Skip to content
Hall Cassie Marshall Group
Sotheby's International Realty Canada
Hall Cassie Marshall Group
Sotheby's International Realty Canada

Ellison homes and acreage for sale and area guide

Ellison is a rural community on Old Vernon Road, east of the Kelowna airport and south of the District of Lake Country. It is not part of the City of Kelowna: the Regional District of Central Okanagan governs it, though its addresses read Kelowna.

In short

  • Ellison is a rural community northeast of Kelowna, governed by the Regional District of Central Okanagan.
  • Most of Ellison's arable valley land and ranchland is in the Agricultural Land Reserve.
  • BC Transit's Route 23 Lake Country runs along Old Vernon Road.

Sources read . Source links accompany the answers below.

At a glance

Local government
Regional District of Central Okanagan, Central Okanagan East
Plan area
About 8,230 hectares (Ellison OCP Bylaw No. 1124)
Elementary school
Ellison Elementary (Kindergarten to Grade 5)
Catchment schools
Rutland Middle, Rutland Secondary
Regional park
Mill Creek Regional Park
Bus route
Route 23 Lake Country, on Old Vernon Road

Each figure for Ellison is explained, with its source, below.

  • Where is Ellison?

    On Old Vernon Road northeast of Kelowna, with the City of Kelowna to the west and south and the District of Lake Country to the north. It is governed by the Regional District of Central Okanagan, not the City.1

  • Is Ellison in the Agricultural Land Reserve?

    Most of Ellison's arable valley land and ranchland is in the ALR, generally between the airport and the forested hillsides to the east.

    ALR land cannot be subdivided or used for non-farm purposes without the Agricultural Land Commission's approval.1

  • Which public schools serve Ellison?

    Ellison Elementary teaches Kindergarten to Grade 5, and SD23's catchment map places Ellison in the Rutland Middle and Rutland Secondary catchments.

    SD23's address lookup confirms the catchment school for each home.2

  • What parks are in Ellison?

    The Regional District manages Mill Creek Regional Park in Ellison, and Scotty Creek and Sunset Ranch are community parks in the electoral area.1

  • Which bus route serves Ellison?

    BC Transit's Route 23 Lake Country runs along Old Vernon Road, with stops at Black Road, Bulman Road and Scotty Creek Road.3

  1. RDCO, Ellison OCP Bylaw No. 1124.
  2. BC Student Success; Central Okanagan Public Schools, School Catchment Area Maps.
  3. BC Transit, Kelowna schedule data.
  4. Regional District of Central Okanagan, Central Okanagan East Electoral Area.
  5. BC Transit, Kelowna Schedules and Maps.

The Regional District of Central Okanagan, the Province of BC, SD23 and BC Transit, read 20 October 2026.

If your question is not answered here, ask me.

Contact Tyler
1090 Camp Road at sunset: a lit house above its gardens, Okanagan Lake and the hills beyond

Buying or selling in Lake Country?

Call me at (250) 801-9421, or send a message and I will answer by phone or email.

1090 Camp Road, listed by Sotheby's International Realty Canada, full caption

1090 Camp Road, Lake Country. Listed by the Hall Cassie Marshall Group, Sotheby's International Realty Canada.