North BC Parks and Places

The most visited destination in the park is Summit Lake. The lake is a popular stop for travelers who are exploring the Alaska Highway as there is a campground, boat launch, pit toilets, picnic tables and many hiking trails.

Fort Nelson

The second section to this historic driving route travels 539 kilometres (335 miles) from Fort Nelson, BC to Watson Lake in the Yukon Territories.

Alaska Highway 97

Fort Nelson

he Tarahne Historic Site in the Village of Atlin, BC, Canada is a cruise ship which rests on the waterfront of the village on Atlin Lake. Today, the M.V. Tarahne is a tourist attraction providing guided walking tours during the summer.

Atlin

The park setting is well maintained with tiled walking paths leading to spectacular viewpoints with sitting benches looking out over the Prince Rupert Harbour and, to the left, the Rotary Waterfront Park.

1st Avenue

Prince Rupert

Forests for the World is a 106 hectare interpretive demonstration forest with 15 (8.5 mi.) kilometres of hiking trails with viewing towers, lakes, sightseeing benches and birding.

Kueng Road

Prince George

A birdwatching destination complete with viewing platforms, birdhouses, sightseeing benches and boardwalk bridges. Once a glaciofluvial meltwater channel, the wetland eco system today is covered with oxbow lakes, grass meadows and died up waterways from beaver dams.

Highway 29

Tumbler Ridge

It is an easy-going short hiking trail (150 metres maybe) through a forest along the banks of the Hixon River which connects to a canyon and Hixon Falls. The canyon is home to chutes, river rapids, protective pools and swimming holes. It all depends on the season too, as river levels will fluctuate

Hixon Creek Road

Hixon BC Canada

The park was once a travel route for our earliest Western Canada explorers like Alexander MacKenzie. The park itself was established in 1965 to protect the lakes and surrounding sub-boreal forests of white spruce, douglas fir and lodgepole pine trees.

Highway 97

Prince George

The short 2 km or so hiking trail travels along an old overgrown forestry road leading out onto a lookout point with fantastic views of the Telkwa Mountain Range and the Bulkley Valley.

Barret Hat Road

Houston

Part of a massive trail network exploring the lower slopes of Hudson Bay Mountain, especially the south facing slopes called the Smithers Community Forest.

Hudson Bay Mountain Road

Smithers

Butze Rapids is a popular attraction accessed by a 5 kilometre easy going well-maintained, mostly chip-covered trail leading to a viewing platform (1.8 km from the parking lot) which overlooks the rapids.

Highway 16

Prince Rupert

Beatton Park is popular for hiking, swimming, boating, canoeing, picnicking, fishing, water skiing, windsurfing, camping, xc skiing, cross country, ice fishing and snowshoeing.

244 Road

Fort St. John

Heritage Walking Tour is an informative route following the path of many historical photo kiosks while walking the downtown streets in the the community

100 Avenue

Fort St. John

The campground is base camp - with the Opal Bed, Beaver Pond and Lookout Trails all starting from the recreation site. The wilderness recreation site acts as Mile "0" for these three trails.

Eagle Creek Road

Burns Lake

Mile "0" Rotary Lake Park is a recreation and historical destination park situated on the Alaska Highway located in the community of Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada. The park is home to a small man-made swimming lake, playground, campground and a historical pioneer village.

Highway 97

Dawson CReek

North BC Parks and Places

Stone Mountain Provincial Park & Summit Lake

Alaska Hwy - Fort Nelson, BC to Watson Lake, Yukon

Tarahne Historic Site

Pacific Mariners Park

Forests for the World

Bullmoose Marsh

Hixon Falls

Crooked River Provincial Park

Barret Hat Hiking Trail

Seymour Ridge Trail

Butze Rapids Park and Trail

Beatton Provincial Park

Heritage Kiosk Walking Tour

Shelford Opal Trail

Mile "0" Rotary Lake Park