Nism̓aakqin Park
49.4018° N, 126.3564° W
Nism̓aakqin Park, British Columbia. 49.4018° N, 126.3564° W
Provincial park, 25.6 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/nismaakqin-park/, 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).
Nism̓aakqin Park is a 25.6 km² provincial park 16 km northwest of Marktosis, in British Columbia. It was established in 1955.
2 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Kanim Lake (1.29 km²).
- Area
- 25.6 km²
- Established
- 1955
- Named lakes
- 2
Conditions today
12 °C
Observed at Estevan Point, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of drizzle this evening. Rain beginning late this evening. Fog patches near the coast this evening. Amount 30 mm near Zeballos and Tahsis. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 this evening then west 40 gusting to 60 near midnight. Low 12.
Weather: Estevan Point (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:05 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:37 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:46 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:18 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:37 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:07 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanim Lake | 1.29 km² |
| 2 | Hisnit Lake | 0.12 km² |
Things to do
Activities
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Kayaking
- Swimming
- Wildlife viewing
Facilities
- Boat launch
- Campfires
- Hot spring
- Picnic areas
- Pit or flush toilets
As listed by the park’s official page.
Official record
- Designation
- Provincial park
- Park class
- Class A
- IUCN category
- III, Natural monument or featureInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Government of British Columbia
- Official website
- bcparks.ca