Hazelton
Hazelton is a small town located at the junction of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers in northern BC. It was founded in 1866 is the northernmost point of the Yellowhead Highway, a major interprovincial highway which runs from Prince Rupert, British Columbia to Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Hazelton area comprises two municipalities (the Village of Hazelton and District of New Hazelton), three unincorporated settlements (South Hazelton, Two Mile and the Kispiox Valley), four First Nations’ villages: three of which are of the Gitxsan people - (Gitanmaax, Glen Vowell and Kispiox) - and one of the Wet'suwet'en people - (Hagwilget).
Hazelton District Public Library & Museum
Hazelton | Aboriginal Attractions | Museums |
Hazelton Public Library has put much pride into preserving the history of the Hazelton Area, once inside you will be able to find pictures of what Hazelton use to look like, major milestones about...
Hazelton’s Indian & Pioneer Cemetary
Hazelton | Aboriginal Attractions | Historic Sites | Buried here are famous Indian chiefs and pioneers, including George Biernes, Cataline, Dick Sargent, James May and Dave Wiggins. Twenty-two Indian grave-houses formerly stood in the...
Kispiox Totem Poles
Hazelton | Aboriginal Attractions | Historic Sites |
There are approximately 24 totem poles that are privately owned by House Groups, which stand in the grass at the edge of the community where the Kispiox and Skeena Rivers meet. Some date as far...
New Hazelton Lookout and Waterfall Trail
Hazelton | Natural Settings | Outdoor Activities |
In New Hazelton take a short 20 minute hike up to the top of the lookout where you can see all of New Hazelton, and parts of Two Mile. Get a beautiful look at the mountain ranges that surround our...
Old Hazelton
Hazelton | Historic Sites |
Smallest incorporated village in British Columbia, Hazelton was an Indian trading centre long before the white traders settled here in 1868. Hazelton abounds in the "firsts": first church,...
Ross Lake Provincial Park
Hazelton | Natural Settings | Outdoor Activities | Popular with locals for swimming and afternoon BBQ’s, the park offers a pleasant beach and a boat launch (electric motors only). The 3.5km Rainmaker Trail circles the lake, providing excellent...
Seeley Lake Provincial Park
Hazelton | Natural Settings | Outdoor Activities | Nestled at the foot of Rocher Deboule mountain, Seeley Lake, the "Place of the Pavilion" of Indian legend, is the site of a Provincial park campground and picnic site. Cutthroat trout lure...
Skeena Crossing & Railway Bridge
Hazelton | Historic Sites | The community bustled with activitiy in river-boat days, partly because of the massing of equipment here needed to bridge the river and partly because of the mining activity in the surrounding...
St. Mary Magdalene Church
Hazelton | Historic Sites | Unique Sites |
With the original church being built over 100 years ago, and the church being shut down for about 30 years now, with lots of work from the community this church has been revamped...
St. Peter’s Anglican Church
Hazelton | Historic Sites | Unique Sites |
St. Peter's Anglican Church made its beginnings through the work and interest of Reverend William Collison in 1878 visiting the Gitksan people of Kitegas. In 1880 he returned by canoe from...