Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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Junction of Highways #16 'The Yellow Head Route' & British Columbia Highway #5 |
North west to Prince George, BC; East to Town of Jasper, AB and Jasper Banff National Parks, The Ice Field Parkway(Columbia Ice Fields).
NOTE: For highway travel south via British Columbia highway #5 - See Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guide Kamloops, BC to BC; Highway #16 'The Yellow Head Route' for highway driving directions.
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| 0.0 0.0 |
Junction of Highways #16 'The Yellow Head Route' & British Columbia Highway #5 |
Community of T�te Jaune Cache, BC. T�te Jaune Cache was named after a fur trader and trapper named Pierre Hastination who guided for the Hudson's Bay Company in the early 1800s. Pierre was nicknamed T�te Jaune by the French voyageurs because of his blonde hair. Tete Jaune Cache, is at the confluence of the BC; Fraser and Robson Rivers. |
| 0.2 0.4 |
Roadside highway turnout - Rest Area |
Overlooking Fraser River, BC; picnic tables, toilets. The Fraser River is Canada's fifth-largest river system. The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia, Canada, rising near Mount Robson, BC and flowing for 1,375 km (870 mi), into the Pacific Ocean at the city of Vancouver, BC. |
| 0.6 1.0 |
Highway Access |
Government Weigh Scales and Truck Inspection Station, telephone |
| 1.1 1.7 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Overlooking the Fraser River, BC. |
| 2.6 4.2 |
Roadside highway turnout View Area |
Access to Rearguard Falls; Lookout and Hiking Area, Information Directions sign, north side of highway. |
| 4.6 7.4 |
Roadside highway turnout - Rest Area |
Large highway rest area Toilets, Telephone |
| 5.5 8.9 |
Highway Access |
Access to Mount Robson Cabins and Campground, Food, camping tours |
| 7.4 11.9 |
Highway Access |
Access to highway pullout, south side of highway. Mountain River Lodge B&B |
| 7.6 12.3 |
Point of Interest |
Crossing Swift Current Creek, BC. |
| 8.8 14.1 |
Point of Interest |
Entering west boundary of Mount Robson Provincial Park, Campground. Two highway pullouts on south side of highway. There are three drive-in campgrounds:
* Robson Meadows - 125 treed campsites;
* Robson River - 19 campsites. Lucerne - 36 campsites. - Facilities - Showers, Playground, Pit or Flush Toilets, Picnic Areas, Group Camping, Drinking Water, Campfires,
Boat Launch, Swimming, Sani-Station/Dump. |
| 9.3 15.0 |
Point of Interest |
Crossing the Robson River, BC |
| 9.8 15.8 |
Highway Access |
Access to Robson River Campground |
| 10.3 16.5 |
Highway Access |
Access north side of highway, Mount Robson Provincial Park,Information Centre Camping. Southside of highway, Robson Meadows,camping,125 treed sites. Photo looking west from highway #16 at the Information Center. |
| 11.2 18.1 |
Roadside highway turnout |
South side of highway, Overlander parks trails |
| 12.7 20.5 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Southside of highway. |
| 15.7 25.2 |
Roadside highway turnout |
South side of highway. |
| 17.8 28.6 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Both sides of highway. |
| 22.1 35.6 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Information Direction Sign, toilet, access to Moose Lake, boating,fishing |
| 24.4 39.3 |
Point of Interest |
Crossing Moose River, BC. |
| 27.2 43.8 |
Point of Interest |
Crossing Grant Brook |
| 31.1 50.0 |
Point of Interest |
Crossing the Fraser River, BC. |
| 32.1 51.7 |
Point of Interest |
Crossing Gitita creek, BC |
| 34.2 55.0 |
Point of Interest |
Mt. Robson / Fraser River, small pullout southside of highway. This is where Simon Fraser started his dangerous journey to the tidewaters of the Pacific Ocean. |
| 34.5 55.5 |
