Atlin Community Website - Atlin Provincial Park

Atlin Provincial Park and Recreation Area.
The park is located in the Northwest corner of the province. It occupies a spectacular 271,134 hectares of shimmering ice fields and glacial waters of BC's largest fresh water lake. Approximately one third of the park is occupied by glaciers, Llewellyn Glacier being the most prominent.
Atlin Provincial Park is a wilderness park with few visitors. Those that travel in this park should be experienced and well-equipped. There are no supplies of any kind and no park personnel is present in the immediate area.
Glacier travel is unsafe and should be left to experienced and well equipped mountaineers.
Compass, maps (104N/1,4,5,8,16 @ 1:50000 scale), raingear and first aid equipment are a must.

This wilderness park has three distinct regions. On the east, the park occupies the rolling Teslin Plateau, which gives way to the Teslin Highlands, an area of transition between the Interior Plateau and the rugged Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains. The combination of the topography and the remoteness of the park offers exceptional holiday opportunities.

The climate patterns of the area are continental, consisting of cold long winters and warm summers.
Stormy weather may come without warning and can linger in the valleys for days.

Atlin Provincial Park is not accessible by vehicle. Visitors planning to enter the park must do so by boat or by aircraft. Chartered access to the Park cab be found in the town of Atlin.
Please ensure your charter is with a company that has a valid Park Use Permit, issued by BC Parks.
The town of Atlin is vehicle accessible along Highway 7 (gravel) from Jake's Corner on the Alasla Highway.

The Park's environment provides exceptional habitat for Grizzly and Black Bear, Mountain Goat, Caribou, Moose, Stone's Sheep and Wolf populations. Many small animals and birds also inhabit the Park.

Atlin Provincial Park contains no developed facilities. Areas near safe anchorages are common camping spots. These are user maintained - please pack out all garbage and, if a fire is needed, please keep it small. Please avoid cutting any trees! Collect driftwood or windfall for your fire. Preferably use primus-type stoves. If a fire is needed, please keep it small and ensure that it is extinguished completely, and that rocks and ashes are scattered, before leaving. Pack out all garbage and bury only human waste.

Special Regulations:
---All natural objects are part of the park's natural heritage. Do not remove or damage them.
---Horse travel: a letter of Authority, obtainable from the District Office in Smithers, is required to travel by horse in the park.
---Firearms are prohibited except during a valid hunting season. Consult hte current Hunting Regulations.
---Unlicensed vehicles, including ATV's and snowmobiles, are not permitted in the park unless under special permit.

Along the Telegraph Trail
In 1865, the need for a communication link to Europe sent surveyors in search of a route for the Collins Overland Telegraph Line. Just a year later, news of the success of the Trans-Atlantic Cable ended the dream of an intercontinental communications link from the Northwest and the Collins route was abandoned.
In 1901, it was the route for the Yukon Telegraph Line which provided Atlin with communication south to Quesnel and north to Dawson City. This line was in use until the invention of radio.
Today the right-of-way, now known as the Telegraph Trail, runs trough the park, but is overgrown and in places very difficult to follow.

For further information:
BC Parks Skeena District Office
Bag 5000, Smithers B.C. V0J 2N0
tel: 250 - 847 - 7320 Fax: 250 - 847 - 7659
or
BC Parks Dease Lake Area Office
Dease Lake B.C. V0C 1L0
Tel/Fax: 250 - 771 - 4591