Located on the shores of Lake Okanagan, Summerland is a 15-minute drive from Penticton and 45 minutes from Kelowna.
Visit us
9521 Wharton Street, Summerland BC, V0H 1Z0
Hours: Wednesday – Sunday: 10 AM – 4 PM, Tuesday by appointment
Admission: Free, donations appreciated!
Accessibility Information:
Access to the front doors is available by ramp, and the entrance doors have automatic door openers.
Accessible, gender-neutral washrooms are available on-site (no change table at this time). Washrooms have lever-style door knobs.
No food or drink is allowed inside the Museum - sorry!
Service animals are welcome in our building.
The Museum exhibits feature dim lighting and are generally very quiet. Our model railway has buttons for making train sounds, which can be heard throughout the museum.
The Museum is a low-odour environment, however artifacts can emit a musty smell.
Getting to the Summerland Museum & Archives:
BY CAR – Exit west off of Hwy 97 onto Prairie Valley Road. Drive for about 1 kilometer until the roundabout, and go straight through the other side onto Wharton St. The Museum is on your left-hand side. For parking, continue past the Art Gallery, and enter the parking lot to the left.
BY BUS – B.C. transit runs a bus from Penticton, with a bus stop just in front of the Museum (Summerland Library). Check out the latest schedule HERE.
Explore Further
Visiting the Summerland Museum? Consider making a day of it, and check out these other historical attractions nearby.
Summerland Community Arts Council Gallery & Gift Shop
With regular gallery shows and a gift shop of unique, hand crafted items, the Summerland Arts Centre is located just meters away from the Museum. It's well worth a visit!
South of Summerland, perched above Okanagan Lake, lies a hidden paradise known as the Summerland Ornamental Gardens. Check out the museum's pamphlet HERE.
Summerland is home to the last remaining stretch of the Kettle Valley Railway! Enjoy a 90 minute excursion on the restored steam train, or one of their themed rides.
The Okanagan's only Classic Car Showroom and Wine Tours. With an inventory of over 100 cars, completely restored, the cars are rotated periodically.
The S.S. Sicamous and S.S. Naramata were once regularly docked at the wharves in Summerland. Today, the two vessels have been beautifully restored in Penticton.