Oliver Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in British Columbia, Canada
About Oliver
Local industries include grape and fruit production, agri-tourism, wine production, ranching, golfing and recreation, retail and service trades. Some of the largest employers include Osoyoos Indian Band, School District #53, Interior Health and Okanagan Tree Fruit Cooperative It was named after John Oliver (1856–1927), Premier of British Columbia. "Honest John" and his government brought irrigation water and settlement lots to the area with the South Okanagan Lands Project. The First Nations (Indigenoys people) of the South Okanagan settled near the river, creeks and valley lakes. The first encroachment from the outside world came circa 1811, when fur traders came to the area with the establishment of Fort Okanagan (now in the US) and first explored the area for trade. In the 1880s, free g
Top Attractions in Oliver
Explore the best things to see and do in Oliver:
- ★Fairview Mountain Golf Club
- ★Oliver & District Heritage Society Museum
- ★Oliver Theatre
- ★Venables Theater
Where to Eat in Oliver
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴A&W
- 🍴Best of India
- 🍴Buy-Low Foods
- 🍴Hammer's House of Hog
- 🍴Miradoro
- 🍴Oliver Garden
Where to Stay in Oliver
- 🏨Adobe Rose
- 🏨Burrowing Owl Guest House
- 🏨Elm Tree Farm Bed and Breakfast
- 🏨Morbrook Farms
- 🏨O'Reilly's Organic Farm
- 🏨The Villa At Hester Creek
Oliver Travel Guide Sections
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