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Merritt Facts
Accommodations:
Guest ranches, many of them actual working ranches, are a popular destination for visitors. For those not interested in the "ranching life", there are a number of motels and campsites/RV parks in the area.
Access:
Merritt is easily accessed from the south via the Coquihalla Highway or by turning east of Highway 1 at Spences Bridge. From the north, it is 87km (52 mi.) south of Kamloops on the Coquihalla Highway. From either direction you pass through vast differences in scenery; from towering, craggy mountain peaks, heavily forested hillsides to rolling, grassy or desert like areas. A haven for the avid photographer or sightseer.
Recreation Facilities & Activities:
Fishing; working guest ranches; Merritt golf course; wildlife watching.
Local Attractions: Historic courthouse (in Nicola); Douglas Lake Ranch (one of the largest working cattle ranches in North America); craft stores; Merritt rodeo; Merritt Mountain Music Festival (July); Quintette Tunnels (carved from rock for the railway); Harmon Lake Demonstration Forest; Nicola Valley Archives Heritage Museum; Spius Creek Fish Hatchery; Valley Copper and Lornex Mine tours
Population: 6,253.
Elevation: 595 meters (1,950 ft.)
Main Industries: forestry; mining; ranching.
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