Spius Creek Hatchery - Local Area Information

Things to Do/Places to Visit

• City of Merritt Museum
• Mountain biking and hiking the old Kettle Valley Railroad
• Douglas Lake Cattle Ranch (one of the largest in America) and fishing resort
• Wind surfing on Nicola Lake
• Large number of snowmobile areas
• Year round fishing in numerous lakes (rainbow / brook trout / kokanee / lingcod).
• The city of Merritt's motto is "a lake a day as long as you stay"
• Rafting on the Thompson River is only forty - five minutes away
• Winding River Guest Ranch
• Monck Provincial Park on Nicola Lake
• Numerous forestry campsites
• Cross country ski areas