Bloom Flower Festivals
A seasonal u-pick flower operation on Salmon River Road in Spallumcheen, growing sunflowers for a late-summer festival and tulips for a spring one.
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O'Keefe Ranch
About O'Keefe Ranch
A heritage cattle ranch founded in 1867 on Highway 97 in Spallumcheen, with original buildings open to the public on weekends and a restaurant on site.
O'Keefe Ranch was founded in 1867 by Cornelius O'Keefe at the north end of the Okanagan Valley. The property sat at the end of the original wagon road into the valley and served as a stagecoach depot and the terminus of the British Columbia Stage Line, back when this stretch of highway between Vernon and Armstrong was the main route north through the valley. The ranch address, 9380 Highway 97, sits within the Township of Spallumcheen on a fifty acre parcel now owned by the City of Vernon, and a number of the original buildings from that era remain standing and open to the public on the site today.
A ranch preserved from this period is generally kept open rather than rebuilt, so a visit typically means walking between original structures rather than a themed reconstruction. Heritage sites of this kind are commonly staffed by guides who can speak to how a particular building or room was used, and are usually kept open to the public on a more limited schedule than a standard tourist attraction, often weekends or a defined public season rather than every day of the week. O'Keefe Ranch follows that general pattern, with its historic buildings open to visitors on Saturdays and Sundays and a restaurant operating on the grounds. The site also accepts bookings for school groups and other organized visits, which is typical for a working heritage property that needs to schedule around both public hours and private group needs.
As with most seasonal heritage attractions, hours can shift between the busier summer months and the quieter part of the year, and a private event or a group booking can occasionally close part of the grounds on a day the site would otherwise be open to the public. Checking ahead before a visit, either by phone or through the posted schedule, is standard practice for this type of property rather than a sign of anything unusual about a particular ranch or museum.
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The township wraps the IPE grounds, so the 125th fair is minutes away while the fields stay quiet. Farm gates, Pillar Lake paddles, and Saturday parade logistics.
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