Vernon, Canada Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

The beach scene is less frenetic in VERNON than elsewhere in the Okanagan. Located at the junction of Hwys 6 and 97 near the northern edge of Okanagan Lake, the town attracts fewer of the bucket-and-spade brigade, though the emphasis on fruit and the great outdoors is as strong as ever, and the main highway through town is bumper-to-bumper with motels, fast-food joints and ever-more garish neon signs. On the whole it's easier to find a place to stay here than in Kelowna – but there are also fewer reasons for wanting to do so. Downtown Vernon centres on 32nd Avenue (Hwy 97) and leaves a far more gracious … more »