Eain Lamont Community Park - high on the hill in Lakeview Heights
Accessing Mount Boucherie from Eain Lamont Park gives you that great “On-top-of-the-world” feeling as you look out over the Lake from high among the pines.
In Eain Lamont Park itself, geology buffs will get to see some interesting rock faces, and naturalists will appreciate this sample of Okanagan indigenous grassland and trees, some of it rehabilitated after earlier disturbance. This community park is just a few years old, and like so many other good things on the Westside, was coached into existence with lots of volunteer labour.
If you walk above the Community Park to the upper ridge of Mt Boucherie, you’ll have stunning views of Lake Okanagan and Kelowna as well as the Green Bay and Gellatly Bay areas. One thing to keep in mind: the upper area, Mount Boucherie Regional Park, is not yet officially open to the public.
Private Property note: If you do go up onto what is still Crown land, keep to the right, as the left side of the trail and the ridge overlooking Kelowna is private property.
Mount Boucherie is very special to First Nations historians, and this relatively new park gives you access to some very pleasant hiking. Since you can drive your car to Eain Lamont Park, you can enjoy a brief picnic or short stroll, or pass beyond the park to explore an entire network of trails for an hour or two.
Where is it?
Turn off Highway 97 onto Hudson, and go uphill/towards Lake Okanagan to Guidi Road.
Turn right onto Guidi (it’s a left if you’ve come from Boucherie Road.)
Turn right when you get to Trevor Drive, which turns into Lakeview Cove, and wind your way uphill to Lakeview Cove Place.
There are some very nice new homes and great views over to Kelowna along the way to this six acre park, and parking for several cars as well as an informational kiosk.
What to Bring...
You may want to bring a camera and some binoculars. If you’re an artist, it wouldn’t be that hard to lug your easel up the short uphill walk from the parking area to the ridge. A walking stick might be handy for that uphill access, but after that you won’t need it. If you’re to walk for a bit, bring water, and a hat to protect your head from the sun or wind.
You can bring your dog on a leash, and children over five or so, as they will manage just fine here. It’s a natural area, though, so there are NO washrooms.
Please remember to clean up after your dog.
Once You are There...
In the spring, you can't miss the bright yellow, daisy-like flowers blooming on the dry hills and open flats of the Okanagan. These wildflowers are called the "Arrowleaf Balsamroot."
Eain Lamont Park is a ‘blue/green boot’ area - as a matter of fact, you can do this one quite nicely in runners or strap-type sandals with a good tread. We’d call this a fairly easy walk, though the short hillside trail to the ridge is fairly steep and will make some of us puff briefly. Once you’re on the Mount Boucherie mountain ridge, though, the trails are quite wide and level, undulating gently up and down - a real “walk in the park”!
Disclaimer: Please remember to hike safe. Consider your level of fitness, the terrain, the weather, the wildlife, and the expertise/age of those you are hiking with. Since conditions of trails change over time, we do not guarantee the accuracy of our information. Hike at your own risk.
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