Weewanie Hot Springs Park
About this Park
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, and campsite. 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.
Location notes
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
Activities
- 8379:Swimming Swimming is possible in the ocean, but the water is cold all season long.
- 8379:Scuba diving It is possible to scuba dive or snorkel in the park.
- 8379:Kayaking Adventurous and experienced kayakers may enjoy exploring this region.
Facilities
- 8379:Picnic areas 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, and one campsite. 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.
- 8379:Pit or flush toilets This park only has one pit toilet (no flush toilets) which is located about 50 metres uphill from the hot springs bath house.
- 8379:Campfires 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.
- 8379:Hot spring 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 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.
Location
53.69773, -128.78842 · Lakelse Douglas Channel
