title: Lakelse Lake Provincial Park
text: # Lakelse Lake Provincial Park
  
  Lakelse Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located just west of Highway 37 between Terrace and Kitimat. The name is derived from the Coast Tsimshian language word "LaxGyels" - "fresh water mussel", for the mollusk that is found on the bottom of both Lakelse Lake and Lakelse River. Before Lakelse Lake became a provincial park, Hatchery Creek, which runs throughout the park, was the site of a sockeye salmon hatchery operated by the Canadian Government between 1919 and 1936. Lakelse Lake Provincial Park was established on March 16, 1956.
  
  The park is 3.54 $km^2$ (875 acres) in size and is primarily used for camping, boating, canoeing, swimming and nature trail walking.
  
  The nearby Lakelse Hot Springs are located just east of the lake. 54°21′00″N 128°32′00″W﻿ / ﻿54.35000°N 128.53333°W﻿ / 54.35000; -128.53333
  
  