Great Glacier Park is a remote northwestern British Columbia park reached only by water on the Stikine River. BC Parks places it about 120 kilometres southwest of Telegraph Creek, across the river from Choquette Hot Springs Park, with its southwestern end bordering Alaska.
Great Glacier is the largest glacier along the Stikine River.
Great Glacier Park is for experienced river travellers who want glacier scenery in a remote Stikine setting. Motorboaters, canoeists, kayakers, and rafters reach the park from the river, with Glenora listed as the most popular launch point.
The main land-based feature is a short trail, one kilometre each way, leading to views of Great Glacier and its glacial outwash lake. The trail starts at the rustic campground in old-growth forest, then crosses terrain shaped by glacial retreat. BC Parks notes unusual plant life, turquoise water tinted by rock flour, icebergs on the lake, and a glacier that has retreated at an average rate of 40 metres per year since the 1960s.
Fishing is allowed with a licence, but hunting is not allowed anywhere in the park.
Plan around Stikine River boating, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, motorboating, the one-kilometre glacier-view trail, old-growth forest observation, glacial lake photography, fishing where permitted, and remote riverside camping.
Weather can change quickly. Do not take boats into the channel between the river and outwash lake; portage by trail. Use extreme caution on the glacial lake because waves can appear when ice breaks from the glacier.
