Bishop Bay Hot Springs

Category: Hot Springs-soakable

GPS GeoCoords: 53.466666,-128.833333
(Courtesy of GuyThaLizard)

aka Douglas Channel Hot Springs

Located about 80 km south of Kitimat off Ursula Channel. Accessible by boat or float plane. A short trail from the dock leads to a covered wilderness hot springs pool, roofed picnic area, raised tenting platforms and toilets. This can be a very busy anchorage and boaters may not find a suitable anchorage or mooring space at times.

To access the springs you tie up to the small dock near the springs. At the top of the ramp you can turn left or right onto boardwalks that lead into dense forest. Going right takes you through the forest near the water. This boardwalk is maybe 1,000 feet long and eventually takes you to what appears to be three tent sites. Going left at the top of the dock takes you to the actual hot springs, about 100 or 200 feet away. On the way to the hot springs you pass what looks like a BBQ area/pit, still under construction. A sign says there is a toilet past the hot springs.

The hot springs actually consist of three tubs. One big outdoors tub, one small outdoors tub (for soaping down) and a big inside tub. A wood shed covers the indoor tub. The hot water for each of the tubs comes out of black pipes that feed directly from the springs. The water is completely odorless and is warm, not hot (90-95F). The tubs are a combination of concrete and natural rock that actually create semi-natural tub