From relaxation to adventure, Lake Windermere real estate offers the ultimate in mountain vacation fun.

Surrounded by towering mountains, Lake Windermere is 12-kilometres of summer playground fun in the East Kootenays. A widening of the Columbia River, Lake Windermere is known for its excellent choice of water sports and is the centre of Kootenay vacation fun.

The mountain fed, crystal waters of Lake Windermere are a boater’s paradise and there are endless miles of shoreline to explore. Residents and visitors alike enjoy boating outings and water sports or more laid back moments of fishing or swimming in the clear lake waters.

Windermere village is located on the east side of the lake, while the larger town of Invermere is tucked into the lake’s northwest corner. The lake’s western side fronts the Purcell Mountains and is skirted by a railroad along the shore. As a result, housing and recreational development on the western shore is sparse and nature reigns. The east side features an extensive flatland to the Rocky Mountains with developed areas, campgrounds, beaches, golf courses and tourist attractions.

Once known as Lower Columbia Lake, Lake Windermere features an abundance of water activities, including sailing, sail boarding, boating, fishing, swimming and kayaking.