Kane Valley Trails Located in the Thompson Okanagan

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Kane Valley Trails

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The Kane Valley trails are located on crown land. However, there is privately-owned land adjacent to and within the trail system. Portions of the Valley have been farmed since the 1890s and selectively logged during the past 30 years. The ski trails follow old logging roads and skid trails through open timber and across natural grassy slopes. The Kane Valley accommodates a variety of users, including timber companies, ranching, trapping and four-season recreational users. In partnership with the Ministry of Forests, the Nicola Nordic Ski Club has been maintaining the Kane Valley Cross Country Ski Trail System since 1991. There are five parking areas with the largest being P3. This parking spot can accommodate buses and also has a shelter with a fire pit. There are shelters with fire pits throughout the trail system as well as outhouses. There is, however, no cabin with a wood stove.
Merritt
50.2 km
not significant
1/2 to 5 hours
50.005929
-120.65612
Lakes and creeks. Water access below campsites at the lake.
Ample
13 equestrian sites 22 with 14 x 14 ft pipe corrals, or bring your own panels or hi-line. One group site which could fit 3 rigs snugly has 6 pens in a pod and another has 4 pens in a pod shared by 2 adjoining campsites. Upper sites overlook the lake view. 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. There has been some confusion about site availability. 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.
Leave gates as you found them & do not let your dogs chase cattle! Cattle can access your campsite, they like hay. This fantastic new corral and camping site was recently built by the Recreation Sites and Trails of BC and the Provincial Back Country Horsemen of BC There are 12 sites with solid, spacious pipe pens and one site where you can bring your own pens for a max of 13. One group site which could fit 3 rigs snugly has 6 pens in a pod and another has 4 pens in a pod shared by 2 adjoining campsites. Upper sites overlook the lake view. There is no water in camp but a short walk to a stream has 2 designated horse water access points. There has been some confusion about site availability. 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. 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 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.

Lorraine Stubbins

posted on: 07 / 20 / 2020

One group site which could fit 3 rigs snugly has 6 pens in a pod and another has 4 pens in a pod shared by 2 adjoining campsites. Upper sites overlook the lake view. There is no water in camp but a short walk to a stream has 2 designated horse water access points. There has been some confusion about site availability. 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. Last night Fri night, a guy was here from Oliver w his horse and his buddies were on their way from Armstrong. Non-horse campers were starting to come up here searching for sites filling up the leftover spots early evening.There were 3 sites filled with non-horse folks last night. The guys buddies did get a site thankfully. Anyone who was coming here late last night in the dark might not have found an empty site last night, altho many pens were empty. Today there are 3 horse sites with 2 pens each empty on Saturday at 430. Great well-sign-posted trails no single track, all double but with some grassy edges on a fair bit of trail. We did 16 miles in 5 hrs yesterday w t c and 4 hrs on the Harmen Side today 13 miles. Lots of quads and dirt bikes are using the exact same trails at speed today Sat ( we did not encounter any on Friday morning).

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