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km 458/mile 284 to km 468/mile 291 Old Alaska Highway loop road rejoins
the Alaska Highway at km 468. Also access to Poplar Hills Golf Course - 9 holes, driving range, open daily.
km 483.5/mile 300.4 Highway 77, Liard Highway to Fort Simpson and
Fort Liard in the Northwest Territories joins the Mackenzie Highway at km 394/mile 245. It is a good gravel highway . The highway was officially opened in June of 1984. Check current road conditions at the
Visitor Infocenters in Fort Nelson BC or Fort Simpson, NWT. Gas is limited with facilities at Fort Liard at 170 km/105 miles and at 394 km/245 mile junction of MacKenzie Highway.
km 495.8/mile 308 Raspberry Creek
km 509/mile 316.3 Kledo Creek.
km 509.4/mile 316.5 Parking.
km 516/mile 320 Steamboat Creek.
km 525.5/mile 326.5 Parking.
km 535/mile 332 Parking with view of Muskwa River Valley.
km 536.6/mile 333.4 Steamboat Mountain Summit. 3,500 ft., parking.
km 545.1/mile 338.7 Viewpoint.
km 549/mile 341.1 Viewpoint of Indian Head Mountain.
km 555/mile 344.8 Tetsa River Provincial Campground, 2 km side road. 25 sites,
water, toiletsand firewood. Fishing for arctic gralying in the Tetsa River. Fee area.
km 595.5/mile 370 North Tetsa River.
km 571.5/mile 355.1 (HM 375) Tetsa
River Services. RV parking, tent camping, trail rides,
Hiking & Fishing. You'll also find a gift shop, log cabin
accommodations and a bakery featuring CINN BUNNS!.
250-774-1005
www.canadianrockymountainadventures.ca
km 576/mile 357.9 Picnic site.
km 583/mile 362.3 Parking.
km 584.8/mile 363.4 Tetsa River Bridge #1 has fishing for Dolly Varden, whitefish, and grayling.
km 585.1/mile 363.6 Parking.
km 587.5/mile 365 Tetsa River Bridge # 2.
km 597.7/mile 371.4 Summit Lake Provincial Campground, 28 camp sites,
water, tables, boat launch, hiking trails. Fee area. Highest point on the Highway - 4,250 ft.
km 598/mile 371.6 Parking on right.
km 601/mile 373 Erosion Pillars to the north, hard-rock cores left by erosion, parking.
km 607/mile 377.2 Parking, watch for Stone Sheep.
km 617/mile 383.4 115 Creek, wayside and rest area, tables, toilets, no drinking water.
km 627/mile 389.6 McDonald River. Fishing for Dolly Varden and grayling.
km 641/mile 398.3 Racing River, parking at south end of bridge.
Fishing for grayling and Dolly Varden.
km 647.6/mile 402.4 (HM 422) Toad River Lodge "Home of the Toad"; 250 232-5401. Cafe serving gourmet burgers, soft ice cream, and more. Cabins & kitchenettes with satellite TV, RV Park with water and electric hook-ups, picnic tables and dump station.
km 648.8/mile 403.2 Parking.
km 650/mile 403.9 Muncho Lake Provincial Park. 30 campsites, water, toilets, firewood, biking trails.picnic area, boat launch at MacDonald campsite.
km 653/mile 405.86 (HM 426) The Poplars Campground and Motel. Visitor facilities.
km 658/mile 409 Parking, information sign on geological formations of Folded Mountain. Tectonic deformations have folded the limestone giving these mountains their unique appearance
km 664.8/mile 413.1 150 Creek.
km 668.4/mile 415.3 Parking beside Toad River.
km 672/mile 417.6 Toad River. There are
several small parking areas slong this section of highway.
km 676.5/mile 420.4 Parking.
km 678/mile 421.3 Peterson Creek named for Pete Peterson, a
local trapper and big game guide, who came to the area in 1933.
km 686/mile 426 Viewpoint.
km 695/mile 431.9 Mucho Creek.
km 698.5/mile 434 (HM 456) Double "G" Service.
km 700/mile 435 Muncho Lake. Accommodations, gas, campgrounds, groceries,
boats and motors, fishing tackle all found along 7-mile section of road that skirts shoreline. Lake trout, whitefish, grayling and burbot. June is the best month for trolling with red and white spoons. Fishing is good near the small island at north end of lake. Stone sheep, goats, moose, caribou and grizzlies abound in area.
Muncho Lake, Alaska Highway, 250-776-3411. Motel, restaurant, camping, showers and dump station. RV repairs, gas & oil products, diesel.
Muncho Lake is one of the
most beautiful lakes in British Columbia and the
best way to see it is aboard the 32' Sandpiper. Enjoy a one hour narrated tour about the natural history of Muncho Lake and area.
