Just five minutes from Merritt, this fully fenced 6.1-acre estate delivers total privacy, landscaped horse pasture, and a custom 5,165 sq. ft. Mettler-built home. Add a 32 x 42 ft heated shop and an exceptional 17+ GPM licensed well, and this is acreage living at its finest.
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Welcome to 3088 Fox Farm Road—a rare 6.1-acre private estate just five minutes from Merritt, offering natural gas service, an outstanding deep drilled well producing over 17 GPM of high-quality water backed by a registered water licence, and a massive 32 x 42 ft heated shop. Fully fenced and completely landscaped with pasture ready for horses, this all-usable corner lot sits within the local fire protection district and delivers total privacy just moments from town.
Step through the grand entry into a custom 5,165 sq. ft. 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home built by Mettler Construction with premium materials throughout. The main level welcomes you with a chef's kitchen featuring custom millwork by Mill Creek Cabinets, a large island, a walk-in pantry, and a charming eating nook framed by bay windows, flowing effortlessly into the open-concept living and dining area, where a natural gas fireplace sets a warm and inviting tone. Also on the main floor, you have a large office or 6th bedroom with views over the valley along with a full guest bathroom and the primary bedroom offers a true retreat with a full ensuite and walk-in closet. Upstairs, three additional large bedrooms are serviced by a spacious 5-piece bathroom, offering plenty of room for family or guests. Downstairs, the finished basement is made for movie nights and relaxing, with a media/theatre room, an additional bedroom, a full bathroom, and generous storage space, plus a convenient walk-out to the garage. A double attached garage with plenty of room for your vehicles, completes the home with a very cool wood chute makes if easy to get wood to the wood stove, and easy entry into the spacious laundry room with sink and storage.
Outside, the property truly shines. The fully landscaped 6.1 acres are completely fenced and set up with pasture for horses, offering privacy and function in equal measure. Take in incredible views from the wraparound deck, or unwind after a long day in the hot tub. Brand new window treatments throughout the home add a polished, move-in-ready finish, while the excellent water system—a deep drilled well producing more than 17 GPM, and a registered water licence—ensures an abundant, high-quality supply for the home, gardens, and pasture alike. The location is a recreational dream, with the Nicola Valley's 200+ lakes, endless ATV and snowmobile trails, hiking, and horseback riding all just minutes away—offering year-round adventure right outside your door.
For hobbyists, tradespeople, or anyone needing serious storage and workspace, the 32 x 42 ft heated and insulated shop is a standout feature of this property. It offers two bay doors—one 18 x 10 ft and one 10 x 9 ft—along with a man door and a large window for natural light. The concrete floor provides a durable, easy-to-maintain workspace, and while the shop is currently heated electrically, it's already plumbed for a natural gas heater, making a future upgrade simple. With this much room, there's plenty of space to store your boat, ATVs, snowmobiles, and all the toys that make the most of everything this recreational area has to offer. Whether it's used for equipment storage, a workshop, or space for equestrian gear, this shop adds exceptional value and versatility to the property.
Properties combining this level of privacy, quality construction, abundant water, natural gas service, and a shop of this size simply don't come up often. 3088 Fox Farm Road offers the best of acreage living just minutes from town.
3088 Fox Farm Road - Merritt, BC
Head toward Merritt-Princeton Highway/Nicola Ave/Princeton-Kamloops Highway/BC-5A/BC-97C. Continue to follow Merritt-Princeton Highway/Princeton-Kamloops Highway/BC-5 2.5 km. Turn right onto Coldwater Road 1.9 km. Turn left onto Fox Farm Road. Destination will be on the right.
Merritt is situated in the Nicola Valley at the junction of Highways 5, 5A, 8, and 97C, roughly 45 minutes to an hour from Kamloops and approximately 2.5 to 3 hours from Vancouver via the Coquihalla Highway. Long known for its ranching and cowboy heritage dating back to the mid-1800s, Merritt has also earned a reputation as the "Country Music Capital of Canada," home to the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the Merritt Walk of Stars, along with dozens of colourful murals throughout downtown. With a population of approximately 7,000, the community offers a full range of shopping, dining, schools, and services.
