Camping & Hiking · Fishing · British Columbia
A small, owner-run campground and cabin site in Hagensborg in the Bella Coola Valley, praised for spotless washrooms, spacious private sites, salmon creeks and very welcoming hosts.
Bella Coola Valley Campground sits in Hagensborg, and visitors keep coming back to the same few things: quiet nights, tall trees, and creeks running right through the grounds. In season, several campers noticed the creeks full of spawning salmon. Reviewers describe the sites as large, spread out and private, with plenty of shade, and no highway noise at night.
Cleanliness comes up in almost every review. The washrooms and showers are described as spotless, roomy and well lit, with plenty of hot water, and the laundry is clean and quick. The hosts get consistent praise for being attentive, answering questions promptly by email and text, and adding small touches that campers notice, like a freezer for refreezing ice packs, a fridge, a microwave and a dishwashing sink. Several guests call it good value.
There's a mix of tent sites, RV sites with hookups and cabins, from dry cabins with king beds near the washrooms to larger, fully equipped ones. Trails lead off from behind the campground, and the hosts are happy to share hiking tips. One RVer with a 22-foot trailer and a full-size pickup found the sites easy to get in and out of, and a grocery store is close by. Some guests stay a night; others book a couple of weeks and say it isn't long enough.
Complaints are rare. One tent camper would have liked a lock on the main washroom door. Otherwise, the main thing to know is that it's a smaller campground in a remote valley, so booking ahead in summer makes sense.
Summarised from visitor reviews on Google Maps. Based on 58 Google reviews. Details change — confirm hours, prices and bookings with Bella Coola Valley Campground directly.
