Park overview
Sleeping Beauty Mountain Park provides day hiking opportunities. The park has an old forest service trail which offers access to beautiful alpine lakes and impressive alpine hiking overlooking the Terrace area. The trail is 6 km long and has several steep sections.
Advisories
Camping
Wilderness camping is permitted. There is a developed campsite by a small tarn in the alpine with tent pads, a metal bear-proof food storage locker and a pit toilet.
Facilities
This park only has pit toilets, no flush toilets.
Activities
Total trail length is 6 km. The first section provides moderately difficult hiking through a mature hemlock-fir forest and subalpine meadow. From the meadow, the trail follows an unmarked ridge through a series of peaks which eventually leads to the top of Sleeping Beauty Mountain.
Sleeping Beauty Mountain Park is located northwest of the city of Terrace. To get there, drive west on Highway 16 until you cross the Kitsumkalum River at the city limits. Turn north at the Tempo Gas Station onto the West Kalum Forest Service Road (FSR). Follow this road for approximately 9 km before turning left on the Erlandsen FSR where there are signs for Sleeping Beauty Mountain Park. Follow the Erlandsen FSR for approximately 5 km staying on the main branch. There are signs at each junction for Sleeping Beauty Mountain, follow these.
This road becomes rough and steep as it approaches the parking area and should only be attempted in a four-by-four vehicle. It is highly recommended to park at the information shelter for Sleeping Beauty Mountain and walk up the last 1.5 km of access road as it is very narrow and overgrown. A well marked, good trail leaves the access road at the trailhead and climbs steeply through second growth before levelling off quickly and switch-backing up through the old growth forest and into the subalpine.
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Park details
- Date established: May 20, 2004
- Size: 298 hectares
Nature and culture
History
Sleeping Beauty Mountain Park was established as a result of the Kalum Land and Resource Management Plan (Skeena Region).
Wildlife
Sleeping Beauty Mountain Park provides good wildlife viewing opportunities. The park protects habitat for grizzly and black bears, moose, mountain goat, ravens and blue grouse.
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.