The Sweetest Place Under the Sun!

Peachland is a beautiful town nestled on the shores of Okanagan Lake between Kelowna and Penticton with a population of approximately 5,000 residents. Peachland is a mere half-hour drive to either Kelowna or Penticton, and just 1 hour to Vernon. To review a community profile on Peachland, click here to view the 2009 demographic profile.
Take an interactive tour of Peachland along our Historic Walking Tour.

Peachland features:

• 8 kilometres of clean, pebble beach along the downtown waterfront
• Lakeshore parks, boat launches, a full-serve marina
• Restaurants, pubs and grills
  
• A village mall
• Boutiques
• Spas
• Award-winning local wineries
• Tennis courts
• Water craft rentals
• Nearby trout fishing lakes
• Horseback riding
• Hiking trails and camping
• Community police office, recreation centre, seniors' centre
• National historic eight-sided church erected in 1919 (it now resides as a museum)

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Peachland is the official home of Okanagan lakes most famous resident. Local First Nations folklore specifically places the lair of Ogopogo or N'ha-a-itk at a cave under Squally Point near Rattlesnake Island offshore from Peachland. Peachland is located on highway 97 midway between the cities of Kelowna and Penticton. Visitors to Peachland will enjoy the boutique shopping, wonderful restaurants, winery tours, cafes, spas, craft and farmer markets, golf course and much more. All situated on 11 kilometres (6.84 miles) of lake front beaches and supervised swimming areas. Annual local events offer a variety of family oriented entertainment and recreation. Existing community facilities in Peachland and access to the more developed amenities of nearby West Kelowna make Peachland an attractive home for families and businesses alike in the active, growing, beautiful Okanagan Valley.

The Peachland Chamber of Commerce encourages and supports a healthy Peachland business community by offering benefits to the Chamber membership that include business oriented events and access to competitive rates for a variety of business needs. The Chamber is also the voice for businesses of Peachland representing and advocating with the District of Peachland to maintain an encouraging business environment.

Peachland Fast Facts:

The origin of the town’s name came in the late 1890’s, after visiting a local orchard on the Trepanier delta J.M. Robinson, founder of Peachland proclaimed ‘This is absolutely a miracle to have peaches so far north into Canada.” And decided his town’s name was to be Peachland.

The first estate winery established in the Okanagan Valley was in Peachland.

The first ice-wine was made in North America was made in Peachland.

The first, and one of the few, all-brother, nine-member baseball teams— the Cousins family—was from Peachland. (The baseball park in town is called “Cousins Park”)

Living in Peachland

Frequently Asked Questions:

• Peachland’s Population: 5,232 (as of May 2009)
• Peachland Elevation: 360 m (1,181 ft)
• Electoral district of Okanagan-Coquihalla
• British Columbia Provincial Capital: Victoria
• Peachland Village incorporated: January 1, 1909
• Time Zone: Pacific
• Nearest Airport: Kelowna International Airport (GEG)
• Taxing HST: 12.0%

Kilometres/Miles From:

• Penticton, BC 40 Km 25 Mi.
• Kelowna, BC 23 Km 14 Mi.
• Vancouver, BC 372 Km 231 Mi.
• Kamloops, BC 188 Km 117 Mi.
• Prince George, BC 667 Km 414 Mi.
• Victoria, BC 410 Km 255 Mi.
• Williams Lake, BC 429 Km 267 Mi.
• Hope, BC 222 Km 138 Mi
• Revelstoke, BC 215 Km 134 Mi.
• Whistler, BC 492 Km 306 Mi.
• Calgary, Alberta 625 Km 388 Mi.
• Edmonton, Alberta 920 Km 572 Mi
• Banff, Alberta 497 Km 309 Mi.
• Seattle, Was hington 481 Km 299 Mi.

Local News:

• The Peachland View

Community Resources:

• District of Peachland
• Peachland Visitor Information Centre
  
• Government of British Columbia

Event Calendars:

• Community Events
• Arts & Culture