This 406 km/mile 250 mile highway leads from Prince George to Dawson Creek, BC the start of the Alaska Highway.

km 0--Junction of Highways 16 and 97. Highway 16 leads west to Prince Rupert BC.

km 4/mile 2.5-John Hart bridge over the Nechako River.

km 7/mile 4.3-Northwood Pulp Mill Road.

km 19/mile 11.8-Hart Highway RV park.

km 28/mile 17.4-Parking by Salmon River.

km 39.8/mile 24.7-Parking on both sides of highway.

km 41.5/mile 25.8--Giscome portage, heritage attraction.

km 47.5/mile 29.5-Rest area.

km 49.5/mile 30.7-Summit Lake, boat launch, picnic area, rainbow and lake trout fishing best in spring and fall.

km 53.5/mile 33.2-North access to Summit Lake.

km 63.1/mile 39.2-Parking beside Cottonwood Creek.

km 75.3/mile 46.8-Crooked River Provincial Park. 90 camp sites,  picnic sites, dump station, swimming, fishing (no motor boats allowed).

km 76.1/mile 47.3-Bear Lake, services.

km 93/mile 57.8-Red Rocky Lake.

km 113.2/mile 70.3-Rest area by Crooked River.

km 128.8/mile 80-Whiskers Point Provincial Park, camping, boat  launch, picnic area, dump station, toilets, beach.

km 137.6/mile 85.5-McLeod Lake, services.

km 138.6/mile 86-Side road to Carp Lake Provincial Park 30 km/18  miles.

km 139.5/mile 86.7-Parking.

km 146.4/mile 91-Tudyah Lake Provincial Park, camping, boat launch, picnic area, swimming, and fishing.

km 153.4/mile 95.3-Windy Point, services.

km 154.4/mile 95.8-Parsnip River.

km 155.2/mile 96.4-Mackenzie Junction

Services. 29 km/18 mile side road to Mackenzie, population 6,000. Visitor facilities

Emergency Services: RCMP 997-3288. Ambulance 1-563-5433.

Visitor Information in the caboose at the junction of Highway 97 (Hart Hwy)  and 39 (hwy to Mackenzie).

Mackenzie was built in 1965 to service the construciion workers of the Peace River Dam Project. The first residents moved in July 1966 and Mackenzie has  never looked back. Lumbering is the major industry here and pulp mill tours  are available. Mackenzie is located at the south end of Wiliston Lake.

km 161.1/mile 100-Parking.

km 172.8/mile 107.4-Parking.

km 176.8/mile 109.9-Honeymoon Creek. Highway Maintenance Camp.

km 183/mile 113.7-Rolston Creek, parking.

km 187.7/mile 116.6-Bijou Falls Provincial Park, day-use area -  nice picnic spot, tables, toilets.

km 192.4/mile 119.5-Pine Pass Summit 874 m/2867 feet.

km 194.9/mile 121-Powder King ski resort.

km 199.2/mile 123.8-Pine Valley RV Park.

km 212/mile 131.7-Parking.

km 223/mile 138.6-Parking.

km 226.5/mile 140.7-Link Creek.

km 227/mile 141--Parking.

km 229/mile 142.3--West Pine River bridge.

km 230/mile 143--West Pine River bridge.

km 230.3/mile 143--Rest area beside Pine River, toilets.

km 232/mile 144-Rest area; toilets.

km 234.1/mile 145.5-Visitor facilities.

km 235/mile 146--Cairn Creek, RV Park.

km 236/mile 146.6--Side road to Pine River.

km 244.2/mile 151.7-Big Boulder Creek.

km 253.6/mile 157.6-Fisher Creek.

km 254.6/mile 158.2-Rest area.

km 259.5/mile 161.2-Crassier Creek.

km 265.6/mile 165-Pine Valley rest area. Editor's note: great place to stop for a picnic.

km 275.2/mile 171-Peace Foothills rest area.

km 288/mile 179-Parking.

km 298/mile 185-Wildmare Grove Campsite.

km 304/mile 189-Chetwynd, population 3,200. A full range of visitor  facilities.

Emergency services: Hospital 562-7241, RCMP 788-9221,

Visitor Information Center open daily in the summer months, located on Highway 97.

Chetwynd was formerly known as "Little Prairie" but was renamed  to honor the late Ralph Chetwynd, a British Columbia Minister of Railways, who  fought hard to have the provincial railroad extended to this region. Chetwynd's main industries are forestry, mining, natural gas processing, farming, and ranching.

Joy Propane 4805 S Access Road, auto propane, cylinder refills.

Westwind RV Park, Box 2157 Chetwynd, BC V0C 1J0; 250-788-2199. 50 long pull through sites with full hook-ups, sani dump and 30 amp service.

km 306/mile 190-The kilometre posts in place from Chetwynd north indicate kilometres from Chetwynd to Dawson Creek BC.

km 308.3/mile 191.6-Junction. Side road leads to W.A.C. Bennett  Dam and Hudson Hope 65km/40 miles and rejoins the Alaska Highway 86 km/53 miles  north of Dawson Creek.

km 309.4/mile 192.3-Junction with Heritage Highway. Side road to Tumbler Ridge 90 km/56 miles.

km 324/mile 201.3-Parking on both sides of highway.

km 334.4/mile 207.8-Parking.

km 338.4/mile 210.3-East Pine Provincial Park, picnic area and boat launch.

km 341.1/mile 212-Visitor facilities.

km 344/mile 213.8-Parking.

km 360.9/mile 224.3-Parking.

km 386.7/mile 240.2-Junction with paved Highway 29 to Tumbler Ridge  96 km/60 miles. A town that was built to service the growing coal mining industry of Northeastern British Columbia. Tours of Quintette Mine, the World's largest  computerized open pit mine are available. From town the road continues 144 km/90  miles to Highway 2 south of Dawson Creek.

km 387.2/mile 240.6-Kiskatinaw River.

km 402.9/mile 250.4-Parking.

km 407.2/mile 253-Junction of the Hart Highway and the Alaska Highway.