Skeena West. 
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Advisories
Review the detailed guides under visit responsibly for more information on staying safe and preserving our natural spaces.
Visit responsibly
Follow these guides to ensure your activities are safe, respectful, and ecologically friendly:
Maps and location
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Getting there
Sleeping Beauty Mountain Park is located northwest of the city of Terrace. To get there, drive west on Highway 16 until you cross the Kitsumkalum River at the city limits. Turn north at the Tempo Gas Station onto the West Kalum Forest Service Road (FSR). Follow this road for approximately 9 km before turning left onto the Erlandsen FSR where there are signs for Sleeping Beauty Mountain Park. Follow the Erlandsen FSR for approximately 5 km staying on the main branch. There are signs at each junction for Sleeping Beauty Mountain, follow these.
There are two parking areas, one at the end of the road and the other approximately 600m lower. The road has seen improvements but a vehicle with clearance is still recommended. From the upper parking area, walk an old section of road for 1.3 km, then take the well-marked 2.5 km trail which heads up steeply through second-growth before levelling off and switch-backing up through the old-growth forest. The maintained trail ends at a rustic campsite situated on a subalpine lake. From the campsite, an unmarked trail heads up to a ridgeline that leaves the park boundary and eventually reaches the summit of Sleeping Beauty Mountain.
Camping
Wilderness camping
Wilderness camping is permitted. There is a developed campsite by a small tarn in the alpine with tent pads, a metal bear-proof food storage locker and a pit toilet.
When visiting the backcountry, always follow Leave No Trace outdoor ethics. To learn more about staying safe in the backcountry, read our backcountry guide.
Things to do
The first section takes you 1.3 km up an old section of road, followed by 2.5 km of moderately difficult hiking through a mature hemlock-fir forest and subalpine meadow. From the meadow, the trail follows an unmarked ridge past a series of sub-peaks which eventually leads to the top of Sleeping Beauty Mountain. The total trail distance from the upper parking area to the summit is approximately 7.5 km.
Hunting is permitted in this park.
Anyone hunting in British Columbia must comply with BC hunting regulations. To learn more, see the fishing and hunting guide.
Facilities
This park only has pit toilets, no flush toilets.
About this park
Sleeping Beauty Mountain Park was established as a result of the Kalum Land and Resource Management Plan (Skeena Region).
Sleeping Beauty Mountain Park provides good wildlife viewing opportunities. The park protects habitat for grizzly and black bears, moose, mountain goat, ravens and blue grouse.
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
BC Parks honours Indigenous Peoples’ connection to the land and respects the importance of their diverse teachings, traditions, and practices within these territories. This park webpage may not adequately represent the full history of this park and the connection of Indigenous Peoples to this land. We are working in partnership with Indigenous Peoples to update our websites so that they better reflect the history and cultures of these special places.
Contact
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