CAWSTON WEATHER

Located just 8kms South East of Keremeos, and 36km west of Osoyoos, Cawston is known as the Organic Farm Capital of Canada. Cawston has hot summers, cool nights and powerful winds. Because of their unique weather conditions which naturally helps keep pests and mildew away, Cawston is able to have over 40% of their crops certified Organic. The economy is focused on apples and soft fruits and has two large fruit packing plants in the area, with the newest being built specifically for organic fruit which has spiked in popularity in recent years. 

Wine not?

Similkameen wine has been making a name for itself in the past decade, both locally and internationally with over 600 acres of vineyards. The first winery opened in 1976, and since then the Keremeos and Cawston areas have been seeing a rising amount of new wineries being opened. With the hot summers, cool nights and powerful winds, the wines made here burst with the taste of the Similkameen Valley, thanks to the small farms and winemakers that are dedicated to creating quality, award-winning wine.
Cawston Wineries

Things to do

With the town being named after R.L. Cawston, a pioneer rancher and magistrate, even the town name boasts a sense of community. Cawston is especially attractive to lovers of the outdoors because of its large properties with horse ranches, hobby farms and various hiking trails with terrain ranging from cactuses and sagebrush to steep, rocky cliffs and high-altitude meadows. the Similkameen River attracts beach goers and tubing during the hot summer months.

The Community

Cawston is a large agricultural community with a population of about 1000. The economy is focused on apples and soft fruits and has two large fruit packing plants in the area, with the newest being built specifically for organic fruit which has spiked in popularity in recent years. Over 40% of Cawston’s crops are certified organic thanks to the unique weather conditions of the area which naturally helps keep pests and mildew away from marring the produce.
Cawston Map

How to Get Here

Cawston sits along the Similkameen River and is located just east from Keremeos by around 8 km (5 miles) and west of Osoyoos by 36 km (22 miles) on Hwy 3.
Rock Ridge Winery
86 Middle Bench Rd, Keremeos
250 499-5504
robinridgewinery.com

Corcelettes Estate Winery 
2582 Upper Bench Rd, Keremeos
250 499-5595
corceletteswine.ca

Clos Du Soleil Winery 
2568 Upper Bench Rd, Keremeos
250 499-2831
closdusoleil.ca

Untangled Craft Cider
725 MacKenzie Rd, Cawston
250-499-0758 
klippersorganics.com

Liber Farm & Winery
156 Sumac Rd, Cawston
250 499-5305
liberfarm.com
Rustic Roots Winery 
2238 Hwy 3, Cawston
250 499-2754
rusticrootswinery.com

Orofino Winery 
2152 Barcelo Rd, Cawston
250 499-0068
orofinovineyards.com

Twisted Hills Craft Cider
2070 Hwy 3, Cawston
250 488-0807
twistedhills.ca

Crowsnest Vineyards 
2035 Surprise Rd, Cawston
250 499-5129
crowsnestvineyards.com

Similkameen Wild Winery 
306 Sumac Rd, Cawston
250 499-2235
similkameenwild.com
Eau Vivre Winery 
716 Lowe Dr, Cawston
250 499-2655
eauvivrewinery.ca

Vanessa Vineyard Estate Winery
1090 Hwy 3, Cawston
250 499-8811
vanessavineyard.com

Seven Stones Winery 
1143 Hwy 3, Cawston
250 499-2144
sevenstones.com

Hugging Tree Winery 
1002 Hwy 3, Cawston
250 499-2201
huggingtreewinery.com

Forbidden Fruit Winery 
620 Sumac Rd, Cawston
250 499-2649
forbiddenfruitwines.com