British Columbia · Remote access
Iskut River Hot Springs
The Iskut River source forms part of northwestern British Columbia’s extensive thermal landscape. The inventory records the spring system independently from Choquette and other Stikine-region sources.
Historical source coordinate; not a trailhead. Accuracy and datum have not been independently verified. Historical water readings describe source samples, not safe soaking temperatures.
There is nothing here to soak in
This is the clearest case on the list of a thermal site that is not a bathing destination. Extremely hot water weeps out of a rocky embankment and runs straight into the Iskut River. Several springs are present, but no pools are available for bathing.
The park exists to protect the thermal feature, not to provide recreation. Anyone travelling here expecting a soak will have made a hard journey for nothing.
Four hectares, six kilometres off the highway
Iskut River Hot Springs Provincial Park is a small protected area of about four hectares on the western side of the Iskut River. It lies roughly 100 kilometres south of the community of Iskut, 15 kilometres north-north-east of Bob Quinn, and only about six kilometres west of Highway 37.
That last figure is deceptive. Despite the short straight-line distance from the highway, the park is not easily accessible: foot access exists but is difficult and there is no developed trail. Helicopter or boat access is the realistic option.
Tahltan territory, in a region of large parks
The park sits within the asserted traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation. It was established as a Class A park by Order in Council under the Park Act on 25 January 2001.
About 25 kilometres north lies a concentration of major protected areas — Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park, Gladys Lake Ecological Reserve, Mount Edziza Provincial Park and Stikine River Provincial Park — which conserve whole ecosystems and are where the backcountry recreation in this region actually happens.
Opening hours & season
No verified visitor timetable
Access depends on land-manager permission, closures and local conditions. No published timetable should be interpreted as 24-hour access.
All times are local to the spring. Checked 2026-10-01; this is not a live opening-status display. Closure notices override regular hours.
Our take
Include it for its geothermal significance, while resisting any assumption that a named spring comes with safe pools or a trail.
Editorial assessment based on published information. No firsthand visit or customer score is implied.
Before you go
Sources & record notes
Geoscience BC’s 2016 compilation · 1 historical sampling record · Source name: Iskut River. References recorded in the dataset: Geoscience BC 2016-07.
Source notes: (2007 sample) Polaris Infrastructure kind permission
Sources used for this guide
- Province of BC — Iskut River Hot Springs Park management direction statement (PDF)
- Wikipedia — Iskut River Hot Springs Provincial Park
- britishcolumbia.com — Iskut
Written from the published sources above. Operator hours, access rules and closures change; the official link is authoritative.