Experience The Wild Stewart Cassiar Highway 37
The Stewart-Cassiar in Northwestern BC stretches from the Skeena River to the Cassiar Mountains and offers some of the most awe-inspiring scenery on the continent. Wild rivers, deep canyons, magnificent glaciers, clear lakes and pristine areas distinguish the region.
This route through NWBC has been upgraded in recent years and now is completely hard surfaced except for 4km of gravel on either side of the Stikine River bridge and another 7 KM just south of the Yukon Border that is scheduled to be completed this season (2010). This route is suitable for all vehicles including cars, vans, pickups w/campers, RV's of all sizes and is becoming a popular route for motorcycles and bicycles.
The Stewart-Cassiar Highway (BC Highway 37) runs west of the Skeena Mountains and east of the Coast Range, connecting the great northwestern rain forest with the spruce and jack pine forests of the Yukon. At Dease Lake the highway crosses the continent’s other great divide, where the waters stop flowing west into the misty rainforests of the Pacific Ocean and flow instead north through jack pine forests ending up in the deltas of the treeless Arctic. A short walk from the roadside brings the traveller to the unspoiled wilderness that is the home of the wolfpacks, the grizzlies, and mountain goats.
Download our trip planning brochure to use as a guide when planning your northern adventure and take it with you as a quick reference when travelling this route through NORTHERWESTERN BC.
Rich First Nations Culture
This region is the traditional territory of :
The Citxsan of Gitwangak & Gitanyou
The Nisga'a of New Aiyansh, Gitwinksilkw (Canyon City), & Laxgalt"ap (Greenville)
The Tahltan of Iskut, Dease Lake, & Telegraph Creek
The Kaska of Good Hope Lake
Great Northern Circle Tour
The Stewart-Cassiar Highway (HWY 37) is the western north south section of the Great Northern Circle Tour that includes the Yellow Head Highway 16 and the Alaska Highway 97. The 8-14 day road trip takes you through some of the most beautiful areas in Northern BC. The Stewart Cassiar route to Alaska is 210km (130miles) shorter than the Alaska Highway route via Dawson Creek. Visit our links page for a link to a description of the Circle Tour as well as a selection of related travel links for the region.