Fort St. John
One Of The Oldest Non Indigenous Settlements In British Columbia, A Fur Trade Site That Grew Into An Energy And Farming City On The Alaska Highway, With The North Peace Museum, An Oil And Gas History, The Peace River Valley And The Charlie Lake Area. A Common Overnight Stop For Alaska Highway Travellers · Fort St. John, British Columbia
Fort St. John is a city of about 21,000 people at Mile 47 of the Alaska Highway in the Peace River region of north-east British Columbia, roughly 470 to 480 km north of Prince George by road. The Dunne-za and Cree peoples have lived along these rivers for thousands of years, and a North West Company trading post was set up near the Peace River in 1794, making this one of the oldest non-Indigenous settlements in the province (confirm the date and the exact site). The city boomed when the army built the Alaska Highway in 1942, and again with natural gas, oil and farming. The North Peace Museum covers fur trade, highway and energy history, the nearby Peace River valley offers wide views, and Charlie Lake has fishing and a campground. It is the largest centre in the region, with a hospital, shops and an airport, and a common overnight stop for Alaska Highway travellers heading toward the Yukon.
Fort St. John, a city of about 21,000 people at Mile 47 of the Alaska Highway in the Peace River region of north-east British Columbia, about 470 km north of Prince George by road; coordinates approximate, Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
The city and its parks are open all year, and the highway, river viewpoints and park trails cost nothing at any hour. The North Peace Museum keeps regular hours, often daily or on most days in summer and fewer days in winter (confirm by phone). Shops, restaurants and fuel stations keep ordinary city hours, with many open late. Summer daylight lasts past 10 pm in June, and winter days are short and cold with groomed trails and ice-fishing on nearby lakes. Some seasonal attractions reduce hours between October and April.