Gellatly Dog Beach — Attraction in West Kelowna

Busy dog beach and human park with limited parking and dog area. Lots of human and dog activity strolling on the paved path next to the lake but the actual dog beach is fairly limited with two areas separated by a creek. Recently they put up a fence on either end to prevent dogs from running off onto the pedestrian path. If your dog loves the water, they will totally love this place. If you are looking for a little more dog running space, you might prefer the city dog park up Gellatly (poorly advertised and marked) in Westbank at Town Centre Park behind George Pringle School. The adjacent area is for humans with dogs on leash with a picnic area but expect dogs everywhere on an off leash. Go further south and there is the pier and humans enjoying swimming. No commercial development there, so bring your own picnic. Super busy...

This is a beautiful spot, different sections of this beach each with their own landscape...

There are gorgeous views- sandy beach areas for the kids to play, a dog park, and grassy spots with picnic tables galore. Add to that, the Pier, and lakefront walking path that will take you all the way to beautiful Powers Creek park, and from there, the Cove Resort, and a short walk to the Gellatly Nut Farm!

Gellatly Beach is a great place to take the family during the day, or maybe a date, on a summer evening stroll after dinner out, to watch the...

Great little Dog beach, not too crowded. Took my dog to learn how to swim by watching the other dogs and she picked it up in 5 mins. She is now a professional stick-in-the-water chaser. Was a great way for the dogs to cool off in the extreme heat. A tip I picked up from some of the regulars was to bring some floating water toys/frisbees for next time.

The only slight issue was the fencing that extends into the water is not very long or secure and the dogs can easily swim around it and get to the other side where they could run into...