Driving in BC
By Highway:
We are located in the HEART of BC: on Canada's ‘other' Trans Canada Highway - the Yellowhead Trans Canada or "Highway 16", 370 km/222 miles west of Prince George; and 350 km/218 miles from the Port of Prince Rupert on the Pacific Ocean. This makes Smithers easy to find if you're coming from anywhere in BC, Alberta, the U.S. or eastern Canada.
Getting to Smithers:
From Jasper, Alberta:
Follow Route 16 West
From Banff/Lake Louise:
Follow Route 1 West to Kamloops; follow Route 5 North to Tete Jaune Cache; follow Route 16 West
Or, Follow Route 1 West to Cache Creek; follow Route 97 North to Prince George; follow Route 16 West
From Vancouver BC:
Follow Route 1 East to Cache Creek; follow Route 97 North to Prince George; follow Route 16 West
Or, follow Route 99 (Sea to Sky Highway) North through Lillooet to Route 97; follow Route 97 North to Prince George; follow Route 16 West
From Alaska and Yukon Territory:
Follow Route 37 South from Watson Lake YT to Kitwanga BC; follow Route 16 East
Highway Conditions (Route 16, Route 37, Route 97)
BC Ministry of Transportation Road Reports
Tel: 1.900.565.4997, or...1.800.550.4997
