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Highway; 90 miles east of Prince Rupert and
350 miles west of Prince George on Highway
16; 35 miles north of Kitimat on Highway 37
South; 60 miles south of New Aiyansh on the
Nisga’a Highway. Population: 12,109. Visitor
Information: Terrace Visitor Information Centre/
Terrace Tourism Society, 4511 Keith Ave,
Terrace, BC V8G 1K1; Phone: (250) 635-4944;
Website: www.visitterrace.com; Email: info@
visitterrace.com

Terrace is situated in the majestic Coast Mountains
in beautiful northwest BC, known throughout the
world for spectacular fishing and breathtaking scenery.
Located at the hub of air, rail, and bus routes on
Yellowhead Highway 16 at the start of Highway 37
south to Kitimat, Terrace also lies at the junction of
Tatogga Lake the Nisga’a Highway leading to the Nass Valley and
photo by: Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park, site of
VC Travel Guide
Canada’s youngest lava flow. Visitors will learn of
the Nisga’a cultural heritage and the history of the
volcanic landscape.
(euphemistically referred to as Hwy 51) running Terrace has a rich history, with stories of riverboats,
STEWART-CASSIAR HWY 37 NORTH southwest off the Stewart-Cassiar Hwy 37 the railway, pioneers, logging industry, an army
from the town of Dease Lake. Population: mutiny, and much more. First Nations have inhabited
Bell 2 450. Visitor Information: Website: www. the region for over 10,000 years, making it one of the
Location: Stewart-Cassiar Hwy 37, approxi- stewartcassiarhighway.com. oldest continuously occupied areas of the world.
Known worldwide as a premier freshwater fishing
mately 59 miles north of Meziadin Junction
beyond the Hodder Lake rest stop. STEWART-CASSIAR HWY 37 NORTH
Tatogga Lake
Location: Stewart-Cassiar Hwy 37, approxi- Jade City
mately 155 miles north of Meziadin Junction. Location: On Stewart-Cassiar Hwy 37, 71 miles
For guide information, the Iskut Band Admin- north of Dease Lake and approximately 12 miles
istration Office may be contacted at (250) 234- south of Good Hope Lake. Population: 26.
3331 or PO Box 30, Iskut BC V0J 1K0. Good Hope Lake
Iskut Location: On Stewart-Cassiar Hwy 37,
Location: Stewart-Cassiar Hwy 37, 52 miles approximately 61 miles south of Watson Lake,
south of Dease Lake. Population: 400. Yukon. Population: 120
Iskut is a small Tahltan native community with a
gas station and grocery store, located between Mount JCT. STEWART-CASSIAR HWY 37 NORTH &
Edziza Park and Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Park, ALASKA HWY NEAR WATSON LAKE, YUKON The informal wildlife museum at
just north of the Iskut Lakes chain. The Iskut River
originates in Kluachon Lake, which is followed by
Eddontenajon, Tatogga, Kinaskin and Natadesleen, YELLOWHEAD HWY 16 TO PRINCE RUPERT
all situated right along the highway. allows you to enjoy friendly service and great
home cooked meals in the quiet company
Dease Lake Terrace of mounted local animals. The impressive
Location: Located at the junctions of Yellowhead
Location: Stewart/Cassiar Highway at the Highway 16, Highway 37 South and the Nisga’a taxidermy found within the resort’s historic log
building includes a prancing stone sheep and
junction to Telegraph Creek, 30 miles north huge moose.
of the Stikine River. Population: 700. Visitor
Information: Dease Lake Tourist Info Center, Located in the midst of a 30-mile long chain
Phone: (250) 771-3900. Dease Lake and Tahltan of lakes and streams where rainbow trout grow
District Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 338, large, Tatogga Lake Resort lies 340 miles north
Dease Lake, BC, VOC 1L0. of Smithers and 200 miles south of the Alaska
Highway junction on the scenic Stewart-
Dease Lake was initially established as a Hudson’s Cassiar Highway.
Bay trading post in 1838. Attention was again centered As the only lodge licensed for guiding
in the area with the Cassiar gold rush in the 1870s anglers on the remote lakes along the Iskut
and also when it became a major transportation route River, you are assured a personally tailored
into the north. In l941, Dease Lake became a major fishing adventure with an expert area guide.
transportation hub for supplies being transported to the Let the resort arrange a floatplane fishing
troops building the Alaska Highway. trip or enjoy a flightseeing tour over some of
Dease Lake has also become known as “the Jade the most stupendous and wild
Capital of the World” due to its large jade holdings scenery in the world.
A local canoe and rafting
northeast of the town. Gift stores specialize in local guide provides trips
jade and gold. across smooth-as-glass
lakes and down fast
JCT. STEWART-CASSIAR HWY 37 NORTH & flowing rivers.
TELEGRAPH CREEK HWY 51 The area also offers
excellent guided hunting with
the resort as your base and unparalleled hiking
Telegraph Creek adventure where wildlife abounds.
Location: On 68 mile Forest Service road

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