Found on the way up to Silver Star Mountain, BX Falls is hiking trails and waterfalls. The trail to the waterfall is not gruelling, although there i…

Creative Chaos occurs on one weekend, usually in June, every year. It’s a big arts and crafts fair where vendors set up tables to sell their wares…

Fun for the whole family. Best know for selling fresh fruits and vegetables, they also have a bakery that has the greatest apple pie. There is also…

Located on Okanagan Lake, this is my favourite beach. It’s located in a provincial campsite, so you have to pay for parking, but it is a lovely be…

The Canada Day long weekend (July 1) is the best time to be in Vernon, I believe. Funtastic started out as a slow pitch softball tournament about 20…

Located on Kal Lake, there is two beaches at Juniper Bay, and both are nice. One is a sandy beach, one is a rocky beach. The water is beautiful, an…

This is the busiest beach in Vernon (it’s actually in Coldstream). It’s on Kalamalka (Kal) Lake, which means that the water is warmer than Okana…

Of all the beaches in Vernon, this is my least favourite. It is very close to the road, there is quite a bit of seaweed in the water, there are a lo…

Vernon. My hometown. The place I’ve lived by WHOLE life. It’s a beautiful, small city in the Okanagan Valley, which is situated in BC’s inter…

This is a good place to visit, but only once. Much of it is like a play land for kids, with giant blocks and lego to play with, however, there are s…

On Okanagan Lake, this is a great beach. There’s a big sandy beach with trees for shade (if you want it) and there’s a big grassy area with a pl…

Polson Park is found right in the city, and is the scene of school track meets, lawn bowling, water park activities, great photo opportunites (such a…

Silver Star is the local ski hill, and it takes about 20 minutes to drive there. If you don’t have a car, you can stand in one of the pullouts at …

One Saturday every June, all the downtown merchants get together and put on the Sunshine Festival. Main Street is closed to traffic, and it becomes …

There’s no escaping the murals, no matter where in Vernon you go. There are 26 of them that are painted on different downtown buildings. Some are…

During the first week of every February, Vernon celebrates winter carnival. It’s made up of all kinds of activities, most of which are family-fri…