Stand Up Paddleboarding

Vernon is fast becoming one of the top SUP destinations in Canada. During the summer you'll find our lakes dotted with standup paddleboarders. Our calm bays and easy equipment rental make getting out on the water a breeze.

Bring your own or rent from Kalavida Surf Shop (across from Kal Beach). As BC's original SUP-focused shop, Kalavida offers a diversity of lessons, tours, kids programs along with a compliment of retail board sales and surf wear. Learn advance techniques from Lina Augaitis, a Canadian SUP World Champion. Kalavida also offers full SUP demonstration services on Kalamalka Lake Beach.

If you are looking for kayak rentals, see Innerspace Watersports (on the east side of Kal Beach).

SUP Yoga

Yes, you read that right. Kalavida Surf Shop now offers Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga! This is a fun and challenging yoga class linking breath with movement on a stand up paddle board. Enjoy the beauty of Kalamalka Lake and its surroundings while you connect with Mother Nature. This practice focuses on balancing, strengthening and core stability and toning. There is a medidation to connect connect with the lake, breath work, and flowing into postures. These are one hour classes, held in the summer months only. No experience necessary; however, it would be helpful to have existing studio practice. Participants must know how to swim.

PFD, Paddle, Anchor, Leash and Board are all provided for the class. The class is run by Adrienne Harris, a Certified SUP Yoga Instructor and Certified Yoga Instructor.  Contact Adrienne via email or phone (250-306-2779) for more info, or visit their website under weekly events.

SUP Festival

Vernonites love SUP so much we even have a festival to celebrate it! The Kalamalka Classic Stand Up Paddleboard Festival is Canada's largest SUP festival. It happens every Labour Day weekend and there are events for all skill levels and all ages. Even if you don't participate, you're sure to catch the aloha spirit as you cheer at the events or dance on the beach.