Fintry Provincial Park
An easy day, exactly when you need one.
If you're looking for an easy day with swimming, pets on leash, and cycling, Fintry Provincial Park is a solid pick.
Not the pick for solitude or a rugged wilderness day — this is a developed, easy-access spot.
Don't leave without...
- hiking
- Hiking
- Swimming
- Canoeing
- Kayaking
- Fishing
- Wildlife viewing
- Pets on leash
- Cycling
- Waterskiing
- Windsurfing
- Scuba diving
- Hunting
- Interpretive programs
Overview
A provincial park located in Vernon, BC.
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Quick Facts
- Type
- provincial park
- Coordinates
- 50.1389, -119.5018
What you can do here
- waterskiing
- hunting
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Fishing
- Interpretive programs
- Kayaking
- Pets on leash
- Scuba diving
- Swimming
- Wildlife viewing
- Windsurfing
- Hiking
Good to know
- Hours & season
Park gate — this park has a gate.
Operating dates — April 4 to October 13 (as published for the 2025 season).
Off-season use — not permitted.
Trails accessible year-round as snow allows.
- Fees & reservations
No fee. as of Sep 19, 2026
Day-use pass reservation — not required at this park (this says nothing about fees).
Reservations — camping.bcparks.ca
Day-use pass — no day-use pass is required at this park
- Getting there & parking
The park is located on Fintry Delta road, off Westside road, approximately 34km north of Kelowna or 49km south of Vernon. The park is on the northwest side of Okanagan Lake.
- Facilities
- Accessibility information
- Picnic areas
- Pit or flush toilets
- Showers
- Drinking water
- Playground
- Boat launch
- Sani-station
- Campfires
Day-use and camping areas — Fintry Campground sites 1-160, Fintry Campground sites 161-190, Fintry groupsites.
- Dogs & pets
Pets and domestic animals must be on a leash at all times and are not allowed in beach areas or park buildings
Pets on leash details — Pets and domestic animals must be on a leash at all times and are not allowed in beach areas (except for the designated pet beach) or park buildings.
- Rules
Cycling policy — Bicycles must keep to roadways, e-bikes restricted to park roads
Hunting policy — Park on the delta is closed to hunting, Protected Area is open to hunting
- Safety & notices
Visitors are advised to stay on designated hiking trails, away from steep cliffs.
More details
- Fintry Protected Area establishment date
- April 18, 2001
- Total area
- 360 hectares
- Waterfront length
- over 2 km
- Swimming feature
- Natural sand beach and warm water.
- Canoeing feature
- Almost 2km of waterfront for canoeing.
- Kayaking feature
- Almost 2km of waterfront for kayaking.
- Topographical areas
- Two dramatically different topographical areas
- Waterfront
- Over 2km of waterfront
- Historical features
- Manor House, octagonal barn, and several other farm buildings
- Special feature-natural conservation areas
- Small wetland area, portion of lakeshore, Shorts Creek corridor and canyon
- Notable features
- Large eagle’s nest, old growth cottonwoods, several wildlife trees, Shorts Creek waterfall, kokanee spawning grounds
- Heritage features
- Fintry Manor House, garden, barns, remnant power generation, and irrigation systems
- Ecological significance
- Protects important California bighorn sheep habitat and provides increased representation of the North Okanagan Basin ecosection
- Hiking trail details
- Shorts Creek trail has narrow, steep cliffs with a staircase of milled lumber and viewing platforms
- Canoeing opportunities
- Almost 2km of waterfront
- Wildlife viewing platforms
- Situated in key locations on the Shorts Creek Canyon trail
- Waterskiing popularity
- Popular on Okanagan Lake
- Windsurfing opportunities
- Plentiful along the two kilometres of beach
- Scuba diving site
- Sunken barge reportedly offshore of the park
- Interpretive programs
- Summer outdoor learning experiences with Discover Parks Ambassadors
- Access by boat
- 6km across Okanagan Lake from Ellison Park and 6km across the lake from Kopje Regional District Park in Lake Country.
- Closest communities
- Kelowna, Vernon, Lake Country (across Okanagan Lake), and the Westside Road Community Plan area from Trader’s Cove to Killiney Beach.
- Hiking details
- Shorts Creek trail has narrow, steep cliffs. Trail starts approximately 1 to 2km from the campground area where there is parking for 6 or 7 vehicles on a gravel pullout just past the octagonal dairy barn.
- Swimming details
- A natural sand beach and warm water makes this park ideal for swimming.
- Canoeing details
- With almost 2km of waterfront, the park has lots of opportunities for canoeing.
- Kayaking details
- With almost 2km of waterfront, the park has lots of opportunities for kayaking.
- Fishing details
- Various freshwater fish available in Okanagan Lake. Please obey posted signs regarding speed and vessel restrictions.
- Wildlife viewing details
- There are viewing platforms situated in key locations on the Shorts Creek Canyon trail that offer spectacular views of the waterfalls and of remnants of the irrigation and power generation system built in the early 1900s.
- Cycling details
- Bicycles must keep to roadways. Bicycle helmets are mandatory in British Columbia. No mountain biking trails.
- Waterskiing details
- Waterskiing is popular on Okanagan Lake. A boat launch is available.
- Windsurfing details
- Windsurfing opportunities are plentiful along the two kilometres of beach.
- Scuba diving details
- There is a sunken barge reportedly offshore of the park.
- Hunting details
- Fintry Park on the delta is closed to hunting. The Protected Area, located above Westside Road and encompassing Shorts Creek Canyon above the road is open to hunting.
- Interpretive programs details
- Find fun summer outdoor learning experiences with Discover Parks Ambassadors here all summer long.
- Operating dates (2025)
- 2025-04-04 to 2025-10-13
- Special notes
- The Friends of Fintry Park Society assists BC Parks in the management of Fintry’s unique cultural history.