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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