Dala-Kildala Rivers Estuaries Park is a boat-access BC Parks site at the east end of Kildala Arm, along the east side of Douglas Channel, about 15 kilometres southeast of Kitamaat Village.
BC Parks says the park protects provincially significant productive tidal wetlands, river estuaries, fish and wildlife habitat, salmon streams, and grizzly bear habitat.
Dala-Kildala is a remote estuary park for experienced boaters, paddlers, anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers. Kayakers and canoeists may explore the estuaries and rivers, while anglers can fish for salmon or steelhead in the Dala and Kildala Rivers under current regulations.
Wildlife viewing can include waterfowl, grizzly bears, black-tailed deer, sometimes wolves, and in the marine waters of Kildala Arm, humpback and killer whales. The park protects a nationally significant over-wintering and migration staging site for migratory birds, including trumpeter swan, great blue heron, western grebe, red-breasted merganser, and Canada goose.
The Dala and Kildala Rivers support significant pink and chum salmon runs, with minor runs of coho and chinook.
Plan around boat access, estuary paddling, canoeing, kayaking, salmon and steelhead fishing, waterfowl viewing, grizzly-aware wildlife observation, marine mammal watching, map-based route planning, careful shoreline photography, and seasonal regulated hunting where permitted.
There are no developed trails. Dala River jet boat access is blocked by log jams below the power lines; Kildala River jet boat access is possible at low and high tide but requires caution. Use Marine Chart 3743 and the listed NTS maps.
