Stewart-Cassiar Highway
Photo: Bruce McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Highway 37, the Stewart-Cassiar Highway, also known as the Dease Lake Highway and the Stikine Highway, is a road mostly in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It runs from Kitwanga, British Columbia to Watson Lake, Yukon and serves as an alternate access to Alaska.
UnderstandThe Stewart-Cassiar Highway, signed as Highway 37, is a 725 km long road that runs from British Columbia Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) at Kitwanga, British Columbia to Yukon Highway 1 (Alaska Highway) near Watson…
PrepareThis is a northern route which leads through isolated communities in northwestern British Columbia. Road conditions may be treacherous in winter: be sure that your vehicle is in top mechanical condition.
Get inThis route may be taken from either endpoint (Kitwanga or Watson Lake) or incorporated as part of a larger Yukon or Alaska trip, this itinerary describes a trip from south to north.
Drive
SeeThe area has plenty of quite scenic mountains and some rather pretty lakes, but basically it is boreal forest terrain with nothing to see except trees.
Stay safeThe Cassiar Highway is very isolated, with a few, small populated areas along the highway so plan your stops for fuel, food and breaks before the start of your trip.
Go nextContinue north to Whitehorse and points beyond along the Alaska Highway.
Sources and licences
- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Stewart-Cassiar Highway" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Bruce McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons