Penticton, BC
Take the Green Moutain Road off the Channel Parkway toward the Apex Mountain Resort. Twisty and scenic.
Turn off to Apex Mountain
at 20kmTurn off to the right to go to Apex Mountain. Twisty, steep, scenic and cool at elevation. You must come back down the same route.
Join Highway 3A
at 34kmTurn right and continue on highway 3A to Olalla.
Olalla
at 41kmWatch your speed through Olalla.
Upper Bench Road
at 46kmTake a left onto Upper Bench Road. It turns into Barcello Road. This is more scenic but slower than Highway 3. Stay right and enter Keremeos if you need gas / washrooms.
Highway 3
at 59kmRejoin highway 3 heading south to the border.
Exit to Nighthawk Border Crossing
at 72kmTurn right to the Nighthawk border crossing.
Cross the US Border
at 76kmIt looks like the road doesn't go over the border on the google map but it does. You will need to show ID at the US border. Head south to Loomis.
Start of Loomis Loop
at 78kmYou can go left or right now. The route forms a loop. Right to Loomis then Oroville and back. Left to Oroville and then Loomis and back.
Palmer Lake
at 87kmPalmer Lake. Excellent fishing lake.
Mountain Sheep Sighting
at 96kmMountain sheep are often spotted along this road. Usually on the adjacent hills.
Entering Washington, United States
Loomis
at 98kmTown of Loomis
at 100kmStop for gas and food at the local convenience store.
Spectacle Lake
at 105kmMore fishing at Spectacle Lake.
Turn off to Highway 7
at 119kmTake highway 7 for a scenic route with twisties. Take 97 N if you are in a hurry to get back to Canada or Go south on 7 to Tonasket and look for a silver slipstream trailer in the middle of town. They sell pretty good Mexican food. Benches available to sit on.
Tonasket
at 119kmEllisforde
at 121kmBison
at 121kmWatch for Bison on farms.
Town of Oroville
at 136kmGas and food available from several restaurants and convenience stores.
Loomis Oroville Loop
at 140kmRejoin the scenic twisties back to the border crossing at Nighthawk.
Similkameen River
at 143kmFollow the river past the dam. Visiting the dam may be possible. Never tried it.
Entering British Columbia, Canada
Osoyoos
at 144kmEnd of Loomis Oroville Loop
at 157kmTurn right to go the Nighthawk border crossing. Follow the route back to Penticton.
Retrace Route
at 157kmFollow the route back to Penticton.