New Hazelton
Home to the Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en First Nations for centuries, New Hazelton is part of a group of small communities known as the Hazeltons (area population: 3026), located close to the confluence of the Skeena and Bulkley Rivers.
The eight communities—New Hazelton, Hazelton, South Hazelton, Kispiox, Glen Vowell, Gitanmaax, Hagwilget and Two Mile—are set against the rugged backdrop of the Rocher Déboulé Mountain Range.
When the transcontinental railway forged through the Skeena Valley in 1914, it helped establish the communities of New Hazelton and South Hazelton, so named for the hazel bushes that flourish in the area.
The area offers fishing, camping, hiking, paddling and a range of notable historical sites including the ‘Ksan Historical Village.
Visit the Hagwilget suspension bridge, one of the highest suspension bridges in North America.