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Oliver, Okanagan Valley, B.C., Canada

Oliver, British Columbia is a southern Okanagan Valley community surrounded by fruit orchards, fruit stands, local wineries, farmlands, ranchlands and rolling desert hills. The arid climate of the community produces vineyards and orchards producing rows on rows of grapes and apples, plums, cherries, pears, apricots, and peaches.

The downtown shops and stores include restaurants, coffee houses, retail stores, grocery stores, gas stations, library, accommodations and just about everything else a traveler requires when staying in Oliver, BC. The gravel access roads, outside of town, lead to dirt biking, horseback riding, mountain biking and hiking trail. Not far, is Mount Baldy, a ski hill in the winter and a biking and hiking destination in the summer.

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Oliver, BC sits in a sunbelt. It is a community enjoying, mostly, great weather conditions year round because it is surrounded by the Sonora Desert (Canada's only desert). Venture into the backcountry and the rolling sand dunes, sagebrush and cactus flourish. It is a desert environment popular for activities like horseback riding, atving, dirt biking, mountain biking and hiking.

The Community of Oliver, like most of the communities in the Okanagan Valley is situated on and near a few lakes. Oliver is on the shores of the Tuc-el-Nuit Lake and, not far away, is the Mahoney, Vaseux and Gallagher Lakes. Activities like boating, water skiing, fishing, swimming, beach lounging and canoeing are enjoyed on the lakes in the Oliver area.

Oliver is the self proclaimed "Wine Capital of Canada". It is important to know there are wineries spread throughout the whole Okanagan Valley. It is because of the rich valley soil, sunlight and, the many, local wine experts living in the Okanagan Valley earning many of the local vineyards awards and international recognition.

 

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In and around Oliver BC there is also plenty of outdoor natural parks available to explore. Some people enjoy birdwatching at Vaseux Lake; hiking and walking the Golden Mile Trail; enjoying the views from McIntyre's Bluff; fishing at Bear Lake, Sawmill Lake or Madden Lake; mountain bike the Oliver Hike and Bike Path or visit Forbes Marsh.

Winter in Oliver BC attracts the snowmobiling, alpine skiing, snow boarding, and cross country skiing crowds to the trails and local ski hill on Mount Baldy.

How To Get To Oliver, British Columbia From:

Vancouver, B.C, Canada | Seattle & Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A: Enjoy the drive along the #1 Hwy from Vancouver, BC to the junction in Hope, B.C., Canada. At the junction decide which route you would like ( #3 Hwy, #5 Hwy, #1 Hwy) to take you to Oliver with Hwy #3 the FROG preferred route.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Take the #1 Hwy through Banff National Park into the province of British Columbia. Along the way watch for road signs to Vernon/Kelowna , BC via Hwy#97. Follow Hwy #97 to Penticton, B.C., and continue until Oliver, BC, Canada.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Take Hwy #16 towards Jasper National Park. Just outside of the borders of the park and once you have entered the province of British Columbia take Hwy #5 to Kelowna and onto to Oliver, BC.

Spokane Washington, USA: The Hwy #97 route from Central Washington State takes you deep into Canada's true desert country into the town of Osoyoos and then leads you into Oliver B.C., Canada.

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