10349

$279,000

Lot 5 District Lot 530 Kamloops Division Yale District Plan KAP79399

$972 (2008)

LR-1; Lakeshore Residential Single Family

This 1.22 acre Nicola Lake view lot offers incredible views over the lake and beyond to the rolling ranch lands that the Nicola Valley is famous for. Located in a very desirable location in Phase 2 this property is near the boat launch and site of future commercial amenities - a great investment. This is truly one of the best priced lots in the development. This lot is larger than most of the other upland lots in the development allowing you more usable space.

There are no other lake locations 2.5 hour from Vancouver where you can enjoy lake living in a warm Okanagan climate other that Nicola Lake; it is this rarity that gives this location such strong investment potential. Build a dream home, or summer get away. Nicola Lake is known for its fishing and water sport recreation. There are many other trophy fishing lakes in the area, as well as many championship golf courses in less than an hour’s drive. Bring your offers!

The lot slopes down towards the lake with a fantastic building site set back comfortably from the road. There are a number of trees and large rock features adding character to the property. Enjoy the warm breeze, as you sit on your deck looking over the lake and the rolling hills of the surrounding ranch lands. Also it is not uncommon to have a few curious deer poking around the property just to keep you company.

The warm climate of the Nicola Valley warms the lake quickly, giving you the opportunity for swimming and water sports only steps from your door. Regulations allow you to build a dock directly in front of your new home, so hoping in your boat couldn’t be easier. A quick visit to the property and you will see why this lot is valued so highly within the development.

6553 Monck Park Road - Merritt, British Columbia

From Vancouver:

Follow Hwy 1 East from Vancouver to Hope, BC. At Hope follow the signs to the Coquihalla Hwy toward Merritt/Kamloops – follow for 109 kms. At Merritt take exit 290 for Voght St/BC-5A - Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Quilchena and merge onto BC-5A/HWY 5A/Princeton-Kamloops Hwy – follow for 8.5 kms. Turn left on Monck Park Rd and follow all the way to Lot 5 at 6553 Monck Park Road

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Merritt is proudly known as the Country Music Capital of Canada. The highlight of the year is the Merritt Mountain Music Festival, held annually in July. Merritt also has the advantage of being a four-season, outdoors-adventure destination, with over 2,050 hours per year of sunshine and endless opportunities for hiking, mountain biking, fishing, camping, horseback riding and golfing.

Merritt’s downtown recreates the western style of the early 20th century. Visitors are often charmed by the down-home, generous hospitality of this thriving community.

Merritt is surrounded by provincial parks that are brimming with lakes - ideal locations from which to view wildlife and birds. Kentucky/Alleyne Provincial Park is known for its open forests, turquoise lakes and spectacular scenery. Watch for mallards, goldeneye and grebe, plus hawks and falcons. Roche Lake Provincial Park is a year-round recreation area, noted for camping, hunting, wildlife viewing, fishing, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. Black bears, moose, deer and birds such as the Canada goose, mallard and mountain bluebird call this park home. Visitors flock to Lac le Jeune Provincial Park for its ideal swimming, fishing, boating, hiking and mountain-biking opportunities. The Laurie Guichon Memorial Interpretive Grasslands Site describes the function and role of natural grasslands.

Nicola Lake offers some of the best sailing and windsurfing opportunities in North America. The 22-km (14-mi) narrow lake lies at the bottom of a long Valley. Nicola Lake is also popular with canoeists and water-skiers. Prime rafting and kayaking opportunities are found on the Nicola River.

Merritt is a land of many lakes, where visitors can swim, fish, kayak, river raft, canoe, windsurf, boat and water-ski to their hearts' content.

For anglers, there are over 200 fishable lakes filled with rainbow trout as well as other species. Fly fishing is a valued and admired skill in this region. Popular lakes include Lundbom, Stump, Tunkwa and Peter Hope. Trollers can try such easily-accessible sites as Nicola or Mamette Lakes.

The Nicola Valley was discovered by pioneers searching for a route between the Coast and the Interior, the valley was used as a brigade trail by the 1850s. What they discovered here was a vast expanse of grasslands where livestock could roam. The ensuing settlement originated at the meeting of the Nicola and Coldwater rivers, with ranchers, loggers, prospectors, merchants, and businessmen all making a living.

With the completion of the railway in 1885, the coal interest at The Forks was heightened. Originally called Forksdale and Diamond Vale, Merritt was renamed in 1906 in honor of railway promoter William Hamilton Merritt. Today, the Nicola Valley incorporates the communities of Merritt, Quilchena, Douglas Lake, Aspen Grove, Spences Bridge, and Logan Lake.

There is plenty of Nicola Valley history and heritage for the curious at the Nicola Valley Museum on Coldwater Avenue, just east of the Rail yard Mall. Displays include a First Nations Gallery and exhibits on ranching, coal mining, rail travel, local pioneers, and the pioneer lifestyle, plus an extensive collection of Nicola Valley photographs and artifacts.