Penticton

Naramata

Fifteen minutes from downtown Penticton along the Naramata Bench, this small lakeside village is the Okanagan's wine country address. Naramata Road is lined with award-winning wineries, orchards, and some of the region's most private luxury properties — from character lakefront homes on Okanagan Lake to architect-built residences set into the bench with unobstructed lake and vineyard views.

It's a market defined by scarcity as much as scenery: waterfront lots rarely trade, and homes with genuine acreage or vineyard frontage are held for generations. For buyers who want a slower pace without giving up proximity to Penticton, Naramata remains one of the most desirable addresses in the Okanagan.

Naramata Benchlands

Above Naramata village, the Benchlands are home to some of the newer luxury construction on the Bench — larger view lots, custom-built homes, and a handful of gated and semi-private enclaves set among the vineyards. Elevation here means panoramic views over Okanagan Lake and the valley, often paired with acreage that simply isn't available closer to the lakeshore.

Buyers drawn to the Benchlands are typically looking for a newer build or a serviced lot to build on, without leaving the wine-country setting that makes Naramata itself so sought after.

Penticton & Skaha Lake Waterfront

Penticton has no shortage of neighbourhoods, but only a handful genuinely compete at the luxury level. Skaha Hills and Sendero Canyon, both set above Skaha Lake, offer newer high-end construction, resort-style amenities, and sweeping lake and mountain views within minutes of the beach and the Kettle Valley Rail Trail. Along the water itself, a limited number of true waterfront properties on both Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake occasionally come to market and are held closely.

This is deliberately not a list of every Penticton neighbourhood — it's the pocket of the city where the setting, the construction quality, and the price point genuinely match Naramata and Summerland's best addresses.

Summerland Waterfront

Just north of Penticton, Summerland's Trout Creek neighbourhood is the area's premier waterfront address — a stretch of Okanagan Lake with sandy beach access, mature tree-lined streets, and homes ranging from mid-century lake cottages to newer luxury rebuilds. It's quieter than Penticton's core but still an easy drive to shopping, wineries, and the airport.

Waterfront lots in Trout Creek are tightly held, and lake-view properties on the benches just above the water offer a more attainable way into the same neighbourhood.

Summerland Vineyard Estates

Inland from the lake, Summerland's Garnet Valley and the surrounding bench land are home to the area's vineyard estates — larger acreages with working or ornamental vineyards, orchard views, and a level of privacy that's hard to find closer to the water. Many properties here combine a luxury residence with income-producing vines or orchard, appealing to buyers looking for a genuine wine-country lifestyle rather than just a view.

Garnet Valley in particular has become known for newer estate homes set well back from the road, with the Okanagan's rolling vineyard scenery as a backdrop.