sẃiẃs (Haynes Point) Provincial Campground

what to expect

sẁiẁs Park is proudly managed and operated by the Osoyoos Indian Band. sẁiẁs Park is located within the traditional territory of the Osoyoos Indian Band. Since time immemorial, the Osoyoos Indian Band’s Okanagan ancestors have inhabited and cared for the lands and waters within their traditional territory. sẁiẁs sounds similar to “s-wee-yous” and means a place where it is shallow or narrow in the middle of the lake. The place name explains how the area was used to cross Osoyoos Lake by foot or by horse. Audio Files: The nqilxʷcən/nsyilxcən place name for sẁiẁs park was recorded by Osoyoos Indian Band Elder Jane Stelkia and Westbank First Nation Elder and language teacher Delphine Armstrong. Jane’s nqilxʷcən skʷist (traditional name) is qʷʕayxnmitkʷ xʷəstalk̓iyaʔ. Delphine’s nqilxʷcən sk…

Description: BC Parks

the basics

Things to do nearby

Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.

• Starlite Marina & Beach Shop Boat launch · 1.5 km · Google Maps ↗
• Gyro Beach Beach · 1.9 km · Google Maps ↗
• Chief's Lookout Viewpoint · 3.0 km · Google Maps ↗
• Anarchist Mountain Lookout Viewpoint · 3.0 km · Google Maps ↗

Plus 7 user-tagged beaches, 5 user-tagged boat launches, 3 user-tagged viewpoints, 1 user-tagged climbing crag on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.

What's around

sẃiẃs (Haynes Point) Provincial Campground plus 4 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

Water + services

• Nearest potable water 37 km · Google Maps ↗

what to know

Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.

what to bring

This list adapts to sẃiẃs (Haynes Point) Provincial Campground. no showers means a travel towel;

If sẃiẃs (Haynes Point) Provincial Campground is full

Other places to stay within 25 km.

• Island View RV Resort Public campground · 775 m · Google Maps ↗
• Walton's Lakefront Resort Public campground · 808 m · Google Maps ↗
• Cabana Beach Campground & RV Park Public campground · 1.1 km · Google Maps ↗
• Brookvale Holiday Resort Private campground · 1.6 km · Google Maps ↗
• Nk'MIP (Inkameep) Campground and RV Park Private campground · 2.2 km · Google Maps ↗
• Summit RV Resort Private campground · 18 km · Google Maps ↗
• The Orchard at Oliver Private campground · 19 km · Google Maps ↗
• Desert Gem RV Resort Public campground · 19 km · Google Maps ↗

Plus 2 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.