Hinton to Grande P. OR Jasper to Prince G. and Dawson Creek

romore wrote:
Other than the Mt Robson area highway 16 is not particularly scenic especially west of McBride. Highway 40 is a much more interesting drive although quite twisty in spots so don't expect to make time especially with frequent wildlife on the road. The scenery is spectacular.

I don't know, but west of McBride wasn't all that boring when I was transporting RVs to Prince George.





and then as suggested the Ancient Forest:

http://tourismpg.com/activities/ancient-forest-east

Well you don't have to miss the route on Hwy 1 from Revelstoke to Golden to Lake Louise . All you have to do is hang a West turn when you get to Hwy 3 in Alberta follow it all the way to Creston BC. Then flow Hwy 3-A along Kootenay Lake across Kootenay Lake which is the longest free ferry ride in the world and take you to Balfour BC, then you can either follow Hwy 31 west to Kalso and then over the hump to New Denver , or travel south through Nelson on Hwy 3-A 14 miles to Slocan Jct where you will then take a right and follow Hwy-6 to New Denver. This route is shorter and less curvy and hilly than over the hump from Kalso to New Denver but they both end up in the same place. However there is a great dry docked Paddle wheeler the Moyie you can tour in Kaslo
From New Denver follow Hwy 6 to Nakusp where you join up with Hwy Hwy 23 all the way to Revelstoke. You will also go across another free ferry at Galena Bay / Selter Bay.
It's only 70 km from Lake Luiose to Banff and all 4 lane Hwy so it's not a long ways to go back and see Banff.
Soup

Yeah it's gravel south of Hinton in fact it's gravel to Cochrane. I've driven almost all of it on various trips

hedge wrote:
It's paved between Hinton and GP. Fuel in Hinton and Grande Cache but not in between. It's about a 3.5 hour drive. There are a number of scenic stops along the way so I'd leave some extra time. I'd suggest staying a night at Pierre Grays campsite, or Gregg lake if you have some extra time.

Looked online at the Pierre Grays campsite pictures. Great looking spot. Thanks for the tip.

RICK-ards Red wrote:
I am planning the same trip route in late June, I am a little confused, This site is saying that Hwy 40 from Hinton to Grand P is ok and is paved. I was looking at another web site and it talked about a dusty gravel road to avoid????? Is this road ok with a RV trailer and is there gas along the way?

Also how long does it take to travel this stretch in hours?

thanks

I ran into the same research info. Upon digging deeper I found that info is on a stretch of the highway much further south. The part we both want is fully paved.

It's paved between Hinton and GP. Fuel in Hinton and Grande Cache but not in between. It's about a 3.5 hour drive. There are a number of scenic stops along the way so I'd leave some extra time. I'd suggest staying a night at Pierre Grays campsite, or Gregg lake if you have some extra time.

I am planning the same trip route in late June, I am a little confused, This site is saying that Hwy 40 from Hinton to Grand P is ok and is paved. I was looking at another web site and it talked about a dusty gravel road to avoid????? Is this road ok with a RV trailer and is there gas along the way?

Also how long does it take to travel this stretch in hours?

thanks

I like both routes! Highway 40 has a couple of nice large provincial park campsites on its first half and some interesting boon docking sites on the north half. Excellent pavement all the way. Shorter.

The other way has the spectacular Mt Robson area, a lot of wilderness going over to Prince George, then a series of fine provincial parks, without hookups. The Rocky Mountain Trench has spectacular mountains and lakes. The highway between Bear Lake and Chetwynd is too busy to enjoy and still has long sections where passing is impossible.

romore wrote:
Other than the Mt Robson area highway 16 is not particularly scenic especially west of McBride. Highway 40 is a much more interesting drive although quite twisty in spots so don't expect to make time especially with frequent wildlife on the road. The scenery is spectacular.

I agree with the above. I drive PG to Hinton every other week and often go to Grande Prairie via Grande Cache. If you want to see Mount Robson drive over and then back to Hinton and head north to Grande Cache.

Other than the Mt Robson area highway 16 is not particularly scenic especially west of McBride. Highway 40 is a much more interesting drive although quite twisty in spots so don't expect to make time especially with frequent wildlife on the road. The scenery is spectacular.