The MILEPOST: Alaska Travel Guide and Trip Planner

Connects: Seattle, WA, to Dawson Creek, BC
Routes#: I-5, Trans-Canada 1, BC 97
Length: 807 miles
Road Surface: Paved
Season: Open all year
Maps (3 detailed pdf files available):
Seattle, WA to Lac La Hache, BC
Lac La Hache, BC to Dawson Creek, BC
Chilcotin Highway: Williams Lake, BC to Bella Coola, BC

For West Coast motorists, the West Access Route is the most direct route to Dawson Creek, BC, and the start of the Alaska Highway. The West Access Route links Interstate 5, Trans-Canada Highway 1 and BC Highway 97. The West Access Route junctions with Yellowhead Highway 16 at Prince George. This east–west highway connects Prince George with Prince Rupert, departure point for Alaska ferries, and with Edmonton on the East Access Route.
Side trips and secondary routes along the West Access Route include: Highway 99, the “Sea to Sky Highway,” a scenic, mountainous route between Vancouver and the Cariboo; Highway 26 to Barkerville, a provincial historic town dating back to the 1860s; scenic Chilcotin Highway 20 to Bella Coola; Highway 29 south to Tumbler Ridge; and Highway 29 north, the “Hudson’s Hope Loop” to the Alaska Highway.

The MILEPOST® Quick Reference Log
Miles from Seattle (S) shown.

S 0 SEATTLE (pop. 617,334); all services.
S 116 U.S.–Canada border at Sumas, WA–Huntingdon, BC.
S 132. 5 CHILLIWACK (pop. 80,892); all services. Cottonwood Meadows RV Country Club.
S 144.5 Exit for Minter Gardens, 32-acres of floral displays.
S 168 HOPE (pop. 6,667); all services.
S 179 Yale Campground, Emory Creek Provincial Park.
S 183 YALE (pop. 200); store and gas.
S 202 Hell’s Gate Airtram over Fraser River Canyon.
S 209 BOSTON BAR (pop. 885); food, gas, lodging, camping.
S 235 Junction with Highway 12 to Lytton.
S 238.5 Kumsheen Rafting Resort; camping, river rafting, dining.
S 240 Skihist Provincial Park campground.
S 252 Goldpan Provincial Park campground.
S 258.5 SPENCES BRIDGE (pop. 130). Highway services include Log Cabin Pub and Acacia Grove RV Park & Cabins.
S 281.5 Ashcroft Manor & RV Park. Oldest roadhouse in British Columbia (1862); dining and camping May to October.
S 288 Junction with Trans-Canada 1 at CACHE CREEK (pop. 1,050); all services. A 2,850-lb. jade boulder is on display outside the Cariboo Jade Shoppe. Camping at Brookside Campsite.
S 295 Historic Hat Creek Ranch to west; interpretive tours, stagecoach rides. Junction with Highway 99 (Sea to Sky Highway) which leads southwest to Lilloett, Whistler and Vancouver.
S 308 Willow Springs Campground and RV Park (email).
S 312 Clinton Pines Campground (email).
S 313 CLINTON (pop. 740); food, gas, lodging and camping at Gold Trail RV Park and Campground (email). Visitor information.
S 332.5 70 MILE HOUSE: food, gas, lodging.
S 358 100 MILE HOUSE (pop. 2,000); all services. Visitor information: South Cariboo Visitor Centre; South Cariboo Tourism or Cariboo Chilcotin Coast
S 366 108 Mile Ranch Heritage Site.
S 370.5 Big Country Campground & RV Park.
S 373.5 LAC LA HACHE (pop. 400); food, gas, lodging, camping.
S 379.5 Kokanee Bay Motel and Campground; motel, cabins, boat rentals.
S 382.5 Lac La Hache Provincial Park campground (to east) and picnic area (to west).
S 404.5 150 MILE HOUSE (pop. 1,275); food, gas.
S 412.5 Visitor information at the Tourism Discovery Centre for Williams Lake and Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, open year-round. Signal Point Gaming (slot machines, bingo, restaurant, free overnight RV parking) adjacent visitor centre.
S 414 WILLIAMS LAKE (pop. 12,000) at junction of Highways 97 and 20 (Chilcotin Highway) has all services available. City of Williams Lake. The Chilcotin Highway leads 279 miles west to BELLA COOLA (pop. 2,200) in the Bella Coola Valley: Kopas Store (est. 1937) has general merchandise, sportings goods and Native arts and crafts. Visitor information.
S 442 McLeese Lake Resort; RV park, motel, cabins, boats.
S 449.5 Cariboo Wood Shop; Canadian-made gifts and souvenirs, fudge.
S 484 Robert’s Roost Campsite; RV sites on Dragon Lake.
S 488.5 QUESNEL (pop. 10,561); all services. Attractions include Quesnel & District Museum and Archives and Quesnel Farmers Market. Visitor information: Quesnel Museum and Visitor Centre.
S 491 Junction with Highway 26 which leads 51 miles east to Barkerville Provincial Historic Town; open mid-May to late September.
S 495 Cabins, camping at Lazy Daze Resort (email); 10 Mile Lake Provincial Park (camping).
S 510 Cinema 2nd Hand general store.
S 525.5 HIXON (pop. 500), food, gas, lodging, camping at Canyon Creek Campground.
S 552 MamaYeh RV Park and B&B.
S 553.5 Bee Lazee RV Park Campground (email).
S 556.5 Southpark RV Park.
S 557.5 Gas station with diesel; turnoff for Prince George airport.
S 561.5 PRINCE GEORGE (pop. 80,000) at junction with Yellowhead Highway 16 to Edmonton and Prince Rupert. Prince George has all services including dining, gas, shopping, lodging, auto/RV repair. Visitor information. Attractions include Railway & Forestry Museum, The Exploration Place and Two Rivers Gallery (go to Golden Raven).
S 570 Hartway RV Park (email).
S 573 Northland RV Park.
S 587 Huble Homestead Historic Site; pioneer homestead and trading post, interpretive tours May–Oct.
S 608 Crooked River Provincial Park: camping.
S 609 BEAR LAKE (pop. 300): gas.
S 634.5 Whiskers Bay Resort; food, lodging, camping.
S 640.5 Whiskers Point Provincial Park campground.
S 652 Tudyah Lake Provincial Park campground.
S 657 Food, gas, diesel at junction with Highway 39 which leads 18 miles north to MACKENZIE (pop. 4,539), all services. Visitor information.
S 676.5 Bijoux Falls Provincial Park (day-use).
S 680.5 Pine Pass (elev, 3,061 feet/933m).
S 737 Caron Creek RV Park (email).
S 746.5 CHETWYND (pop. 3,119); all services. Visitor information. International Chainsaw Carving Championship in June.
S 746.5 Junction with Highway 29 North which leads 40 miles north to HUDSON'S HOPE (pop. 1,122); food, gas, lodging. Attraction: BC Hydro Dam Tours.
S 748.5 Junction with Highway 29 South which leads 56 miles south to TUMBLER RIDGE (pop. 4,000); food, gas, lodging. Visitor information. Attractions include Dinosaur Discovery Gallery and Kinuseo Falls.
S 798 Lone Wolf Roadhouse; 24-hour truck stop.
S 805.5 Northern Lights RV Park.
S 807 Junction with Highway 2 at Dawson Creek. Mile "O" RV Park & Campground.