Kitimat

Created in the last ice age as the glacier scraped and gouged its path between the Kitimat mountain ranges, the Kitimat Valley is one of only two wide flat valleys in British Columbia.

Forestry was and is practised in the valley as the temperate rain forest promotes amazing growth. The spinoff of this activity is the access to the wilderness that the forestry roads allow. There is an abundance of rock climbing opportunities here, as high quality granite is exposed in many areas, thanks to the ice age glaciers that scraped and rounded the mountains. Wetland and rainforest hikes and biking can be found throughout the region where lakes and rivers abound. The largest river, the Skeena, is known for its salmon runs and jet boat access. This river flows through the northern point of the Kitimat Valley at Terrace and continues on to the Pacific Ocean at Prince Rupert.

At the Valley’s southern most point, where the Valley meets the Douglas Channel you will find Kitimat, designed in the 1950s to house the workers of the new aluminum smelter. Its green space model boasts a network system of walkways used by residents and that afford beautiful vistas of the surrounding Kitimat Mountain Range.

Information from tourismkitimat.ca

Moores Creek Falls in Kitimat, BC. This stunning waterfalls flows right near a main road in Kitimat, within city limits. It is a short hike uphill, with a great viewing location. If you’re brave enough you can scale the rocks and walk up Moores Creek and you will end up at the base of the waterfall. The water is ice cold, but makes a wonderful swimming location during the hot summers. In spawning season, the salmon will make their way upstream as far as they can go. The waterfall is absolutely stunning, in all four seasons.