Kane Valley Trails & Equine Campsite Located in the Thompson Okanagan

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Kane Valley Trails & Equine Campsite

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The Kane Valley equestrian recreation site and trails are located between Merritt and Princeton and provides another great destination to camp and ride or a simple stop over while travelling through. The Kane equestrian camp has 13 sites/26 corrals on a First Come First Serve basis. In busy times ALL campers have access to the Equestrian sites if the main Harmon Lake campground if full. The extensive trail system is mostly Nicola Valley Nordic Club x-country ski trails. The ski trails follow old logging roads and skid trails through open timber and across natural grassy slopes. 7 different Back Country Horsemen of BC Chapter's volunteered their time to develop this equestrian camp for all to enjoy.
Merritt
50.2 km
not significant
1/2 to 5 hours
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Lakes and creeks along the trails. There is no water in camp but a short walk to a stream has 2 designated horse water access points. Also - from the top campsites, you can go to the lake below - access the gate to the road that goes along the lake side, go down to the 3rd outhouse and you will see a grassy area that has a small beach access.
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There are 13 camp sites with 26 corrals (including 1 group site for 3 rigs with 6 corrals) or bring your own panels or hi-line. There are 4 manure bins within the camp site, bring your own wheel barrow & fork. If you have horses, get here early ie by noon, because if all the non-horse campsites are full, and there are empty campsites up in the horse camp, then the non-horse campers cannot be turned away. There is a camp host on site and camp fees are $15/night and $2/horse/night. CASH only.
Leave gates as you found them & do not let your dogs chase cattle! Cattle can access your campsite, they like hay. The Trail network is multi-use Lots of quads and dirt bikes are using the exact same trails at speed especially on weekends Maybe get out and away from camp early on weekends to avoid as many motorized on trails.
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Kane Valley is centrally located on British Columbia's Coquihalla Highway network. The Valley lies 20 minutes south of Merritt, an hour west of Peachland and an hour north of Princeton. Access to the area is via the Kane Valley Road which joins Highway 5A/97C near Corbett Lake, 18 km south of Merritt or from the western end of the Kane Valley Road near Kingsvale. Take exit 256 (Coldwater Road) on the Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) and turn north towards Merritt along Coldwater Road until Kane Valley Road. Turn right.

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Linda B

Corral Upgrade posted on: 05 / 03 / 2026

April 2026, multiple BCHBC Chapters completed an upgrade to the corral footing to 25 corrals. Please remove all manure and hay in order to keep these corrals in great shape for everyone.

Patricia Skinner

Thank you! posted on: 08 / 27 / 2025

Wow what a find! Amazing spot to horsecamp with steel corrals, most have shade trees, lake view, beautiful gravel level trailer spots with fire pits and picnic tables. Outhouses clean and even located on trails! Best trail markers I've ever experienced with year round maps at very intersection. Lovely treed trails and footing was super. Don't miss the swimming spot at the Interpreter's forest area - you can ride around all the rail fencing btw! Thank you so much for creating this little piece of horse camping paradise!

Linda Buchanan

Harmon Lake EQ campsite posted on: 04 / 25 / 2022

April 21,2022. All the corrals are in good shape. Ice still on both Harmon and Kane lakes.

Sharon Pickthorne

trip report posted on: 09 / 25 / 2020

I stayed at Kane for 4 nights mid sept 2020. There has one large party in the large 6 pen site and 2 of us only there. Sites up top were lovely. The trail map provided here is great and it is posted also on kiosks at every intersection. If the map notes a steep section....its steep and sometimes there is a bypass which I recommend taking. WATER - access to the lake below - if you go through the gate beside the cattle guard at the end of Aspen trail by the entrance to the Interpretive Trail - go down the road by the regular campsites, go to the 3rd outhouse and you will see a small gravel access to the lake down the little ravine. Room for 2 horses. You can come out the same way or go to the left and come out the main gate, Cattle guard and gate again - and up and into the Equestrian campsite gates. You can also go down the boat ramp but I don't think we should encourage that since we might block access and poop in the area. On the trails there is access at the Beaver Pond on Harmon but not the pond on Hills Homestead. There are the odd stream beds beside the trails which depended on the season and how many cows are about can be used. Easily 3 to 4 days riding - off approx. 4 hour rides. Bring equine boots since some of the trails are rocky.

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