North Okanagan, Travel British Columbia Visual, Travel BC, Travel West, Travel Canada

North Okanagan spreads from the northern part of Shushwap Lake, all the way down to Vernon. The climate here is very different from the southern part of the Valley, where extensive cultivation of fruit orchards and vegetables take place. The north is just dominated by the huge Shushwap Lake, the most houseboats populated lake in Canada. Between Shushwap and Vernon there is are of small farms,producing mostly vegetables, and large number of lakeshore campings, RV, motels and hotels at the banks of the south extension of Sushwap, the Mara Lake. From Vernon you can either go south to Kelowna and Pentincton, or turn east to Arrow Lake,and then to Kootenay. Alternatively you can get to Calgary on Highway 1.