Penticton Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in British Columbia, Canada
About Penticton
This area has been inhabited for thousands of years by the Salish group ofFirst Nationspeople. They called their settlement in this areasnpintktnwhich loosely translates as 'a place to stay forever' and gives Penticton its name. The first non-native settler Thomas Ellis preempted land in Penticton in 1869 and started a very successful cattle ranch. With the arrival of engineering marvelKettle Valley Railwaythe boom in Penticton had begun. Penticton became a municipality in 1908, and a city in 1948. Penticton's climate is well suited for agriculture, and thousands of fruit trees were planted all along the west and east bench areas overlooking Okanagan Lake. From cherries in early July to apples and pears in early September, Penticton has always been a large producer and exporter of non-citr
Top Attractions in Penticton
Explore the best things to see and do in Penticton:
- ★Beach Blanket Film Festival
- ★Casabella Princess
- ★Castaways Watersports
- ★Coyote Cruises
- ★Leir House Cultural Centre
- ★Locolanding Mini Golf
- ★McLaren Park Arena
- ★Munson Mountain Park
Where to Eat in Penticton
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bench Artisan Food Market
- 🍴Bogners
- 🍴Dream Cafe
- 🍴Ginza
- 🍴Hooded Merganser
- 🍴Il Vecchio
Where to Stay in Penticton
- 🏨Best Western Inn at Penticton
- 🏨Cormiers Studio
- 🏨Days Inn by Wyndham Penticton Conference Centre
- 🏨HI Penticton Hostel
- 🏨Lakeside Villa Inn and Suites
- 🏨Oxbow RV Resort
Penticton Travel Guide Sections
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