Penticton / Loomis / Oroville Loop
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  • Canada
  • British Columbia
  • Penticton

Penticton, BC

Take the Green Moutain Road off the Channel Parkway toward the Apex Mountain Resort. Twisty and scenic.

Turn off to Apex Mountain

Turn off to the right to go to Apex Mountain. Twisty, steep, scenic and cool at elevation. You must come back down the same route.

Join Highway 3A

Turn right and continue on highway 3A to Olalla.

Olalla

Watch your speed through Olalla.

Upper Bench Road

Take a left onto Upper Bench Road. It turns into Barcello Road. This is more scenic but slower than Highway 3. Stay right and enter Keremeos if you need gas / washrooms.

Highway 3

Rejoin highway 3 heading south to the border.

Exit to Nighthawk Border Crossing

Turn right to the Nighthawk border crossing.

Cross the US Border

It looks like the road doesn't go over the border on the google map but it does. You will need to show ID at the US border. Head south to Loomis.

Start of Loomis Loop

You can go left or right now. The route forms a loop. Right to Loomis then Oroville and back. Left to Oroville and then Loomis and back.

Palmer Lake

Palmer Lake. Excellent fishing lake.

Mountain Sheep Sighting

Mountain sheep are often spotted along this road. Usually on the adjacent hills.

Town of Loomis

Stop for gas and food at the local convenience store.

Spectacle Lake

More fishing at Spectacle Lake.

Turn off to Highway 7

Take highway 7 for a scenic route with twisties. Take 97 N if you are in a hurry to get back to Canada or Go south on 7 to Tonasket and look for a silver slipstream trailer in the middle of town. They sell pretty good Mexican food. Benches available to sit on.

Bison

Watch for Bison on farms.

Town of Oroville

Gas and food available from several restaurants and convenience stores.

Loomis Oroville Loop

Rejoin the scenic twisties back to the border crossing at Nighthawk.

Similkameen River

Follow the river past the dam. Visiting the dam may be possible. Never tried it.

End of Loomis Oroville Loop

Turn right to go the Nighthawk border crossing. Follow the route back to Penticton.

Retrace Route

Follow the route back to Penticton.

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