How to get to Skeena Cabin
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Skeena Cabin is definitely off the beaten path, but there are myriad ways to get here. By road or rail, air or sea, the journey to reach Skeena Cabin is an adventure in itself.
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Once you've reached the junction of northern BC's two most beautiful highways, Routes 16 & 37, Skeena Cabin is just a 20-minute drive down a windy and unpaved, but well-maintained, gravel road.
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You're travelling to a special destination, so be prepared for a breath-taking transition - you'll feel like you're entering another world. Welcome to Skeena Cabin.
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Drive from Vancouver
From Vancouver, drive BC-1E and BC-97N
to Prince George, then follow BC-16W. Drive from Calgary
From Calgary, drive AB-1W and AB-93N
through Banff and Jasper, then follow BC-16W. |
Fly & Drive from Vancouver
Fly from Vancouver to Terrace or Smithers.
From Terrace, rent a car at the airport, then follow BC-16E (aka BC-37N) to reach Skeena Cabin. From Smithers, rent a car at the airport, then follow BC-16W to reach Skeena Cabin. Fly & Drive from Calgary
Fly from Calgary to Terrace. Rent a car at the airport
and drive BC-16E (aka BC-37N) to Skeena Cabin. |
Ferry & Drive from Port Hardy, BC
From Port Hardy, Northern Vancouver Island, sail to Prince Rupert via
BC Ferries' Inside Passage route. Once you dock in Prince Rupert, rent a car and follow BC-16E to Skeena Cabin. |
Ride the Rails & Drive
Board the VIA Rail passenger train in Jasper, and disembark in Smithers or Terrace.
(Note that the train stops overnight en route in Prince George.) You'll find a car rental within 2 blocks of the train station in both Smithers and Terrace. From Smithers drive BC-16W to reach Skeena Cabin; from Terrace follow BC-16E (aka BC-37N). |
Questions about making travel arrangements to reach Skeena Cabin?
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More about the Roads Less Travelled
If riding or driving the open road is your passion, you'll want to check out these two promotional videos for Highways 16 & 37. They are arguably the most spectacular drives in the province, and Skeena Cabin is only a 20-minute drive from their junction.
BC-16 - the Yellowhead
Follow motorcyclist Theo Birkner's journey from the Rockies to the Pacific coast on Route16 - the stunning east-west corridor also known as the Yellowhead Highway.
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BC-37 - the Stewart-Cassiar
Next, listen to the late Nisga'a Elder Dr. Joe Gosnell narrate A Northern Path, the story of the northern lands traversed by Highway 37. Also known as the Stewart-Cassiar, this road takes you all the way to the Yukon border and is renowned for wildlife viewing opportunities.
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Nature does not hurry, yet
everything is accomplished.
LAO TZU
everything is accomplished.
LAO TZU