Maquinna Marine Park - Mux̣šiƛa Hot Springs Visitor Use
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Maquinna Marine Park
Mux̣šiƛa Hot Springs Area Draft Visitor Use Management Strategy
April 22, 2024: This survey is now closed. Thank you for your participation.
The hot springs area is a popular destination in Maquinna Marine Provincial Park, northwest of Tofino. Park visitors come to enjoy the boardwalk trail through old growth forest, coastline views, and natural hot springs. The ʕaḥuusʔatḥ place name for the hot springs in the Nuu-chah-nulth language is mux̣šiƛa, pronounced muhh-shi-tla and meaning "steaming from rock."
BC Parks and the ʕaḥuusʔatḥ Nation, represented by the Maaqutusiis Hahoulthee Stewardship Society (MHSS), are working together to develop a visitor use management strategy for the mux̣šiƛa hot springs area.
Prior to a two-year closure during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 30,000 people per year visited this park. Reports of over-crowding in the small hot spring pools had been growing. When the park re-opened after a two-year closure in 2022, BC Parks and ʕaḥuusʔatḥ Nation were concerned that a return to previous visitation levels could pose risks to the natural, cultural and recreational values in this area of the park. The visitor use management strategy is being developed to set out a vision and guidance for protecting these values and providing enjoyable visitor experiences at these unique hot springs.
BC Parks is committed to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Collaborative projects such as the hot springs visitor use management strategy are one way in which BC Parks and the ʕaḥuusʔatḥ Nation can strengthen government-to-government relationships and nurture common interests in protected areas stewardship and management. For more information on Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation at BC Parks please visit Indigenous relations and reconciliation - Province of British Columbia | BC Parks
We are seeking your feedback on the Draft Visitor Use Management Strategy.
Please view the "Documents and Maps" section to the right, and open the document titled Draft Visitor Use Management Strategy.
To share your thoughts, please take the short survey below. The survey will be open until April 19, 2024.
The results of engagement leading to the Draft Visitor Use Management Strategy are summarized in a What We Heard report, also found under the Documents and Maps section on this page.
Maquinna Marine Park
Mux̣šiƛa Hot Springs Area Draft Visitor Use Management Strategy
April 22, 2024: This survey is now closed. Thank you for your participation.
The hot springs area is a popular destination in Maquinna Marine Provincial Park, northwest of Tofino. Park visitors come to enjoy the boardwalk trail through old growth forest, coastline views, and natural hot springs. The ʕaḥuusʔatḥ place name for the hot springs in the Nuu-chah-nulth language is mux̣šiƛa, pronounced muhh-shi-tla and meaning "steaming from rock."
BC Parks and the ʕaḥuusʔatḥ Nation, represented by the Maaqutusiis Hahoulthee Stewardship Society (MHSS), are working together to develop a visitor use management strategy for the mux̣šiƛa hot springs area.
Prior to a two-year closure during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 30,000 people per year visited this park. Reports of over-crowding in the small hot spring pools had been growing. When the park re-opened after a two-year closure in 2022, BC Parks and ʕaḥuusʔatḥ Nation were concerned that a return to previous visitation levels could pose risks to the natural, cultural and recreational values in this area of the park. The visitor use management strategy is being developed to set out a vision and guidance for protecting these values and providing enjoyable visitor experiences at these unique hot springs.
BC Parks is committed to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Collaborative projects such as the hot springs visitor use management strategy are one way in which BC Parks and the ʕaḥuusʔatḥ Nation can strengthen government-to-government relationships and nurture common interests in protected areas stewardship and management. For more information on Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation at BC Parks please visit Indigenous relations and reconciliation - Province of British Columbia | BC Parks
We are seeking your feedback on the Draft Visitor Use Management Strategy.
Please view the "Documents and Maps" section to the right, and open the document titled Draft Visitor Use Management Strategy.
To share your thoughts, please take the short survey below. The survey will be open until April 19, 2024.
The results of engagement leading to the Draft Visitor Use Management Strategy are summarized in a What We Heard report, also found under the Documents and Maps section on this page.
All responses will be anonymous. Please do not include any personally identifiable information about yourself or others in your responses. Any personal information provided will be removed by BC Parks and will not be used. If you have any questions about the information collected in this initiative, or you wish to submit your response through email, please contact ParkInfo@gov.bc.ca
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