Welcome to West Kelowna BC

Bordered by mountains to the west and Okanagan Lake to the east, West Kelowna (Westbank) welcomes visitors with a host of attractions, including wineries, golfing, and impressive art and antique shops.

Quieter and smaller than Kelowna across the lake, West Kelowna is a popular spot for those who seek a more relaxing experience on Okanagan Lake.  West Kelowna  has a year round population of about 27,000 residents. West Kelowna offers fantastic boating, sailing, houseboating, windsurfing, sailing and all other water sports.   Westbank is also home to our own ski resort, Crystal Mountain.  (just 10 minutes from downtown Westbank)

Some popular destinations in Westbank are the Gellatly Bay Beach, the Gellatly Bay Nut Farm, and the Mission Hill Winery.

Shannon Lake offers a stunning backdrop for a day at the park, this small lake found in the Shannon Lake community, is stocked with trout every year, making it the perfect kids fishing pond.  On the other side of the lake it makes for  a breathtaking backdrop while you play a game of golf at Shannon Lake Golf Course.

Some Westbank history

Before the arrival of white settlers, the area was the home of First Nations people in the Stekatkolxne'ut village, which overlooked Okanagan Lake. Fur traders in the early 1800s used the area as a stopping place, calling it MacDonald's Plain, after a Hudson's Bay Company officer. The settlement was renamed Westbank in 1908, due to its location on the west bank of Okanagan Lake.