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Big Ok Lake (Island Lake)
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Big Ok Lake (Island Lake)

Merritt · Rec Site · 7 sites · First-come, first-served4×4 only
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Fly fishing is what brings people up to Big Ok Lake, at 1504 m in the country near Merritt. The ground is rocky and mostly treeless, and it can blow here, so peg everything down properly.

The site is run as a rustic one: 7 spots, first come, first served, and a road that calls for four wheel drive.

Little O.K. Lake is about 1.3 km away. Pokheitsk is roughly 12 km off and the Copper Valley Grocery and Gas about 21 km, so carry your food and fill up before you head in.

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Where it is

50.4846, -121.1193
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drive (one-way)
189 km
drive time
3h 38m
round-trip
$86
45.5 L

Routed on real roads. Fuel at $1.882/L and 12.0 L/100km — a default. Create a free account to save your vehicle and get a real estimate.

Fuel price is Statistics Canada’s monthly average for July 2026, adjusted for B.C. motor fuel tax outside Metro Vancouver.

Around this site

Fuel 21 km· Copper Valley Grocery & GasTown 12 km· PokheitskLake 1 km· Little O.K. LakeHot spring 99 km· Clear Creek Hot SpringsTrailhead 38 km

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