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Foch-Gilttoyees Protected Area

53.8955° N, 129.1432° W

Foch-Gilttoyees Protected Area, British Columbia. 53.8955° N, 129.1432° W

Provincial park, 611 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/bc/foch-gilttoyees-protected-area/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • BC Parks protected areas, BC Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Foch-Gilttoyees Protected Area is a 611 km² provincial park 21 km west of Kitamaat Village, in British Columbia. It was established in 2004.

2 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Foch Lake (8.31 km²).

Area
611 km²
Established
2004
Named lakes
2

Conditions today

6.5 °C

Wind SSE 3 km/h

Observed at Kitimat, as of 7:00 a.m. PDT

Today: Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this morning. High 13. UV index 2 or low.

Weather: Kitimat (local forecast), as of 7:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:18 a.m.
Sunrise
7:53 a.m.
Sunset
6:52 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:28 p.m.
Moonrise
6:53 a.m.
Moonset
6:12 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Kitimat, as of 7:00 a.m. PDT

In the park

FeatureArea
1Foch Lake8.31 km²
2Peechugh Lake1.34 km²

Things to do

Activities

  • Canoeing
  • Climbing
  • Fishing
  • Hunting
  • Kayaking
  • Scuba diving
  • Swimming

Camping

  • Wilderness camping
  • Winter camping

Facilities

  • Campfires

As listed by the park’s official page.

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Park class
Class N
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Government of British Columbia
Official website
bcparks.ca