Northern Highways
(Alaska, the Yukon & northern British Columbia)
For those traveling to the Yukon and/or Alaska, Highway 37 offers an alternate route. Much less used than the Alaska Highway, it offers very different scenery (not better or worse, just different), making it perfect as part of a circle route.
It is 132 miles shorter than going by the Alaska Highway, but that doesn't translate into a 2+ hour saving in time, as there are still gravel sections, and much of the highway has many more curves and hills than the Alaska Highway, so your average speed is much less.
* Prince George to Junction of Alaska Highway & Highway 37:
- via Highway 37: 744 miles (1197 km)
- via the Alaska Highway: 876 miles (1410 km)
From the junction with Highway 16 in the south to the junction of the Alaska Highway to the north is 727 kilometers (454 miles).
Mileposts (kilometer-posts?) are installed every 5 km or so, numbered from south to north.
General Information
Stewart-Cassiar Highway Photos
An album of captioned photos by Murray Lundberg, showing the road and attractions along it.
Map
A detailed map showing mileages and gravel sections (not updated since July 2001).
Road Reports
Current conditions on various sections of the entire highway.
Services & Attractions
The following links are listed as you will see the attractions from south to north.
Cassiar RV Park
Located at the junction of Highways 16 and 37, with 50 full-service sites, and great views.
Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park
BC Parks' guide to this volcanic park (accessed via the Nass Forest Service Road) includes a map and photos.
Meziadin Lake Provincial Park
BC Parks' guide to the park (at Km 155) includes a map and photos.
Stewart
A guide to local history, attractions and services.
Bell II Lodge
Located at Km 249, this deluxe lodge is open year-round - facilities range from an RV park to restaurant and helicopter skiing.
Kinaskan Lake Provincial Park
BC Parks' guide to the park (at Km 362) includes a map and photos.
The Bear Paw Ranch Resort
Located at Km 412, lodge and cabin accommodations with many features such as hot tub and sauna. Tours are also available.
Telegraph Creek
A guide to local history, attractions and services.
Mount Edziza Provincial Park
BC Parks' guide to this volcanic park (accessed from Telegraph Creek or Iskut) includes a map and photos.
Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park
BC Parks' guide to the park (accessed from the Stikine River or Iskut) includes a map and photos.
Jade City Campground & Gifts
Selling raw jade and jade carvings, with an RV park with 40 level sites.
Cassiar Mountain Jade
Mining and selling jade made into unique forms of carvings and jewelry, and custom cut jade.
Boya Lake Provincial Park
BC Parks' guide to the park (at Km 633) includes a map and photos.
More Information
Driving Guide
From the Ministry of Transportation, a basic guide to attractions and services along the highway.
Driving Guide
Bell's Alaska has a mile-by-mile guide to the highway posted.
Highway 37 Services Guide
Karo Enterprises has posted detailed information on many of the accommodations and other services along the highway.
Stewart-Cassiar Highway 1978
Walter Muma has posted an excellent photojournal from a 1978 trip up the highway on a moped
(conditions are much better now!).
Stewart-Cassiar Panoramas
Five "virtual reality" (360°) panoramas of the highway, and more from the Stewart area.
Racing Daylight
An anonymous motorcyclist's very colourful journal of a one-day trip up the higway.
Slackerdom
Thomas Palka has a couple of pages of commentary and several photos from his time on the highway, with a kayaking/outdoors focus.
