Lava Lake / Tseax Lava Beds

64 km (40 mi.) along the Nass Road Lava Lake lies contained by the Tseax lava stream. When the volcano (8 km (5 mi.) further east) erupted sometime in the 18th c., lava poured into the Nass River Valley, diverting the river northwards. Since then there have been no more eruptions.

The actual lava stream is another 14 km (81/2 mi.) beyond Lava Lake itself. This area, known as the Tseax Lava Beds, remains largely denuded of vegetation, colonized only by lichens. As the lava cooled innumerable fissures, hollows and little lakes appeared. The expert eye can identify various different kinds of lava formation.