For the Bears the best time of year is September and October. My best times have been after the 2nd week of September. The salmon spawn varies a little each year, so to does the bears arrival. The colours in the trees and upper alpine is great late September too.
What times of year at Bella Coola are best cmck? We have been in SE AK in June when the salmon are running and it is amazing. After reading Mark Hume's book, "River of the Angry Moon" I have been wanting to visit the area. Thanks for the post!
As missing link mentioned above there is a ferry service , but since his visit the schedule has been drastically cut back after mid September there is only one ferry a week and it is not a direct route so check it out if you plan on going with the ferry. Driving across the Chilcotins offers so many great routes that one can take a different route in and a 2nd route on the way back out. I would say the upper Chilcotin plateau has some of the best gravel road exploring in the province
Well worth the Visit, Tweedsmuir Provincial Park is huge and once you leave the road there is nobody out there.
Thanks !
Chris