The Great Beaver Circle

For the truly adventurous traveler, this tour has plenty to offer. Steeped in history and scenic beauty, this tour can be completed in a day, but it's best to take two. Beginning in Prince George, head north on Highway 97 (Hart Highway) to the Salmon River.

36km Huble Homestead Side Trip

Take the short side trip to historic Huble Homestead and Giscome Portage Trail. Established in 1904 as a road house on the Fraser River for travelers crossing the Arctic-Pacific Continental Divide, Al Huble and his partner, Ed Seebach, provided food and lodging. The area was established as a park in 1986 and the original homestead site was fully restored. There are special events at the homestead most summer weekends.

51km Teapot Mountain

A volcanic "plug", this prominant hillside will appear on your left as your drive north on Highway 97. It is the last remnant of an ancient lava flow that covered this northern plateau before the last Ice Age sculpted the landscape.

70km Bear Lake

The scenic Crooked River Provincial Park is here, offering four beautiful lakes within the confines of the park.

71.5 km Davie Bear Forest Service Road

Just past the community of Bear Lake, turn west onto the forest service road. Travel 4 km to the shores of the historic Crooked River. This meandering river was a major transportation route for local Sekanni aboriginal people. Famous explorers Alexander Mackenzie and Simon Fraser used this route as they searched for settlements on their expeditions in northwestern Canada.

77km Fisher Lake

Many rustic forest service recreation sites are located along this tour. Stop at Fisher Lake or Merton Lake (95 km) to have a picnic. Abundant waterfowl use these lakes as staging and nesting sites.

105km Glacial Landforms

Just past Weedon Forest Service Road (300 Road), the logged landscape reveals glacial landforms -- long narow ridges pushed here by the massive ice sheets that once covered this landscape more than 10,000 years ago. You will now cross the Muskeg River and meet a fork in the road. Be sure to keep south on the 1500 Road to continue.

156 km Great Beaver Lake

There is an excellent picnic site on the southeast shore of this beautiful lake.
As you aproach the community of Fort St James, you can see Murray Ridge to the north. At approximately 202km along your tour (7 km from Fort St James), you will encounter logging truck weigh scales. At this fork, take a sharp turn south to bypass the Canfor sawmill.

209 km Fort St James

Born during the the fur-trade era in the late 1800s, Fort St. James is a thriving community of 5,000 nestled on the shores of the beautiful Stuart Lake. Fort St James National Historic Site is a living history museum, complete with knowledgeable interpreters dressed in historic costume, celebrating the feats of Simon Fraser and the Hudson's Bay Trading Company. From Fort St James, travel south on Highway 27 to Vanderhoof

261 km  Vanderhoof

This agricultural community of 4,500 is home to a unique bird sanctuary and the Heritage Village. A number of popular sites are available for rest and relaxation on your return trip to Prince George including Berman Lake, Dahl Lake Park and West Lake Park.