Park overview
Weewanie Hot Springs Park is a boat access only park in a semi-sheltered bay with a hot spring and bath house for soaking. It is used by recreational and commercial boaters for hot springs soaking, anchorage and camping. Facilities also include a pit toilet, picnic area, campsite and one mooring buoy in the bay. For public safety reasons, hunting is not allowed in this park.
The bath house is provided so that park visitors may enjoy soaking in the hot springs water. The hot springs water comes out of the ground on the hillside above the bath house at a flow rate of about 11.8 litres per minute. Water temperature at the source is about 44.7 degrees Celsius and about 38.6 degrees Celsius in the bath house. The hot springs water is not suitable for drinking.
Advisories
Camping
Wilderness and backcountry camping is allowed. Reservations are not accepted at this park and use of the campsite is on a first come, first served basis.
There is a flat grassy area for camping near the hot springs. Facilities include a 8 ft. by 15 ft cement bathhouse for soaking in hot springs water, one pit toilet, one picnic table, one fire ring, one campsite and one mooring buoy.
Outside of the park, about 325 m to the south, there is a trapper’s cabin built by the Haisla First Nation that is available for public use. The cabin is 15 ft by 12 ft with two double bunk beds. The cabin is available on a first come, first served basis. Be prepared to sleep outside if the cabin is full.
UTM coordinates for the cabin are: Zone 9U 5949258 m North; 0513742 m East.
Prior approval is needed for the use of the Haisla First Nation cabins. Please contact the Haisla Nation at 250-639-9361 (ext. 207 or 213).
Wilderness and backcountry camping is allowed. Reservations are not accepted at this park and use of the campsite is on a first come, first served basis.
There is a flat grassy area for camping near the hot springs. Facilities include a 8 ft by 15 ft cement bathhouse for soaking in hot springs water, one pit toilet, one picnic table, one fire ring, one campsite and one mooring buoy.
Outside of the park, about 325 m to the south, there is a trapper’s cabin built by the Haisla First Nation that is available for public use. The cabin is 15 ft by 12 ft with two double bunk beds. The cabin is available on a first come, first served basis. Be prepared to sleep outside if the cabin is full.
UTM coordinates for the cabin are: Zone 9U 5949258 m North; 0513742 m East.
Prior approval is needed for the use of the Haisla First Nation cabins. Please contact the Haisla Nation at 250-639-9361 (ext. 207 or 213).
There is winter camping in the park. The park is accessible year-round.
Facilities
Please conserve firewood. Campfires are permitted, but firewood is not provided. We encourage visitors to conserve wood and protect the environment by minimizing the use of campfires and using campstoves instead.
Campfire bans may be in place. Before lighting a fire, check for bans or restrictions on BC Wildfire Service and on local or Indigenous government websites.
Location: East side of Devastation Channel, in small bay 700 m north of Weewanie Creek, about 40 km south of Kitimat.
GPS: Lat. 53° 41’ 49” North; Long. 128° 47’ 21” West
Pool Water Temperature: 39°C
Facilities: Wood frame and concrete block bathhouse (8 ft by 15 ft) just above high tide line. The concrete block soaking pool inside is about 8 ft by 8 ft by 3 ft deep. It has a change room in the bathhouse, mooring buoy, pit toilet and campsite with a picnic table and fire ring.
Comments: The waters are odorless. Short 300 m trail from the bathhouse SE to the campsite.
This park has a day use and picnic area. Facilities include a 8 ft by 15 ft cement bathhouse for soaking in hot springs water, one pit toilet, one picnic table, one fire ring, one campsite and one mooring buoy.
The UTM coordinates for the bath house are: Zone 9U 5949861 m North; 0513888 m East.
The UTM coordinates for the campsite are: Zone 9U 5949793 m North; 0513945 m East.
Activities
Swimming is possible in the ocean, but the water is cold all season long.
There are no lifeguards on duty in BC Parks.
Adventurous and experienced kayakers may enjoy exploring this region.
Weewanie Hot Springs Park is located on the east side of Devastation Channel, approximately 38 km south of Kitimat. Access is by boat only. Use Marine Chart #3743 (Douglas Channel) and NTS Map Sheet # 103 H/10 (Devastation Channel). The closest communities to this park are Kitimat and Kitamaat Village.
Visitor Information Centre:
Kitimat Visitor Information Centre
PO Box 214
2109 Forest Avenue
Kitimat, BC, Canada V8C 2G7
http://www.tourismkitimat.ca/
Email: info@tourismkitimat.ca
Phone: 250 632-6294 or 1-800-664-6554
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Park details
- Date established: May 20, 2004
- Size: 35 hectares (23 ha upland and 12 ha foreshore)
Nature and culture
History
Weewanie Hot Springs Park was designated as a park on May 20, 2004 following recommendations from the Kalum Land and Resource Management Plan. The park is within the traditional territory of the Haisla First Nation. The bay was used in the past for logging. Remains of the old log landing site, logging road and an old steam donkey engine can be found on shore at the end of the bay.
The bath house building was built in May 1992 by a group of volunteers sponsored by Northern Aquanauts scuba Dive Club and donations from businesses in Kitimat. Prior to being designated as a Provincial Park in 2004, Weewanie Hot Springs was a BC Forest Service Recreation Site maintained by the Kalum Forest District out of Terrace.
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.