Thunderbird's Nest (T'iitsk'in Paawats) Protected Area
49.0768° N, 125.0711° W
Thunderbird's Nest (T'iitsk'in Paawats) Protected Area, British Columbia. 49.0768° N, 125.0711° W
Protected area, 23.4 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/thunderbird-s-nest-t-iitsk-in-paawats-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).
Thunderbird's Nest (T'iitsk'in Paawats) Protected Area is a 23.4 km² protected area 2.9 km north of Hi'tatis, in British Columbia. It was established in 2011.
1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Hucuktlis Lake (15.5 km²).
- Area
- 23.4 km²
- Established
- 2011
- Named lakes
- 1
Conditions today
12.6 °C
Observed at Port Alberni, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
Tonight: Increasing cloudiness. Rain beginning near midnight. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Wind becoming south 20 gusting to 50 overnight. Low 11.
Weather: Port Alberni (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:00 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:32 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:41 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:13 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:32 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:02 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hucuktlis Lake | 15.5 km² |
Things to do
Activities
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Kayaking
Camping
- Wilderness camping
Facilities
- Campfires
- Drinking water
As listed by the park’s official page.
Official record
- Designation
- Protected area
- 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