Quilchena ( thp, q̓əłmíx) is an unincorporated community located on the south shore of
Nicola Lake near the city of
Merritt,
British Columbia,
Canada in that province's
Nicola Country region. On the former main route between Merritt and
Kamloops
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, w ...
, it is now largely bypassed since the construction of the
Coquihalla Highway Coquihalla may refer to:
*British Columbia Highway 5, also known as Coquihalla highway
*Coquihalla River
*Coquihalla Pass
*Okanagan—Coquihalla, a federal electoral district in British Columbia
*Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park
*Coquihalla River ...
. A heritage hotel is the main landmark, lately transformed into a small golf resort.
References
BCGNIS listing "Quilchena (locality)"Quilchena Hotel website
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
Nicola Country
Populated places in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District
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