Surrounded by snow-capped mountains, alpine meadows, rivers and forests on the shores of Shuswap Lake, is the lakeside vacation community of Sorrento.

Originally known as Trapper's Landing, after the meeting place of Shuswap Indian trappers returning with their furs, the town was renamed by James Kinghorn after the Italian town of Sorrento, because Copper Island on Shuswap Lake reminded him of the Isle of Capri, off Sorrento in Italy.

Sorrento's history dates back to the year 1910, and is today enveloped by motels, resorts, campgrounds and summer cottages, offering a fabulous array of recreational activities, during both summer and winter.