If you’re looking for perspective, connection with nature, and space to roam, look to our province's vast and wild northern reaches. Discover glacial valleys, soaring mountain peaks, and wildlife parks—the kind of sweeping landscapes that adventurers aspire to witness.
Regardless of how far from home or enormous these parts may appear, the wilderness in BC’s north is as inviting as it is untamed. You’ll feel right at home when you arrive, and will leave with a new understanding of just how deep B.C.’s beautiful backyard goes.
WAYS TO EXPLORE THE VAST, WILD NORTH
Tour by car or RV along key corridors like the scenic Route 16 through Smithers and Terrace, forest-lined Highway 37, or the historic Alaska Highway. Or, link them all for the ultimate northern circle route.
Edged by jaw-dropping scenery, is a great place to stay a few days and get a taste of life in the north. Meet the locals and enjoy a glass of fruit wine at ; walk amongst 300-year-old black cottonwoods and view tree bark carvings in . Discover secluded waterways of the Omineca with a .
For a more direct route from the south, fly direct to Terrace or Prince George.
ENJOY HEART-PUMPING ADVENTURE ALONG ROUTE 16
Give your northern adventure a theme and go on a fishing, rafting, mountain biking, or hiking road trip along Route 16. Head west from Prince George and spend a few days in towns like , B.C.’s up-and-coming hotspot. Set up a home base in or and explore the dozens of lakes and rivers in the area—full of healthy populations of rainbow trout and char, so don’t forget your fishing licence! Visit and the to honour generations, past and present, and immerse yourself in 8,000-year-old Indigenous history.
EXPLORE BIG NATURE EAST OF THE ROCKIES IN “THE PEACE”
Carved by water and wind over thousands of years, mountain ranges give way to valleys and prairie skies east of the Rockies along the (Highway 97)—an area affectionately dubbed "The Peace" by locals.
Monkman Provincial Park. Photo: Mike Seehagel
This historic route leads you to old settlements like and “Mile 0” of the Alaska Highway at . , one of only three Global Geoparks in North America, is another must-visit; see dinosaur trackways and fossils and appreciate just how far travel in B.C. can take us, in both space and through time. Continue onward to and explore and provincial parks and make a stop at the picturesque Muncho Lake.