There are many small parking areas alongside Muncho Lake.
km 701/mile 435.6 Strawberry Flats Provincial campground. 15 camp sites on the
shore of Muncho Lake, tables, toilets. $9.50.
km 704/mile 437.5 Rest area, stop of interest - wildlife viewing.
km 707.9/mile 442.2 (HM 462) Northern
Rockies Lodge. 250-776-3481
or 1-800-663-5269. Hotel & dining room, RV Park, National Park
Tours, fishing. Open year-round.
km 709.5/mile 440.9 MacDonald Provincial Campground. 15 camp sites on the shore of Muncho Lake, water, toilets. Camping Fee.
km 710.5/mile 441.5 (HM 463.1) J &H Wilderness Resort 250-776-3453. Restaurant, motel units, fully serviced RV park with lakeshore parking, showers, gift shop. Gas and oil products, boat rental tackle and licenses. Open May through September.
km 713/mile 443 Viewpoint of Muncho Lake, tables, toilets.
km 717/mile 445.5 (HM 467) Parking. Hiking.
km 727/mile 452 View Point, Hiking. There is a good chance you will see stone sheep in this area. Numerous natural mineral licks are found in the gullies near the highway.
km 727/mile 451.7 Stop of Interest
km 729/mile 453 Parking, park information.
km 732.7/mile 455.3 Trout River. Grayling, whitefish. Flies and small spinners are best.
km 735/mile 457 Parking by Trout River.
km 737/mile 458 Prochniak Creek, parking.
km 740/mile 460 Parking by Trout River. There are several small parking areas between here and km 750.
km 745.5/mile 463.2 Parking.
km 747/mile 464 Parking.
km 751/mile 466.7 Parking.
km 754.2/mile 468.7 Parking.
km 756.4/mile 470 Parking.
km 763.5/mile 474.4 Lower Liard River-This major northern river drains the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains and flows across the northern plain of British Columbia to empty into the Mackenzie River. The Liard, the
Peace and Athabasca rivers, were natural water highway for the Fur Traders.
km 764/mile 474.7 Liard Lodge, visitor facilities.
km 765/mile 476 Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park, water, toilets, firewood and day-use area. Natural hot springs, bathing pools, change houses at both pools, boardwalk connecting both pools, amphitheater, playground, horseshoe pits, wheelchair accessible. Enjoy a walk along the boardwalk to the mineral pools. This is a vey busy park during the summer. Visitors are warned to watch for signs of bear. Store food in your car or in the food cache.
www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/liard.html
km 765.2/mile 475.5 Liard Hot Springs Lodge. Rooms with private baths, handicap suite available, cafe with home baking, camping - pull-through sites, dump station, showers. 250 776-7349. Open year round.
km 792/mile 492 Smith River, large parking areas at both ends of
bridge. Grayling, Dolly Varden. Smith River Falls, 1.2 mile gravel side road leads to viewpoint overlooking Smith River Falls. There is a good 1/4 mile trail to base of falls. Good turnaround area but will be tight if you are towing.
km 813.6/mile 505.6 Large parking area.
km 822.7/mile 511 (HM 533) Coal River Lodge.
km 823/mile 511.4 Coal River Bridge.
km 831.6/mile 516.7 Whirlpool Canyon rest area, camping, Short trail leads to Canyon.
km 838.6/mile 521 Fireside. Highway Maintenance Camp. Telephone. Side road to rocky point on Liard River-grayling, Dolly Varden.
km 839/mile 521.3 Cranberry Rapids, parking.
km 842/mile523 Large parking area.
km 880/mile 546.8 Allen's Lookout; large parking area with picnic tables, toilets.
km 909/mile 564.8 Contact Creek, rest area. Grayling and Dolly
Varden. Sign about U.S. Army Engineers, some working southward, others northward, met here on September 24, 1942, marking completion of the highway.
km 910/mile 565.5 Parking,
historical marker, BC/Yukon Border, First Crossing. From here to official border crossing, highway crosses border 7 times.
km 912/mile 566.7 (HM 590) Contact Creek Lodge.
Phone/fax 867 536-2262. Cafe, camping with electric hook-ups, ice and BC & Yukon fishing licenses, and T-shirts. Tires, minor repairs, 24 hour towing, and souvenirs. Pressure car wash.
km 937/mile 582.2 Hyland River, parking at north end of bridge. Fishing.
km 958/mile 595.3 Lower Post, BC 1 km/.6 mile side road). Pop. 150, elevation 1,925 ft., was an
early-day Hudson's Bay Company trading outpost.
km 967/mile 600 BC/Yukon border. Parking.
The British Columbia government has replaced the kilometre posts in
their section of the Alaska Highway. The Yukon has decided not to renumber their kilometre posts until all construction work is complete. There is 40 km discrepancy between km 967 and km 1008 at the BC/Yukon border.
km 1011/mile 628.2 Lucky Lake picnic site, water slide, hiking trail to Liard Canyon. parking on right and Welcome to Yukon sign.
km 1015/mile 630.7 Rest Stop, toilets.
km 1017/mile 632 Campground Services.
km 1021/mile 634.4 Watson Lake.km 1021/mile 634.4-- Watson Lake Signpost Forest
km 1025/mile 637-Watson Lake Yukon government campground, 3 km/2
miles access road, 55 camp sites, water, shelters, beach, boat launch, hiking trails, playground. Fee area.
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