One of my favourite things to do in Kelowna and very popular with locals and tourists is hiking Knox Mountain. We decided to kick it into high gear and hike the Apex trail which is one of the more challenging trails to take on Knox. If you want to add a swim to the middle of your hike in the hot summer days, be sure to check out Paul's Tomb which leads you down to the lakefront. Enjoy your time in Kelowna and remember this is why we live here and why many people choose to call Kelowna home.
Here is a YouTube of our snap shot of our adventure.
Knox Mountain Park is one of the most prominent municipal parks in Kelowna. Centrally located within the city, it forms the largest contiguous park space in Kelowna and features approximately 1365 linear meters of waterfront on Okanagan Lake.
Knox Mountain Facts:
-282 Hectares-1365 Linear Miles of waterfront
-The Knox Mountain summit rises 646 m above sea level and approximately 300 m above the level of Okanagan Lake.
- Kathleen Lake is approximately 2 ha (5 acres)
- 16 Trails
- Dogs Allowed on Leash
Park History
1874 Scottish immigrant Arthur Booth Knox acquires cattle range via crown grant. Knox, in turn, sells the land to the Okanagan Fruit and Land Company.1906 Land subsequently subdivided and resold into smaller parcels.
1910 A family vault is constructed by Rembler Paul on the portion of parkland now known as Paul’s Tomb.
1912 Dr. Benjamin deFurlong Boyce, first doctor of Kelowna, purchases 190.82 acres that encompasses the mountain.
1939 Dr. Boyce donates the land to the City for park for $1.00.
(Kelowna #4179 Museum & Archives)
1958 First Knox Mountain Hill Climb event hosted.
1967 Stanley M. Simpson establishes a trust fund for capital improvements in the park. Improvements include construction of a paved road and the first Pioneer Pavilion.
1989 The City acquires Paul’s Tomb properties.
1990-92 Park expands to include the summit of Knox Mountain with development of the Magic Estates Subdivision.
1999 The park advocacy group known as the Friends of Knox Mountain Park is formed.
2002 The Simpson Trust Fund, in partnership with the City, provides funding to replace the original pavilion, and to construct a washroom building and caretaker’s residence.
2006 Park expands with the City purchase of the lands around the Kathleen Lake area.
2010 Two City-owned parcels east of Grainger Road are dedicated as park by City Council to form Knox Mountain East.
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