Introducing Penticton
Lacking the glitz of Kelowna, Penticton cheerfully relishes its role as the classic Okanagan beach town. In fact it’s bookended by sandy swaths. At the south end there’s a diminishing number of campgrounds (while condos are blooming like algae after a sewer spill) and a few modest motels front Skaha Lake. The real action is on the north side where the town’s delightful center runs right up to Okanagan Lake.
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Watersports abound plus there’s world-class climbing at nearby Skaha Bluffs. There’s a slightly edgy line-up of good cafés, restaurants and cultural pursuits or you can kick back, brew in hand, at one of the many mellow beachside drinking spots on Lakeshore Drive West. Soon you may appreciate the literal meaning of the original Salish name, Pen-Tak-Tin: ‘place to stay forever.’
Last updated: Sep 1, 2009
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