Northern BC Canada Wilderness - British Columbia Weekend Getaways and Vacation Destinations

Northern BC Canada - Wilderness - Travel, Tourism

Northern BC is wilderness country. Explore the mountains, canyons, lakes, rivers, forests, aboriginal villages and historic sites. See Grizzly bears, caribou, moose, bighorn sheep, bison and other wildlife.

Drive the Alaska Highway near Dawson. Soak in the mineral waters of Liard River Hot Springs.

At Salmon Glacier near Stewart, See Grizzlies and Black Bears catch salmon on their annual spawning journey. Stewart is located close to the BC Alaska Border.

At Smithers, see the rapids at Moricetown Canyon and Twin Falls.

Take a riverboat tour through the Coast Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.

Visit the Land of Dinosaurs at Hudson’s Hope where you will find Dinosaur fossils and a Dinosaur footprint collection at the Hudson’s Hope Museum.

Go fishing and catch walleye or northern pike at Charlie Lake near Fort St. John.

BC has been dubbed the “Serengeti of the North” because of the large population of wildlife living here. Take guided wildlife tours. From Prince Rupert, take a boat tour to the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary. The home of the rare Kermode bear (Spirit Bear) is near Terrace. This bear is only found in BC.

 Take a cruise, sail or kayak to whale watch in the Queen Charlotte Islands. In summer, from August – October, see the Orcas and Humpback whales. Boat tours or kayak tours are available at Prince Rupert.

 Marvel at the beauty of Glacier fed lakes in Babine Mountains Provincial Park near Smithers. This park is known as one of BC’s best hiking areas. As you hike, see mountain goats, marmots, and moose.

Kinuseo Falls are higher than Niagara and in Monkman Provincial Park.

From August to April, see the BC Northern Lights also known as the Aurora Borealis.

Fish and Swim in clear unpolluted lakes. There are 1600 lakes and rivers near Prince George. Hike. Canoe. Kayak. Along hwy 35, find the Lakes District where there are over 300 wilderness lakes. Canoe the Iskut Lake chain or the Nations chain of lakes.

 View the Grand Canyon of the Stikine at Dease Lake.

Near Stewart, view the beautiful blue Bear Glacier off hwy 37A.

Take a guided rafting trip on the Gataga Kechika River in the wilderness.

In Northern BC, charter a boat. Stay at a fishing lodge. Try your fly-fishing skills. Catch salmon or halibut, artic graylings, lake trout, rainbow trout, char, kokanee, walleye, pike. Take a guided fishing trip from Prince Rupert, Stewart or Kitimat. Camp. Hike. View wildlife. Fish. Enjoy the great outdoors.