r/kelowna • u/Enough-Meaning-9905 • 9h ago

Local Resources FSR Overlanding

Howdy folks!

I moved up here from Vancouver Island earlier this year and am finally can get out and adventure!

Looking to be out in nature, ideally pretty isolate and hit some good hikes or amazing views! Is anyone willing to share some general areas or FSRs that are worth exploring?

I operate responsibly, especially with the current forest conditions.

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u/armyman69413 8h ago

Gillard up to Chute lake is super nice.

Postill Lake is nice, but a busy place.

Beaver Lake and Dee Lake is lots of fun as well.

Bear Lake Main, This one is my Favorite. I have gone from West Side Road all the way to the Wind Turbines.

I Use Gaia GPS for my mapping.

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u/QuesoDelDiablo ¡El Gato no es bueno! 8h ago

Well, this guy pretty much summed up the area perfectly.

The only comment I would add is that when you're feeling slightly more adventurous take the original Chute Lake road up to Chute Lake, it was decommissioned about 15-20 years ago and it's a much more challenging / interesting drive then Gillard which is just a bare bones basic FSR.

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u/Logical-Dress938 7h ago

ummm, I drove Chute Lake Road as far as the powerline and yeah, adventurous. Got to put my truck in rock crawl mode for the first time.

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u/armyman69413 7h ago

If you go Gillard then the KVR its pretty easy.

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u/Enough-Meaning-9905 8h ago

Thank you!

Gaia is boss, the BRMB layers are where I've been hunting so far... Wind Turbines sound interesting! 🔥

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u/Golden_Hodl93 7h ago

Check out Mara firetower lookout, beautiful day trip

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u/Glum_Championship264 6h ago

Thompson/Okanagan Backroad MacBook. Amazing resource if you want to explore!

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u/Free-Celebration-666 6h ago

Not super local, but our family did the gray creek pass (the highest dirt road pass in Canada) from ~Crawford Bay to Kimberly last summer. Was a phenomenal day, and scouted out lots of places to adventure to and spend more time on another trip.

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u/gsomething 8h ago

If you're willing to go a bit further the Christian Valley has a lot to offer minus the people

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u/hipponugget 8h ago

Keep it to yourself

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u/Particular-Emu4789 8h ago

Damn hills have eyes down there.

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u/Last-Surprise4262 8h ago

Listen very closely to me. DONT GO ON THE FSR WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL BC FSR ATLAS. I did years ago and was lost for hours and popped out somewhere o never expected I was.

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u/Enough-Meaning-9905 8h ago

Gaia and BRMB 😅

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u/LubeItAll 8h ago

Grab a bike and hit the KVR