Huchsduwachsdu Nuyem Jees/Kitlope Heritage Conservancy

This park encompasses the world’s largest intact coastal temperate rainforest. The unique rainforest has old-growth trees over 800 years old. The Kitlope valley is an important habitat for marbled murrelets, bald eagles, moose, grizzly, black bear, wolf and waterfowl. The Kitlope valley lies within the traditional territory of the Haisla First Nation, based out of Kitamaat Village.It takes a few hours to travel to the Kitlope by boat from Kitimat. The ideal to visit the area is in July and August, when the marine conditions and the weather are at their best. Along the way visitors can do some fishing, visit Weewanie or Shearwater Hot Springs and watch for whales, seals, eagles, mountain goats, and bears. Spectacular views of the waterfalls, granite cliffs, and hanging glaciers along Gardner Canal can be seen. Visitors arriving in larger vessels can anchor just outside the estuary area in deeper water and then take a smaller boat (jet boats are best) up the Kitlope River to Kitlope Lake.