Summers are hot and sunny and winters are moderate. Great sandy beaches, good swimming, boating and excellent fishing makes summer days carefree and fun. Winter brings exciting skiing and ice fishing. The Okanagan Similkameen is a region for all seasons. Helping to preserve this vacation wonderland are thirty-one provincial parks, fourteen different eco reserves and three large wilderness parks.
Landscape features mountain lakes, grassland plus fir and spruce forests.
A climb to the top means wonderful views of the lake and the Monashee Mountains. Facilities include trails and remote campsites. Water exploring this region is truly a fun experience. From the south, reach the park trailhead from Penticton. Take the Naramata Road to Chute Lake, from here take the right fork along Gemmill Lake Road to the parking lot.