CampHostJobsNqw'elqw'elusten - MEAGER CREEK HOTSPRINGS Recreation Site
Near Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
SITE CLOSED: Nqw'elqw'elusten (Meager Creek) Hot Springs are within Lil̓wat Nation territory. This is a place of cultural and spiritual significance for Lil̓wat Nation. The site closure supports the protection of important cultural, environmental, and wildlife values. The Meager Creek Drainage is prone to extremely large landslides, avalanches, and flooding/washouts. The Province will be enforcing this closure and will issue violation tickets to anyone caught ignoring the restrictions.
Who runs this site
No operator is listed in BC government records. The site may be maintained by a government contractor or by its users.
About Nqw'elqw'elusten - MEAGER CREEK HOTSPRINGS
SITE CLOSED. The hot springs are closed in order to protect important cultural values, biological diversity, wildlife habitat, sensitive/rare/and at-risk species, and Lil̓wat citizens' ability to carry out traditional use practices. The Province will be enforcing this closure and will issue violation tickets to anyone caught ignoring the restrictions.
Nqw'elqw'elusten (Meager Creek) Hot Springs are within Lil̓wat Nation territory. This is a place of cultural and spiritual significance for Lil̓wat Nation.
The hot springs, and Stuqalts (the Upper Lillooet River Valley), provide important habitat for many wildlife species, including the threatened South Chilcotin grizzly bear population. The Upper Lillooet is a very important wildlife migration corridor for deer, moose, and mountain goats. Mineral licks at the hot springs provide wildlife with year-round nutrients. The hot springs are also home to the vivid dancer damselfly, a species of special concern that is threatened by intensive recreational use. Meager Creek Hot Springs is the only known location within BC where the American bulrush (Schoenoplectus americanus) grows.
The Mount Meager Volcanic Complex is one of the most geologically active areas in North America. In August 2010, warm weather triggered the collapse of approximately 53 million cubic meters of rock and debris from the south flank of Q̓welq̓welústen (Mount Meager), generating the largest historic landslide in Canada. The landslide destroyed several roads in the area, as well as the bridge across the Lillooet River. The Meager Creek Drainage is prone to extremely large landslides, avalanches, and flooding/washouts.
Please respect this site closure.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- No numbered campsites listed
- Nearest town
- Pemberton, British Columbia
- District
- Squamish (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1988
- Location
- 50.57755, -123.46042
- Site ID
- REC0236
Facilities
Getting there
No access, this site is closed.
Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Host jobs
Hosts at BC recreation sites are hired by the site operator. BC also recruits live-in fee-site operators by request for proposals on BC Bid.
Host jobs near Nqw'elqw'elusten - MEAGER CREEK HOTSPRINGS:
- Campground Host, Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park Sea to Sky Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 52 km away
- Campground Host, Big Bar Lake Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 141 km away
- Park Host, North Vancouver Island Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 142 km away
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- Molson Memorial Day Site 48 km
- Sunshine Mountain 51 km
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Information from Recreation Sites and Trails BC open data (BC Data Catalogue, Open Government Licence – British Columbia), retrieved 2026-10-09. Conditions change: check the official page before you travel. CampHostJobs is not affiliated with the Government of British Columbia.