Stone Mountain Provincial Park

A Highway Park In The Northern Rockies With Rocky Peaks, Summit Lake, Flower Springs Lake, Caribou And Stone Sheep, Hiking Trails And A Campground At The Highest Point Of The Alaska Highway. Reached By A Long Drive, With Brief Summer Weather And Quick Changes To Snow · Toad River, British Columbia

Stone Mountain Provincial Park lies on the Alaska Highway in the northern Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, about 150 km west of Fort Nelson (confirm distance). The highway climbs through spruce forest to Summit Pass, among the highest points on the whole Alaska Highway at roughly 1,295 m (confirm), where Summit Lake lies beside a small campground and rocky peaks rise close to the road. Stone sheep, mountain goats and woodland caribou range across the slopes, and travellers often see animals from the car. Trails lead from the highway to Flower Springs Lake, to hoodoo canyons and to open alpine ridges, but the season is short and snow can return in any month. There are few services inside the park, with a lodge nearby for fuel and meals (confirm). It is a place for slow driving, long views and quick changes of weather, where a few hours on foot reveal a wild country far from the cities.

Stone Mountain Provincial Park, on the Alaska Highway in the northern Rocky Mountains about 150 km west of Fort Nelson, near Summit Lake; coordinates approximate, Toad River, British Columbia, Canada

The highway is open all year and the park can be reached at any hour, but the campground and trail conditions follow a short season. Camping runs from about late spring to early autumn (confirm dates), with limited services, and snow can cover trails from September to June. Winter driving needs proper tires and supplies, as storms can close the Alaska Highway for short periods. Daylight stretches very long in June and July, which lets walkers start late, but darkness comes quickly in September and the road can ice over.

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