Canada.
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