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Merritt BC Tourism and Nicola Valley Adventures
Merritt, BC Canada Tourism and Adventure Travel Guide – Merritt British Columbia is a four season tourism destination with many of the amenities visitors crave to create lasting memories. The community is nestled on the banks of the Nicola and Coldwater Rivers. Consequently, surrounding the community are hundreds of world-class backcountry lakes, wilderness campsites and trails. Every thing we do is country. Merritt British Columbia provides a different lake and adventure a day while you stay. It is that good! Start planning travels today to Merritt.
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Winter Things To Do In The Nicola Valley
Winter things to do In Merritt BC includes, you guessed it, our hundreds of lakes. Each winter adventure season our lakes freeze over and our higher elevations are covered in snow. Our winters create a pristime environment for cross country skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing and snowshoeing.
Merritt BC Parks and Trails
The City of Merrit maintains our many community parks. And just outside of the city limits we also have a provincial park on Nicola Lake. However, we are best known for our wilderness lakes and recreation areas located In the backcountry of Nicola Valley. To learn more please go to our parks, lakes and trails section.
Summer Things To Do In Merritt BC
There are so many summer things to do In Merritt BC Canada. The gravel roads and hiking trails in the region lead deep into the Nicola Valley backcountry connecting with many lakes. Our wilderness lakes provide many camping, wildlife sighting, birdwatching, canoeing, kayaking, wind surfing, boating, water skiing and fishing opportunities. Our 280 kilometres of trails are designated multi use and single use for hiking, mountain biking, dirt biking and horseback riding. There is no end to summer things to do In Merritt BC in the Nicola Valley.
Amenities in Merritt
Merritt is easily accessible from four major highways – Hwy 5 and 5A, Hwy 97C and Hwy 8. The community of Merritt BC provides many of the amenities necessary for travel including accommodations, restaurants, pubs, coffee houses, gas stations, banks, laundromat, retail stores, grocery stores, taxi cabs, bus, internet and cell reception.