O'Keefe Ranch Historic Site
O'Keefe Ranch Historic Site offers public programming and events, tours of the O'Keefe Mansion, and tours of Balmoral Schoolhouse.
Don't leave without...
- public programming and events
- tours of the O'Keefe Mansion
- tours of Balmoral Schoolhouse
- tours of general store
- Tours of the O'Keefe Mansion
- Tours of Balmoral Schoolhouse
- Tours of general store
- Corn Maze
- Wagon tours
- Mansion Tours
Overview
A historic site in Vernon offering a peek into the past with beautifully preserved buildings and artifacts, hands-on experiences, and a variety of farm animals.
Quick Facts
- Type
- historic site
- Coordinates
- 50.4061, -119.3208
What you can do here
- Explore O’Keefe Ranch
Good to know
- Hours & season
Operating season — approximately May until October
The O’Keefe Ranch grounds are open from sunrise to sunset everyday.
Seasonal operating hours — We're open Saturdays & Sundays, 10AM–4PM , from Mother’s Day weekend to the end of August.
September operating hours — This September, the Ranch is open every Saturday and Sunday from 10 am - 4 pm.
October operating hours — O'Keefe Ranch is open Saturdays and Sundays in October.
December operating hours — The Ranch will be open to the public Saturday and Sundays leading up to Christmas from 10 AM-3 PM.
- Fees & reservations
Donation boxes are located around the property if you would like to help us maintain this park space.
- Getting there & parking
12 km north of the City of Vernon
- Facilities
- Museum
- Archives
Special Family Picnic Days — Two weekends will be special Family Picnic Days, with the next being August 29th and 30th.
- Dogs & pets
The Ranch is a safe spot to bring your own pet for a walk, we just ask that you keep your pet on a leash and please pick up after them.
More details
- Artifacts housed
- approximately 10,000 artifacts, of which 2,500 originally belonged to the O'Keefe family
- Educational programs
- Between 2,000 and 3,000 elementary school children visit each year
- Museum and archives
- Houses the O'Keefe family's original textual documents, books and photographs
- Digitized materials
- A portion of archival materials have been digitized and can be viewed online through the Digitized Okanagan History project
- Educational programs
- Between 2,000 and 3,000 elementary school children visit each year for educational programs
September
- Tour and school group bookings
- The Ranch remains available for tour and school group bookings.
October
- Corn Maze
- October corn maze starts Oct 1st.
December
- Christmas event
- Please note that our Christmas event may be subject to change due to financial strain.
- Charity status
- Registered charity
- Operation
- Operates O'Keefe Ranch as a historic site in perpetuity
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