Easy adventure for first time campers
- Jeremy
- May 26, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 8
New to camping? Make your first adventure easy and comfortable with a road trip from Vancouver to the Okanagan! With drier weather and fewer crowds in spring and fall, you’ll enjoy scenic gravel roads and campgrounds with showers — perfect for first-timers.
Plus, our friends at Echo Lake Resort are offering 10% off your camping stay when you arrive with an Outland vehicle. Just use code ELROUTLAND10 on their website
Drive : 1,270 km Scenery : Mountains and lakes Season : Spring-Summer-Fall
Day 1 : Manning Provincial Park
Directions and driving time
Starting Point
Vancouver
Directions
highway 1 to Hope 1 hr 45 min
Crowsnest Highway to Manning park 50 min
Ending Point
Manning park
Recommended campground
Things to do
E. C. Manning Provincial Park
Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park
Walk around Lightning Lake at Manning Park
Alpine Meadows at Manning Park
Cascade Lookout at Manning Park
Day 2 : The desert
Directions and driving time
Starting Point
Manning Park
Directions
Hwy 3 to osoyoos 1 hr
Hwy 3 to Rock creek 40 min
Ending Point
Rock Creek
Recommended campground
Things to do
Spotted lake
Osoyoos
Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Osoyoos Desert Centre
Grist Mill & Gardens at Keremeos
Keremeos Columns Provincial Park
Day 3 : Southeast BC
Directions and driving time
Starting Point
Rock Creek
Directions
Christian Valley Road (Unpaved) to Echo Lake 2.5 hr
Ending Point
Echo Lake
Recommended campground
Get 10% Off at Echo Lake Resort — Use Code ELROUTLAND10
Things to do
Enjoy the scenery and the backroads of the Christian Valley
Stop along the Kettle River
Swimming at Echo Lake
Kayaking at Echo Lake
Day 4 : Echo Lake
Directions and driving time
Day Trip to Vernon or Kelowna 1-2 Hours
Recommended campgrounds
Get 10% Off at Echo Lake Resort — Use Code ELROUTLAND10
Things to do
Historic O'Keefe Ranch
Davison Orchards Country Village
Kalamalka Lake
Myra Canyon Bicycle Rental
Day 5 : The Shuswap
Directions and driving time
Starting Point
Echo Lake
Directions
Creighton Valley and Trinity Valley Road (Unpaved) to Salmon Arm 2 Hours
Ending Point
Salmon arm
Recommended campground
Things to do
Scenic Backroads
Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park
Salmon Arm Wharf
Herald Provincial Park
Bastion Mountain Lookout
Day 6 : Coquihalla Highway to Vancouver
Directions and driving time
Starting Point
Salmon Arm
Directions
Hwy 1 to Kamloops 1 hr 15 min
Hwy 5 to Hope 3 Hours
Hwy 1 to Vancouver 2 Hours
Ending Point
Vancouver
Things to do
Coquihalla Summit
Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park
Othello Tunnels
Tulip Festival at Lakeland Flowers (April-May)
Sunflower Festival at Lakeland Flowers (August)
Coquihalla Summit
Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park
Cultus Lake Park
Fort Langley
Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park
Othello Tunnels
Harrison Hot Springs
Kilby Historic Site
Tulip Festival at Lakeland Flowers (April-May)
Sunflower Festival at Lakeland Flowers (August)
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