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Okanagan-Similkameen Travel Guide
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North America : Canada : British Columbia : Okanagan-Similkameen
The Okanagan-Similkameen is in British Columbia Canada. It encompasses the official Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen but as a distinct tourist destination, North Okanagan is also included here.
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Regions
- Okanagan - centered on the 155km long Okanagan Lake.
- Similkameen - less touristed and developed, home of two remote mountain parks.
Cities
- Kelowna - fast growing and very livable.
- Penticton - the summer tourist trade doubles this city's population.
- Vernon - northern terminus of the regions fruit tree and wine industry.
- Princeton - home of several copper mines.
- Osoyoos - quite often the hottest spot in Canada in the summer.
Other destinations
- Manning Provincial Park - drive up to the Sub-alpine Meadows.
- Cathedral Provincial Park - backcountry mountain paradise.
- Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park - in the heart of the valley.
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