Hudson's Hope
A Small Riverside Village In The Peace Valley With The Huge W.A.C. Bennett Dam And Its Visitor Centre, A Museum Of Dinosaur And Local Pioneer History, The Peace Canyon And A Quiet Northern Feel. A Scenic Stop For Those Interested In The Hydro And Fur Trade History · Hudson's Hope, British Columbia
Hudsons Hope is a village of about 900 people on the Peace River in north-east British Columbia, roughly 70 km west of Fort St. John on Highway 29. The Dunne-za, Cree and Sekani peoples have used this stretch of the river for thousands of years, and fur traders built a post here in the early 1800s (confirm the date and the first site). The village is best known for the W.A.C. Bennett Dam, one of the largest earth-fill dams in the world, which holds back Williston Lake, the biggest reservoir in British Columbia. A visitor centre explains the dam and the power plant, while a museum in town shows pioneer and fur-trade items, and dinosaur tracks have been found nearby. The Peace Canyon dam sits a few kilometres downstream. The village keeps a quiet, rugged feel, with the river canyon, spruce forest and mountain views close at hand, and it makes a rewarding detour from the Alaska Highway at Fort St. John.
Hudson's Hope, a village of about 900 people on the Peace River in north-east British Columbia, about 70 km west of Fort St. John near the W.A.C. Bennett Dam; coordinates approximate, Hudson's Hope, British Columbia, Canada
The village and the river viewpoints are open all year, and the roadside outlooks, the riverbank trails and the museum grounds can be seen at any hour. The W.A.C. Bennett Dam visitor centre keeps seasonal hours, often daily from about May to early September and by appointment or on fewer days in winter, and tours depend on security rules (confirm by phone). The village museum also opens in summer, with limited winter hours. Cafes and fuel keep ordinary village hours, closing early. Summer light lasts past 10 pm.