'''Dawson Creek''' [http://www.tourismdawsoncreek.com/visitorinfo.php] is a small town (11,000 in town, 60,000 in the area) in Northern British Columbia, best known for being mile zero on the Alaska Highway.

Get in

By Bus

  • [http://www.greyhound.ca Greyhound Canada] - Station is located at 1201 Alaska Avenue. Daily service to and from Edmonton, Prince George, Fort St. John and Fort Nelson and a seasonal schedule north to Whitehorse.
  • By Air

  • [http://www.dawsoncreek.ca/discover/location/airport.asp Dawson Creek Regional Airport] - serviced by Central Mountain Air [http://www.flycma.com/]
  • By Car

  • Highway 97 - west to Chetwynd and Prince George and north to Fort St. John
  • Highway 2 (aka 43) - south to Grande Prairie/Edmonton
  • Get around

  • [http://www.bctransit.com/regions/daw/?p=2.list BC Transit] provides public transportation around town.
  • See

  • Northern Alberta Railway Park. 00 Alaska Ave. Dawson Creek, B.C. Canada. 50-782-9595. rontoffice@tourismdawsoncreek.com. ttp://www.pris.bc.ca/dcsm/. ours varies - see website. (includes a station museum)
  • Dawson Creek Visitor Information Centre. 00 Alaska Ave. Dawson Creek, B.C. Canada. ocated in the NAR Railway Station Museum. 50-782-9595. ttp://www.tourismdawsoncreek.com/visitorinfo.php.
  • Stone Cairn Marker. ocated on the Southeast corner of the Northern Alberta Railway Park, this cairn officially marks the beginning of the Alaska Highway"]
  • Mile Zero Park. ocated at mile one of the Alaska Highway, near the junction of Highway 97 South and the Alaska Highway. Included in this park are Walter Wright Pioneer Village, Rotary Lake, and the fabulous horticultural features of "Gardens North".
  • Fort George Park. 7th Avenue & Taylor Drive. ttp://www.city.pg.bc.ca/rec_culture/parks/fortgeorgepark/. home to a miniature steam train, great playground for the kids and the Fraser Fort George Regional Museum.
  • Walter Wright Pioneer Village. 901 Alaska Hwy Dawson Creek, BC . ttp://www.dawsoncreek.ca/life/recreation/walter.asp. This historic village portrays a theme depicting Dawson Creek before the Alaska Highway construction period

    Do

    There's nothing much to do in this small town.

    Buy

    Zellers mall comes with some local stores but offers limited goods. Local tourist office where you can buy souvenirs of Alaska Highway and Dawson Creek is located in downtown Dawson Creek, across the Bank of Montreal.

    Eat

    Restaurants: Chain restaurants include Tony Roma's, White Spot, Boston Pizza, and Rockwell's.

    Fastfood: McDonald's, Dairy Queen, A&W.

    Drink

    There are a few bars in the city. Note that the drinking age in BC is 19.

    Sleep

    There are plenty of hotels and lodges in Dawson Creek. Late spring to summer is peak season where many people visit the city as the beginning of their trip to the Alaska Highway.

    Get out

    Fort St. John and Grande Prairie (AB) are bigger cities around, where travel time to go to each city takes about 90 mins by car. Greyhound Canada in Dawson Creek offers buses bounded both direction.