Haida Gwaii Parks and Places

Short out-and-back beach access trail located at the end of Andrews Place Road in Tlell

Andrews Place Road

Tlell

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A Haida Gwaii park includes sandy beaches, rolling sand dunes, forested old growth hiking trails, wetlands, bogs, rock cliffs, marine tidal pools, viewing look-outs, historical shipwrecks, forests populated with wildlife.

Highway 16

Tlell

One of the larger accessible fresh water lakes on Moresby Island in the Haida Gwaii Islands Archipelago. The lake, as well as Mosquito Lake, is a popular destination for fishing, canoeing and swimming.

Sandspit

On the north side of Moresby Island, in-between Onward Point and Sandspit Village is a long stretch of sandy beach to explore.

Sandspit

A massive 1470 square km wilderness park which includes evidence of a deep spiritual history of the Haida people throughout the park. As, far back as 10,000 years ago, the land of Gwaii Haanas was home to the Haida people.

Sandspit

Found along the Port Man Forest Service Road just east of the Mamin River, this is a 400 metre one-way crescent-shaped trail that leads you through the woods and across a creek to an unfinished Haida canoe.

Port Man Forest Service Road

Port Clements

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The Tow Hill Hiking Trail is a short 15-30 minute trek (approx. 1 km - .6 mi. one way) through coastal forests comprised of ferns, deadfall and salal all the way to the summit of Tow Hill and a lookout deck.

Tow Hill Road

Masset

A short, short trail leads from the picnic area to a rocky, pebbled beach. At low tide more of the large rocks become exposed, exposing the beach thus creating more room to walk the rocks while beachcombing.

Sandspit

Old Growth Alley interpretive route is a difficult trail located along Highway 16, a few minutes south of Crow's Nest store

Highway 16

Tlell

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A short hike along a well maintained boardwalk path following alongside the shores of the Hiellen River. The Blow Hole Hiking Trail leads to a coastline covered in lava-like rock formations, towering rock cliffs and shooting surge channels head-butting the shoreline sending mist into the air.

Tow Hill Road

Masset

Gray Bay is a recreational campground with a large beach area. The campground onsite enjoys some good size campsites for campers and grassy ones for tenters.

School Road

Sandspit

The Mayer Lake Picnic Grounds is an ideal area for swimming, family picnics, relaxing, fishing and launching a boat or canoe

Tlell

The 3-6 days spent hiking along muddy trails, wooden bridges, climbing over deadfall trees, trekking along sandy and pebbled beaches provides lots of opportunity to discover spanning ocean views, historical shipwrecks and Haida Ancient Village Sites.

Highway 16

Masset

Backpackers complete the entire one-way 10 km Cape Fife Trail in about 4-6 hours. Many backpackers take even a longer time completing the trail so to enjoy the Argonaut Plain and the many unique west coast bog environments along the way leading to the East Beach shelter at the end of the trail.

Tow Hill Road

Masset

Kwuna Point Trail is a lightly trafficked 900-meter loop trail located, aptly enough, at the end of Kwuna Point Road.

Kwuna Point Rd

Sandspit

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Haida Gwaii Parks and Places

Andrews Place Road Trail

Naikoon Provincial Park

Skidegate Lake

Shingle Bay, Moresby Island

Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve

Haida Canoe Trail

Tow Hill Hiking Trail

Grassy Island, Moresby Island

Old Growth Alley

Blow Hole, Naikoon Provincial Park

Gray Bay, Moresby Island

Mayer Lake Picnic Grounds

East Beach Trail, Naikoon Provincial Park

Cape Fife Hiking Trail, Naikoon Provincial Park

Kwuna Point Trail