Area H (Manning Park/Tulameen/Siwash): Hwy 5A about 1 km south of Allison Lake, looking north
Area H lies along the Allison Creek valley in southern British Columbia, where Highway 5A winds through conifer forest and dry, steep-sided uplands near Allison Lake. This sparsely settled part of the province sits between Princeton and Merritt, following a two-lane route that links the Similkameen country with the Nicola Valley. Road cuts expose the area’s layered slopes, while stands of pine and spruce line the creek corridor. The setting is characteristic of British Columbia’s interior transition zone: open, grassier ground meets dense woodland, with the road repeatedly bending around the contours. Area H is a rural electoral area rather than a town centre, so its identity is defined less by a built-up core than by highways, lakes and backcountry access. Allison Lake Provincial Park lies nearby, adding a protected lakeshore to the route’s forested surroundings.
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