Rose Valley
Public Notice: Fire Hazard and fuel
modification work is
underway in a 50-hectare
section of Rose Valley
Regional Park funded
with a grant
from the UBCM Strategic
Wildfire Prevention
Initiative. The
work area is adjacent to Rose
Valley Properties,
Westlake Road, West
Kelowna Road and McPhail
Court.
View News Release
and
Project Map.
For your safety, please
stay out of any closed
trail areas while this
work is being conducted.
Please ensure all dogs
are leashed and stay out
of work areas.
Failing to stay out of a
closed area could result
in a $500 fine.
Failing to keep a dog on
leash could result in a
$100 fine.
View
Fuel Modification
Project Video on
RDCO Youtube Channel
Rose Valley Regional Park is 250 hectares of land left in its natural state and
for conservation of the unique Okanagan ecosystems within.
Features:
- A conservation area
- Encompasses a natural pond
- Goldie's Pond
- Ponderosa Pine/ Douglas Fir forest
- Grasslands with rocky outcroppings
- Rose Valley Reservoir
- Beautiful views of Okanagan Lake
Things To Do:
Hiking the trail system
is the most popular
activity within the park
but the park also
provides excellent
locations for naturalist
activities such as bird
watching around Goldie's pond or on the grassland plateau. Ensure you have appropriate clothing, footwear
and equipment for hiking the trails.
View Trail Map
Regional Parks Interpretive Programs are available by donation for school and community
groups who would like to learn about our local environment and cultural history.
History:
Rose Valley is a human made reservoir. During de-glaciation, large amounts of water
flowed down the valley around a stagnant piece of ice occupying Okanagan Lake. Rose
Valley is a melt water channel formed during this time. Gravel pits located on the
Westside are said to be evidence of this flow of melt water.
The cliffs of Rose Valley are volcanic and the caves on the west side of the lake
are thought to be large air bubbles in the lava.
General Information:
Dogs must be kept on a leash within park boundaries and owners should clean up after
their pets. Motorized vehicles are not permitted on the trails. Overnight camping,
open fires and smoking are not permitted.
The park is open during daylight hours year round.
Help protect park vegetation and wildlife by using only designated trails.
'Leave
only footprints and take only pictures'.
Bears may be active
in this park.
Please be bear aware
when in this park.
Safety Guide to Bears in
the Wild
Directions:
The main access to the park is from Westlake Road near the pond and Rose Valley
Elementary School.
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