Park overview
Great Glacier Park, located downstream and across the Stikine River from Choquette Hot Springs Park, is visited by boaters for the outstanding views of the large ice tongue projecting into a peri-glacial lake. Protected in the low elevation peri-glacial ecosystems are uncommon plant species and old forest.
Great Glacier Park also provides spectacular backcountry recreation opportunities, including glacier viewing, camping, hiking and canoeing in a peri-glacial lake.
Advisories
Safety info
- Bring your own drinking water as potable water is not available at this park.
- Satellite communication devices are recommended when recreating in the backcountry. A communication device will allow you to alert others to an emergency situation or if you are overdue at your destination. This equipment is an essential part of your survival kit, and should be compatible with your activities and location.
Camping
A rustic campground accommodates approximately 20 people in two sections. Facilities include fire rings, picnic tables, and an outhouse.
Wilderness camping is also allowed, but no facilities are provided.
A rustic campground accommodates approximately 20 people in two sections. Facilities include fire rings, picnic tables, and an outhouse.
Wilderness camping is also allowed, but no facilities are provided.
Facilities
While campfires are allowed and campfire rings are provided at each campsite, we encourage visitors to conserve wood and protect the environment by minimizing the use of fire and using campstoves instead. Please check for campfire bans for the area you are visiting before igniting a fire in the backcountry. Limited burning hours or campfire bans may be implemented.
To preserve vegetation and ground cover, please don’t gather firewood from the area around your campsite or elsewhere in the park (this is a ticketable offence under the Park Act). Dead wood is an important habitat element for many plants and animals and it adds organic matter to the soil.
Activities
Canoeing opportunities exist. It is possible to portage from the Stikine River to the lake.
Kayaking opportunities exist. It is possible to portage from the Stikine River to the lake.
Anyone fishing or angling in British Columbia must have an appropriate licence.
Great Glacier Park is approximately 120 km southwest of the community of Telegraph Creek and borders Alaska on its southwestern side. Access to the park is by boat on the Stikine River.
Learn more about this park
Park details
- Date established: January 25, 2001
- Size: 9,313 hectares
Nature and culture
History
A campsite at Great Glacier was previously a Forest Service Recreation Site before the Provincial Government designated Great Glacier as a Class A provincial park in 2001. Designation followed the recommendations of the Cassiar Iskut-Stikine Land and Resource Management Plan to protect the area in recognition of its scenic river-level glacier and spectacular peri-glacial lake.
Cultural Heritage
Great Glacier Park is located within the asserted traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation. The Stikine River is still used as a subsistence fishery.
Conservation
Great Glacier park lies within the Boundary Ranges Ecosection. It projects a variety of low elevation peri-glacial ecosystems, including uncommon plant species and old forest.
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.