Point of Interest |
Crossing Yellowhead Creek, BC. |
| 35.6 57.3 |
Highway Access |
Mt. Robson/Lucerne Provincial Park Campground, 34 sites, hiking, fishing, swimming |
| 36.5 58.7 |
Highway Access |
Access to Witney Lake, BC, Yellowhead Mountain |
| 37.5 60.3 |
Highway Access |
Yellowhead Lake, boat launch and picnic area, Mount Fitzgerald Viewing Area, toilets |
| 37.7 60.6 |
Point of Interest |
Crossing Rockingham Creek |
| 38.2 61.5 |
Roadside highway turnout |
North side of highway,toilets, overlooking Yellowhead Lake, information direction sign. |
| 41.4 66.6 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Large highway turnout. South side of highway |
| 41.6 66.9 |
Time Zone Change |
Pacific Standard Time west, Central Standard Time east |
| 41.6 67.0 |
Point of Interest |
Entering The Province of Alberta, Crossing the British Columbia/Alberta Border. East boundry of Mount Robson Provincial Park. Highway pullouts on both sides of highway, north side pullout has picnic tables and lake view. |
| 44.2 71.1 |
Point of Interest |
Entering west boundary of Jasper National Park. Jasper Park, is the largest and most northerly Canadian rocky mountain national park, part of a spectacular World Heritage Site. Campgrounds - Jasper National Park offers 10 campgrounds: Whistlers, Wapiti, Wabasso, Pocahontas, Snaring River, Mount Kerkeslin, Honeymoon Lake, Jonas Creek, Columbia Icefield, and Wilcox Creek. Jasper National Park has over 1700 campsites spread throughout the park. |
| 47.6 76.6 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Small Highway turnout, towards creek |
| 47.7 76.7 |
Point of Interest |
Crossing Crair Vaux Creek |
| 50.5 81.2 |
Roadside highway turnout |
North side of highway by Meadow Creek |
| 51.6 83.0 |
Roadside highway turnout - Photo taken at turnout |
North side of highway, overlooking river, toilets, paved turnout, historical marker sign. |
| 51.6 83.0 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Photo taken from turnout. |
| 51.6 83.0 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Historical marker sign taken at roadside highway turnout. Sign reads The Yellowhead Pass Le Col TeTe-Jaune: This pass was used for brief periods from the mid 1820s to the early 1850s by the Hudson Bay Company, principally to transport leather especially moose hides from Saskatchewan District to its posts in New Calidonia. |
| 52.5 84.5 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Small turnout, southside of highway |
| 54.9 88.4 |
Roadside highway turnout |
North side of highway |
| 55.4 89.2 |
Roadside highway turnout |
North side of highway |
| 56.9 91.5 |
Roadside highway turnout |
South side of highway,Information direction sign |
| 57.3 92.2 |
Junction of Highway # 93 and Highway # 16 |
South to The Ice Field Parkway,AB, Columbia Ice Fields, Banff National Park, AB, Lake Louise, AB, east to Edmonton, AB. Entering The Town of Jasper, AB. - Attractions in and around Lake Louise and Banff: Lake Louise Summer Sightseeing Lift & Gondola - Sulphur Mountain Gondola - Brewster Lake Louise Stables - Brewster Lake Louise Sleigh Rides - Skiing - Helicopter - Skiing/Downhill. Banff Mount Norquay, Sunshine Village, Skiing Louise - White Water Rafting Trips - Guided Walks & Hikes - Dog Sled Tours.
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| 57.3 92.2 |
Junction of Highway # 93 and Highway # 16 |
Start/Finish of Road Map Highway Travel Guide. NOTE: For highway travel south via Alberta Highway #93 'Icefields Parkway' - See Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guide - Jasper, AB to Lake Louise, BC, Banff, BC. NOTE: For highway travel east via Alberta Highway #16 'The Yellow Head Route' - See Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guide - Edmonton, AB to Jasper, Alberta/British Columbia Border for highway driving directions. -e |