Landscapes
Throughout the region, you’ll find landscapes of desert areas including arid, semi-desert, hoodoos, sagebrush, rolling hills, dried golden grasses, clay cliffs, box canyons, gullies and prickly pear cacti.
The grasslands between Merritt and Kamloops are made up of prairie-like rolling grasslands.
Steep mountains and valleys with dramatic views and rock formations outline rivers and small lakes, with large rivers and tributaries running through the region.
Lakes, waterfalls and trails are abundant, with 39 waterfalls in Wells Grey Provincial Park alone.
The region is also home to several ski resorts and a heli-ski in the northernmost part of the region.