Bella Coola Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
About Bella Coola
Bella Coola is a community in the Bella Coola Valley. Bella Coola usually refers to the entire valley, encompassing the settlements of Bella Coola proper ("the townsite") (population approximately 148), Lower Bella Coola, Hagensborg, Salloompt, Nusatsum, Firvale, and Stuie. The name "Bella Coola" is an exonym and corruption of the Heiltsukbḷ́xʷlá, meaning "somebody from Bella Coola" or "stranger". The Nuxalk endonym for the local region is Nuxalk, and the endonym for the specific village site of Bella Coola is Q'umk'uts. The name Bella Coola has been used to refer to the entire Bella Coola valley, and at times to the entire ethnic region not to any village in particular. Increasingly the term Nuxalk Territory is used for the entire region, and Bella Coola refers specifically to the river v
Top Attractions in Bella Coola
Explore the best things to see and do in Bella Coola:
- ★Bella Coola Heli Sports
- ★Bella Coola Valley Museum
- ★Clayton Falls Recreation Site
- ★Snootli Creek Hatchery
- ★Tallheo Cannery
Where to Stay in Bella Coola
- 🏨Bella Coola Eagle Lodge
- 🏨Bella Coola Mountain Lodge
- 🏨Bella Coola Valley Campground & Cabins
- 🏨Bella Coola Valley Inn
- 🏨Cumbrian Inn
- 🏨Firvale Wilderness Camp
Bella Coola Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 11 sections including: