Quilchena (, ) is an unincorporated community located on the south shore of

Nicola Lake Nicola Lake is a glacially formed narrow, deep lake located in the South-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada approximately thirty kilometres northeast of the city of Merritt. It was a centrepoint of the first settlements in the grasslan ...

near the city of Merritt,

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in that province's

Nicola Country The Nicola Country, also known as the Nicola Valley and often referred to simply as The Nicola, and originally Nicolas' Country or Nicholas' Country, adapted to Nicola's Country and simplified since, is a region in the British Columbia Interior, S ...

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 North Thompson River, North and South Thompson Rivers, which join to become the Thompson River in Kamloops, and east of Kamloops Lake. The city is the ad ...

, it is now largely bypassed since the construction of the

Coquihalla Highway Highway 5 is a north–south route in southern British Columbia, Canada. Highway 5 connects the southern Trans-Canada route ( Highway 1) with the northern Trans-Canada/Yellowhead route ( Highway 16), providing the shortest land connection betwee ...

. 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 {{cariboo-geo-stub

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