Bella Coola, BC

Population: 2,500

Highlights:
Bella Coola Historic Museum
Pottery Studio
Several Churches
Eulachon Fishery
Thorsen Creek Petroglyphs
Big Cedar Tree Forest Recreation Site
Autumn Salmon Spawning
The Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail
Odegaard Falls and Nusatsum River - camping
Grizzly Bears

History:
Bella Coola is the traditional home of the First Nations, the Nuxalk Nation. The Thorsen Creek Petroglyphs include over 100 native rock paintings, which indicates that this area had been populated long before written records. It has also had a strong Norwegian heritage influence resulting from settlement in the area in the 1890’s.

Climate:
Summer average 20 degrees Celsius
Winter average -5 degrees Celsius