Protected area overview
[Tweedsmuir Corridor Protected Area description]
Established Date: January 25, 2001
Protected Area Size: 15 hectares
Advisories
Activities
Please note that bicycles with electric assist motors (e-bikes) are permitted on signed or designated trails within Elk Falls Protected Area, provided they meet the definitions and criteria for e-bike use as outlined in the BC Parks cycling guidelines.
Maps and location
Tweedsmuir Provincial Park is approximately 480 kilometres by air northwest of Vancouver. The park is bounded on the north and southwest by the Coast Mountains and on the east by the Nechako Plateau. The park is south of Highway #16, approximately 90 to 100 kilometres, between Burns Lake and Houston.
The Nechako Reservoir (Ootsa and Whitesail Lakes) is the main access route to the northern region of the park but boaters must use caution when travelling on these lakes as the shoreline is a forest of drowned trees and floating debris that create hazardous boating conditions. A number of channels have been cut through the dead trees to give access to emergency landing areas. These provide shelter from the sudden and strong winds that funnel down the lakes from the Coast Mountains.
Two common access points to the northern portion of Tweedsmuir Provincial Park are Little Andrews Bay Provincial Park and Wistaria Provincial Park. See those pages for travel directions.
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Protected area details
- Date established: March 27, 2013
- Size: 16 hectares
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
BC Parks honours Indigenous Peoples’ connection to the land and respects the importance of their diverse teachings, traditions, and practices within these territories. This park webpage may not adequately represent the full history of this park and the connection of Indigenous Peoples to this land. We are working in partnership with Indigenous Peoples to update our websites so that they better reflect the history and cultures of these special places.