Nass Valley

The Nass River travels through a valley formed by fire before it eventually empties in the Pacific Ocean. The Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park is the site of Canada’s most recent volcanic eruption. The lava beds were created in 1750, about the time the Spanish explorers arrived in the area. Starting from a small cinder cone, lava flowed into the Nass River Valley and travelled downstream, creating a lake with red sand beaches.

The Nass Valley is comprised of the Nisga’a villages of New Aiyansh, Gitwinksihlkw, Laxgalts’ap, and Gingolx.

Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park

Anhluut’ukwsim Laxmihl Angwinga’asanskwhl Nisga’a (Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park) is the first provincial park within the Province of British Columbia established to combine interpretation of natural features and native culture. The park is included in the landmark treaty, the “Nisga’a Final Agreement”, between the Government of Canada and the Nisga’a Nation. Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park is also the first provincial park to be jointly managed by a First Nation and BC Parks.

Download a map of the Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park from BC Parks

Local Businesses

Miles Inn on the T’seax
Bed & Breakfast
Box 230, New Aiyansh, BC V0J 1A0
Contact: Robert Miles
Phone: 800-553-1199
Fax: 250-633-2699

Nass Camp
Accommodation • Food • Groceries

Vetter Falls Lodge
Bed & Breakfast
New Aiyansh, BC V0J 1A0
Phone: 250-633-2929
E-Mail: vetterfall@telus.net