Mehatl Creek Provincial Park

Waterfalls in the Nahtlatch River Valley

One of British Columbia's Newest Wilderness Protected Areas, The Mehatl Creek Provincial Park is one of the Fraser Canyon's best kept secrets! Enjoy 23,860 hectares of alpine ridges, lush sub alpine meadows, and amazing old growth forests in a quiet and breathtaking setting. This Provincial Park is most popular for the Mehatl falls which can be discovered by a 30 minute hiking a trail along the mehatl river. Seasonal activities include hiking wildlife viewing, bird watching, photography, Fishing , back country camping and more. Mehatl Creek Provincial Park was designated to park status in July, 1999, The park area is the traditional territory of the Nlaka-pamux Nation, who have occupied the area for thousands of years. Several culturally modified trees are found along the lower Mehatl. Oral history has indicated this park was a route with which the Nlaka?pamux traded with the Mt. Currie First Nations. The park lies in a transition zone that exhibits both coastal and interior characteristics. Lower elevations are noted for stands of coastal western hemlock and interior Douglas fir. Englemann Spruce, subalpine fir, mountain hemlock, and lodgepole pine can be found at higher elevations, and above those, alpine tundra. Many of the stands in the subalpine environment are old growth forests. The portion of the creek below the falls protects Chinook, bull trout and rainbow trout spawning. Portions of the park are an important breeding and nesting habitat for harlequin duck. In combination with the Nahatlatch and Stein protected areas, Mehatl Creek Provincial Park offers habitat for species that are dependent on old-growth ecosystems and a high degree of wilderness. The valley is prime habitat for grizzly bears, black bears, and cougars. Other species in the park area include wolves, lynx, mountain goats, mule deer, and spotted owl. This Park is undeveloped and isolated, there are no sign or trail guides, visitors must have wilderness experience, this park is not patrolled visitors should be self sufficient.