Tuya Mountains Park

Proper gear, transportation arrangements and NTS maps are prerequisites. There are no supplies of any kind in Tuya Mounatains Provincial Park. Suitable clothing should be worn and proper equipment carried. Visitors should be in possession of appropriate maps. Those who wish to register their whereabouts should do so with a responsible person or agency. This information should include estimated departure and return times.

High costs to government and putting others in potential danger are two great reasons for you to have a satellite communication device when recreating in the backcountry. A satellite 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.

• Cultural Heritage - The park lies within asserted traditional territories of the Tahltan First Nation, the Kaska Dene First Nation and the Teslin Tlingit First Nation.
• Conservation - Protects an internationally significant tuya (subglacial volcano) landform, one of the rarest volcanic landforms in the world. Tuya Butte is regarded as among the best examples of this landform outside Iceland and Antarctica. Also protects the headwaters of Tuya River including lakes, alpine tundra and a wildlife movement corridor. The park’s alpine tundra provides habitat for caribou, wolf and grizzly bears.

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.