Outdoor Groups / Clubs

The Okanagan Section was created in 1996 to provide a meeting ground for Okanagan residents interested in outdoor recreation in a mountain setting. With access to the Skaha Bluffs, the Cascades, the Coast Range, the Cariboos, the Monashees, the Valhallas, and the Selkirks, the Okanagan provides opportunities for a wide variety of activities. Our members are active in rock climbing, ice climbing, alpine climbing, hiking, mountain biking, nordic skiing, telemarking, ski mountaineering, and snowshoeing. Anyone seeking an encounter with nature, challenge, friendship, learning, and fun through such activities is invited to join us.

The AIDS Walk is a national event that is held every year across Canada. However, the AIDS Walk raises funds that stay in our community to support programs that work towards ensuring the health and quality of life for our clients. In addition, the money raised helps to continue public education programs which focus on prevention and awareness here at home. Join us for a 3km walk along Kelowna's waterfront, from Waterfront Park to City Park and back again. Great prizes to be won for Top Individual Fundraisers and Top Team Fundraisers.

Penticton Outdoors Club is a club of people who enjoy self propelled outdoor recreation. We share our knowledge of favourite hiking & skiing trails in the South Okanagan area.

The Mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, help build a better world where people are self fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society.

SONC is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of the natural history and heritage of the area and to the conservation of our shared environment. We have an active membership of about 100 from Penticton, Summerland, Naramata and Okanagan Falls. We are of all ages and walks of life and always welcome new members.

The Vernon Outdoors Club got its start in 1976 when Chrissie Stump and a few other kindred spirits got together and organized hikes around the Vernon area. From this modest beginning, it has developed into a strong, active organization with a membership close to two hundred wilderness-loving persons. The Club primarily schedules hiking and bicycling outings however many members enjoy a wide range of outdoor activities and are encouraged to share their interests with others.