[2] Tlell was connected to Port Clements and Skidegate (43 km) via a paved Highway 16 in 1969.

The village frames the southern end of Naikoon Provincial Park, known for the nearby Pesuta Shipwreck, and its long stretches of sandy beach.

Services offered include some bed and breakfasts, a general store, several arts and crafts galleries, the Naikoon Park headquarters and a camp site.

Tlell is rather a scattered cluster of separate homes, many of them occupied by artisans living alternative lifestyles.

The climate is generally mild with no extremes in temperature, oceanic (Cfb), very similar to the west coast of Scotland.