SKEENA
Location: 16 km East of Prince Rupert on Hwy 16. • The park offers forested, lakefront camp- sites with paddling and fishing opportunities. This is a great place to wait for the ferry, or to use as a base for exploring Prince Rupert and the area.
SMITHERS/HIGHWAY 37 Park Facility Operator: Northwest Escapes Ltd Box 1124 Terrace, BC V8G 4V1 Phone/Fax: (250) 638-8490 Email:
nwescapesbc@telus.net
You can make a reservation online at
www.discovercamping.ca or by calling Discover Camping toll free (Can/USA) 1-800-689-9025 or 1-519-826-6850 (international) from March 15 to Sept 15. Group camping & picnic site reservations are now available through Discover Camping.
7 Boya Lake
4,597 ha. • Facilities: 50 campsites, pit toilets, hand pump fed by an artesian spring, boat launch, and mooring float. • Location: Located 81 km south of Cassiar/Alaska Highway Junction. • The glaciated landscape and turquoise water make Boya Lake a must-see destination. Boya Lake is excellent for canoeing and kayaking, with sandy beaches and abundant wildlife, and is a highlight of any trip to Canada’s north. Canoe/ kayak rentals are available.
8 Driftwood Canyon 21 ha. • Facilities: Day-use area, picnic tables
pit toilets. • Location: 18 km north of Smithers on Old Babine Lake Road. • Driftwood Canyon is a great stop to explore an ancient fossil bed. Only a 30-minute drive through the beautiful Bulkley Valley from Tyhee Lake Park. There is a foot bridge and trail leading to a viewing platform and interpretive display at the base of the fossil bed outcropping.
9 Kinaskan Lake
1800 ha. • Facilities: 50 campsites, pit toilets, hand water pump, boat launch, and mooring float. • Location: 208 km north of Meziadin Junction (Highway 37/37A). • A must stop for fishermen, where bright Rainbow Trout are abound. A bald eagle returns yearly to nest - competing with the fishermen! For the more adventurous spirits, you may canoe to Natadesleen Lake, then walk to Cascade Falls where the Iskut river cascades over 150 ft into a canyon.
10 Meziadin Lake
335 ha. • Facilities: 62 campsites, pit toilets, a hand water pump, picnic shelter, boat launch, and mooring float. • Location: 153 km north of Highway 16/37 Junction and 1 km south of Highway 37/37A Junction. • This lake is known for its excellent fishing, which includes Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, and Sockeye Salmon. Leave your RV at the campground and take a day trip to Stewart and Hyder to see the Bear Glacier, Salmon Glacier, and grizzly bears at Fish Creek
446,092 ha. • Facilities: 2 campgrounds with wilderness campsites, pit toilets. • Location: Access by boat on Ootsa and Whitesail Lakes are main access routes to the park area. Park is between Burns Lake and Houston. • Primarily for experienced outdoor recreationalists inter- ested in boating, angling, camping, and hiking in a self-sufficient wilderness areas. There are no supplies of any kind. For the Chikamin Bay area, there is a fee charged for boaters using the winching service to portage their boats through the area.
THERE’S SO MUCH TO HIKE ·THERE’S SO MUCH TO DISCOVER · THERE’S SO MUCH TO FISH · THERE’S SO MUCH TO EXPLO INCREDIBLE EXPANSES smithers, bc
during late summer/early fall. Meziadin Lake is the northern edge of the Kermode (or Spirit) Bear range. Please note ALL bears are wild and dangerous, do not approach them or attempt to feed them. Internet service is available. For guided fishing or glacier tours, call 1-866-500-7302 or email:
nwescapesbc@telus.net, or book with the on-site PFO.
11 Seeley Lake
24 ha. • Facilities: 20 campsites, day-use area, pit toilets and a hand water pump. • Location: 8 km west of New Hazelton on Highway 16. • This quiet campsite on the lake lies in the shadow of spectacular Roche de Boule, where you can enjoy camping, picnicking, fishing, and swimming. Fly fish for Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout, or visit Ksan, a traditional native village in old Hazelton.
12 Tweedsmuir (North)
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With this much wild space, you won’t know where to start. And you won’t want it to end.
• Camping, hiking, fi shing, boating, biking and more • Full amenities for RVs: BC Parks, municipal and private campsites • Excellent shopping and amenities • Free internet at the Visitor Centre
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