Families are well served by School District 58 (Nicola-Similkameen), with several elementary schools in town, feeding into Merritt Secondary School. The Nicola Valley Institute of Technology is also based right in Merritt. For healthcare, the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre provides a 24/7 emergency department, acute care beds, lab and X-ray services, and a range of community health programs, all just minutes from the property.
Merritt knows how to throw a party. The city hosts the Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo every Labour Day weekend, celebrating the area's ranching roots with rodeo action, a fair, and live music, while Bass Coast Festival brings an international electronic music and arts crowd to town each summer. Add in the Wednesday Night Market and Saturday Farmers Market through the summer months, craft fairs, and a lineup of community events throughout the year, and there's always something happening.
For sports and recreation, cheer on the Merritt Centennials Junior 'A' hockey club at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, tee off at the Merritt Golf and Country Club's scenic 9-hole course, or take a dip at the Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre. The Nicola Valley Arts Council and a variety of local clubs and community groups round out a small-town scene with a lot going on.
When it's time to eat and unwind, Merritt has you covered, from casual family restaurants and cafes to the Empty Keg Brewhouse, the town's own craft brewery, known for its patio, food trucks, and live music. Between the festivals, sports, schools, healthcare, and easy highway access, Merritt and the Nicola Valley offer a genuinely fun, welcoming, and connected place to call home.
The Nicola Valley sits within British Columbia's Bunchgrass and Ponderosa Pine biogeoclimatic zones, a dry, sun-soaked landscape shaped by the rainshadow of the Coast and Cascade Mountains. Rolling grasslands of blue bunch wheatgrass and fescue blanket the valley bottoms and benches, giving way to open, parklike stands of ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir on the surrounding slopes. It's this same warm climate and rich grassland character that drew the valley's first ranchers here in the 1800s and still supports a thriving cattle and hay industry today. While much of the natural grassland relies on modest rainfall, this 6.1-acre property has a distinct advantage: backed by an excellent well producing 17+ GPM and a registered water licence, the land has all the water it needs to grow lush, productive pasture and hay well beyond what dryland acreage in the area can typically achieve—making it an outstanding setting for horses, livestock, or simply beautiful, healthy green space year-round.
If you love the outdoors, Merritt and the Nicola Valley might just be paradise. With over 200 lakes in the region, it's no wonder the local motto is "a lake a day for as long as you stay"—cast a line for rainbow trout, kokanee, and brook trout at Nicola Lake, Stump Lake, Douglas Lake, or Kentucky-Alleyne, or launch a boat, paddleboard, or kayak and spend the day on the water. Come winter, the fun doesn't stop: the Merritt Snowmobile Club maintains groomed trails through Thynne Mountain, Brookmere, and Paska Lake, while cross-country skiers can enjoy over 50 km of groomed trails in Kane Valley, and ice fishing takes over the frozen lakes. Prefer wheels to skis? The Nicola Valley ATV Club and Nicola Valley Dirt Riders Association maintain an extensive network of trails right in the backyard, from the historic Kettle Valley Trail to the rolling grasslands and forest service roads around Lundbom, Collettville, and Thynne Mountain—some of the best off-roading and dirt biking terrain in the province. Add in horseback riding across traditional ranchland, hiking, mountain biking, hunting, and wildlife viewing, and it's easy to fill every weekend of the year.
When you want to head indoors, Merritt still delivers. Cheer on the Merritt Centennials at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, throw rocks at the four-sheet Merritt Curling Centre, knock down pins at the local bowling centre, or swim laps and splash around at the Nicola Valley Aquatic Centre. Round it out with a round of golf at the Merritt Golf and Country Club, and it's clear this small city punches well above its weight when it comes to things to do—whatever the season.
50° 4'56.11"N and 120°46'5.34"W
$6,295.97 (2026)
CR-1 TNRD (Thompson Nicola Regional District)
LOT A SECTION 3 TOWNSHIP 91 KAMLOOPS DIVISION YALE DISTRICT PLAN 26868 EXCEPT PLAN KAP50227
PID 004-951-247
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