Liard River Hot Springs
British Columbia's second-largest hot spring, in a boreal swamp along the Alaska Highway.
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- Source temperature
- 52°C
- Bathing temperature
- 42°C
- Bathing
- Outdoor
Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park protects two spring-fed pools, Alpha and Beta, reached by a boardwalk across a warm-water swamp that supports an unusually rich plant and animal community for this latitude. Alpha pool is developed for bathing, with a deck and changing rooms, in a forest clearing.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Alpha pool
- Mineralisation
- Sulphate-rich mineral water
- Character
- Warm outflow supports a boreal swamp with unusually diverse plant life.
Practical information
Year-round day use plus a campground; boardwalk access from the highway car park. Bear activity is common — follow park notices.
Location
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