Kane Valley Cross Country Ski Parking Area Recreation Site
Near Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Operated by Nicola Nordic Ski Club under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Kane Valley Cross Country Ski Parking Area
This is the location of the day-use parking area for the Kane Valley Cross-country Ski Trails commonly called P3. There is a picnic shelter and outhouse and kiosk with trail map. From here, one can access the trails in many directions. The trails and parking area are managed in partnership with the Nicola Nordic Ski Club in Merritt.
There is no camping allowed here. If you would like to camp, please visit the nearby Kane Lake and Harmon Lake East and West Recreation Sites only 4 kilometres further down the road.
In winter, the trails are used primarily for cross-country skiing. In summer, the trails are used for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Merritt, British Columbia
- District
- Cascades (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1993
- Location
- 50.00424, -120.65792
- Site ID
- REC4559
Activities
Facilities
More facilities are listed on the official page.
Getting there
From Merritt, travel south aproximately 15 kms along Highway 97 towards Kelowna. Watch for "Kane Valley Ski Trails" and "Harmon and Kane Lake Recreation Site" highway signs. Exit the highway onto Kane Valley Road. Travel approximately 7 kms until reaching the parking area pullout on the right hand side of the road.
Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Host jobs
Hosts at BC recreation sites are hired by the site operator. Ask the operator through their website.
Host jobs near Kane Valley Cross Country Ski Parking Area:
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 55 km away
- Park Host, Sasquatch / Chilliwack Lake / Birkenhead Lake Sea to Sky Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 104 km away
- Park Host, South Okanagan & Boundary Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 114 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Kane Lake 4 km, 23 campsites
- Harmon Lake Forest Interpretive Trail Area 5 km
- Harmon Lake 5 km, 32 campsites
- Gwen Lake 7 km, 2 campsites
- Iron Mountain Mtn Bike Trail Area 8 km
- Marquart Lake 8 km, 13 campsites
Information from Recreation Sites and Trails BC open data (BC Data Catalogue, Open Government Licence – British Columbia), retrieved 2026-10-09. Conditions change: check the official page before you travel. CampHostJobs is not affiliated with the Government of British Columbia.