The MILEPOST: Alaska Travel Guide and Trip Planner

Population: 11,320

Terrace is located 92 miles east of Prince Rupert and 127 miles west of Smithers on Yellowhead Highway 16.

Visitor Information: Terrace & District Chamber of Commerce Visitor Centre; Kermodei Tourism, phone 1-866-615-7203.

Logging was the major industry in Terrace for decades. For a time, the community was known as the “cedar pole capital of the world,” and the world’s largest cedar pole (162 feet/50 metres) was cut here. The economy has since diversified, and Terrace remains a commercial hub.

Terrace has all visitor services, including lodging at motels/hotels; dining at restaurants and fast-food outlets; gas stations; shopping centres and “big box” stores. Camping at private and public campgrounds.

Attractions:

Heritage Park Museum, a collection of original log pioneer buildings representing various log building techniques.
Riverboat Days and Riverside Music Festival and the Skeena Valley Fall Fair are held in August.
Lakelse Lake Provincial Park on Highway 37 has sandy beaches, swimming and nature trails.
Nisga’a Lava Memorial Park lava beds north of Terrace via the Nisga’a Highway. Sportfishing in the Skeena, Copper, Kalum,Nass, Tseax, Kitimat and Lakelse rivers.