Come away to the lake.
Come for a quiet cottage stay, mornings in the garden, long afternoons at the beach, a slow walk to the labyrinth, or a summer week shaped by music, reflection, play, and community. There is something here that people return to year after year: the light on the lake, the hush of the chapel, the warmth of shared meals, and the deep exhale that comes when you finally arrive.
Book soon: summer space is going quickly, and some accommodations and program selections are already sold out.
Indoor accommodations and camping through July 10
Book Cottage Court, East Court, Orchard Court, Maple Court, and all three campgrounds for quiet retreat time, family holidays, and long lake days before peak summer begins.
Summer space is going quickly
Some accommodations and program selections are already sold out. If you are hoping to be here this summer, now is the time to book while there is still space available.
Late summer and fall open back up
After the height of summer, the grounds grow quieter again and the whole place takes on that softer shoulder-season beauty people remember long after they have gone home.
Cottage Court
Lovingly restored cottages with private front doors, full retro kitchens, and porches made for slow mornings. This is the stay that feels most distinctly Naramata: simple, warm, and easy to return to year after year.
Your own little place on the lake
Each cottage gives you your own front door, your own kitchen, and your own rhythm for the day. Coffee on the porch, sun through the trees, a short walk to the beach, and evenings that seem to stretch a little longer than usual.
More ways to settle in
Whether you are looking for a private kitchen suite, a room close to the beach, or a spacious option for a small group, there is a place here that lets you settle into the same gentle rhythm of lake, meals, quiet, and community.
The part of Naramata Centre people keep longing for.
Yes, people come for a cottage, a suite, or a campsite. But what draws them back year after year is harder to name at first. It is the scent of warm pine and dry grass in the afternoon. The sound of the lake at the beach. The hush of the chapel. The slow turn of the labyrinth. Garden paths, porch conversations, shared meals, evening light, and the feeling that something in you has softened by the time you leave.
The Chapel
The chapel gives the whole property a sense of stillness. It is a place for worship, music, weddings, memorials, prayer, and reflection — but also for those small moments of quiet that seem to find people when they were not looking for them.
The Labyrinth
The labyrinth offers its own kind of welcome. A slow walk, a steadying breath, a prayer, a letting go. Not everything here needs to be scheduled or explained. Some things are simply meant to be walked through.
The Gardens
The gardens, porches, orchard edges, and footpaths soften the whole stay. Morning coffee tastes better here. Time stretches out. Conversations continue. Even walking from one building to another becomes part of the experience.
The Beach
The beach is where the day opens up. Bare feet on warm stones. Children in the water. Sun on the lake. The last gold light of evening. It is one of those places people mean to visit for a few minutes and then find themselves returning to again and again.
Three campgrounds, one lake
Tent or trailer, creekside or willow grove, there is a campground here that suits the way you travel. All three sit within a short walk of the beach, the kitchen commons, and the rest of the property.
We come back because it still feels the way we hope it will feel: lake in the morning, people we love, room to breathe, and that unmistakable sense of being glad we made the trip.
The thing I remember most is not just the cottage. It is the light through the trees, the walk to the beach, the quiet of the grounds, and how quickly the whole week softened me.
By the time we left, we were already talking about coming back next year. That is what this place does — it stays with you.
Three ways to gather here
From a week of shared meals and waterfront life in the summer to a quieter fall retreat by the lake, there are many ways to arrive here — and many reasons people keep coming back.
Queer Family Retreat
For 2S and LGBTQIA+ people, allies, and families. Come for meaningful workshops, rest, play, chosen family joy, and plenty of lake time.
Learn more
Summer Sessions
Shared meals, waterfront fun, music, reflection, learning, and community life for all ages — a whole summer shaped by simple rhythms by the lake.
Explore Summer Sessions
Iona Retreat
Rooted in hope and lived in community, this October gathering invites prayer, reflection, and shared exploration in one of the gentlest seasons on the grounds.
Learn moreBringing a group? This is the place.
Naramata Centre can host groups of up to 200 people across indoor accommodations, campgrounds, meeting spaces, gardens, and lakeside gathering places. Reunions, retreats, staff gatherings, and faith communities have all found their way here.
Come back when the light turns softer.
After the height of summer, the grounds grow quieter again. The lake is still there, the paths are still waiting, and the whole place takes on that shoulder-season beauty people remember long after they have gone home.
Reserve for fall