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| Description: An undisturbed wilderness area
with few trails at the headwaters of the Kispiox River.
Bald eagles and osprey are common. Gulls, terns and
loons are abundant as well as waterfowl such as swans,
buffleheads, goldeneyes, and common mergansers. Trumpeter
swans are known to winter on Club Creek. |
| Located near: Hazelton |
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Location: 
on Map NW |
| Park size: 62,319 hectares |
| Type: Wilderness area |
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| Road Conditions: All-weather gravel
road. Active logging road - use on weekends and holidays or use caution.
Give logging trucks the right-of-way. |
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Features: Swan Lake
is a large lake with unpredictable weather patterns and frequent strong
winds. Old-growth cedar and hemlock forest provides habitat for populations
of grizzly bear and moose. The lake complex provides spawning and
rearing habitat for Coho, Chinook, Sockeye, Chum, Pink and Steelhead
that migrate up the Kispiox River each summer. The lakes also support
a healthy population of resident Rainbow trout, Cutthroat trout, Dolly
Varden char and Whitefish. |
| Directions: Access is via Highway 37, which heads
north from Highway 16 at Kitwanga Junction. The turn-off on the east
side of Highway 37 is Brown Bear Forest Service Road. Follow this
road for approximately 14 km until you see the Brown Bear Lake sign.
Turn right on this road and follow it for 3km to the parking area
and information shelter. The majority of the park is inaccessible
by foot or vehicle. |
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| Local BCNorth Group members who supply outdoor
equipment include: |
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