Small Cities Highlighted for Outdoor Travel

Travel + Leisure profiles Penticton, British Columbia, a city between Okanagan and Skaha Lakes known for award-winning wineries, agriculture, lakeside resorts such as Penticton Lakeside Resort, dining like Salty’s Beach House, and recreational e-biking on the Kettle Valley Rail. Time Out highlights Chicago’s Wrigleyville Exploration Trail, an unmarked walking route linking Wrigley Field to Indian Woods Preserve that can be done as a 15.8-mile out-and-back (7.9 miles one-way). Yahoo recommends Sammamish, Washington, as a quieter lakeside alternative to Seattle with abundant hiking, water activities, parks, international dining and local breweries, and another Yahoo feature spotlights Halfway, Oregon, as a gateway to rugged hiking, kayaking and scenic drives in the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest. A separate Yahoo piece promotes Lincoln City, Oregon, as an ideal kite-flying destination with consistent westerly winds, two annual kite festivals in mid-June and mid-September, and prime beach sites such as D River State Recreation Site. Collectively, these stories emphasize accessible small-city outdoor destinations across the Pacific Northwest and beyond, appealing to hikers, paddlers, cyclists, kite flyers and travelers seeking lake-, forest- and coast-based recreation.