Kitimat-Stikine
Around Kitimat-Stikine
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Countryside and towns · British Columbia · 18k people
Kitimat-Stikine
Where the mountains meet the sea
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Welcome to Kitimat-Stikine, where the Skeena River meets the mountains and the sea. Whether you're here for the salmon runs, the glaciers, or the small-town warmth, you'll find a community that knows how to live big in a wild place. Pull up a chair, grab a coffee, and share a story.
Clubs for Kitimat-Stikine
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The room
One room for everyone around Kitimat-Stikine. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
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Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around Kitimat-Stikine. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- 'Ksan Historical Village and Museum Gitxsan community with totem poles and longhouses.
- Kitimat Museum & Archives Local history and the story of the aluminum smelter.
- Stewart Historical Museum Mining and frontier heritage of the northern coast.
- Bear Glacier Tidewater glacier visible from Highway 37A near Stewart.
- Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary Protected habitat for grizzly bears, accessible by tour.
- Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park Volcanic landscape and Nisga'a cultural significance.
- Outdoors Fish for salmon on the Skeena River
- Outdoors Hike the Kitimat River Trail
- With kids Visit the 'Ksan Historical Village
- With kids Picnic at the Kitimat River
- Evenings Live music at local pubs
- Evenings Community hall dances
- Locals love River access points for salmon fishing
- Locals love Backcountry trails for hiking and ATVs
Through the year
- Hobiyee (Nisga'a New Year) February Celebration of the Nisga'a new year with feasting and dancing.
- Kitimat Salmon Derby August Fishing competition for the biggest salmon on the Kitimat River.
- Hazelton Fall Fair September Agricultural fair with livestock, produce, and local crafts.
- 'Ksan Cultural Days July Indigenous storytelling, art, and dance at the 'Ksan Historical Village.
- Stewart Bear Festival May Celebrates the return of grizzly bears to the area with talks and tours.
Kitimat-Stikine has a coastal-inland climate with mild, wet winters and cool, dry summers. The best time to be out is from May to September, when the weather is most forgiving and the outdoors are fully open. Best: Late spring to early fall (May–September) offers the most comfortable weather for outdoor activities, with long daylight hours and mild temperatures.
Talk like a local
- “the Highway”
- Highway 16, the main road through the region.
- “the Smelter”
- The Rio Tinto aluminum smelter in Kitimat.
- “the Nass”
- The Nass Valley, home to the Nisga'a Nation.
- “grizz”
- Grizzly bear, commonly seen in the area.
Getaways
- Terrace Nearby hub with shopping, dining, and the Skeena River.
- Prince Rupert Coastal city with ferry to Haida Gwaii and the Museum of Northern BC.
- Ketchikan, AK Alaskan town across the border, known for totem parks and fishing.
- Haida Gwaii Islands rich in Haida culture and old-growth rainforests.
Local flavour
Rooting for Vancouver Canucks (NHL), BC Lions (CFL), Toronto Blue Jays (MLB), Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS)
Eat and drink
- Smoked salmon Often cured with cedar or alder
- Halibut Fresh from the Pacific
- Bannock Indigenous flatbread
- Huckleberry pie Wild berries from the mountains
- Spot prawns Caught in local waters
Where people go
- Fishing lodges For salmon and halibut charters
- Wilderness cabins Off-grid retreats in the mountains
- Fjords and glaciers Like the Douglas Channel and Kitlope Valley
- Indigenous cultural sites Gitxsan and Haisla heritage
- Hot springs Natural geothermal pools
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Rural Kitimat-Stikine and Stikine, BC. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.