Hi Folks
I have used this forum and gained a lot of info on a variety of topics. Now I hope to contribute something. This is my trip through British Columbia, and into Skagway Alaska, then home. I hope this helps if someone is considering this trip.
Link to heavily edited video of trip. About 5 minutes long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3zyYjxR6_Y&t=15s
We started in Sandpoint Idaho and rode to Banff the first day. Stayed in the campground there. The next day we rode the "Icefield parkway" considered to be one of the most scenic roads in the world. It probably is. It was spectacular. Then we worked our way across BC, mostly going west until we got to Bella Coola. A great ride and a neat town. The next day it was back to Williams Lake as there are no other roads out there. Then we turned more NW and rode up to Kitwanga where we picked up the Cassiar Highway. A very scenic, good road, with little traffic for the next 400 miles, ultimately into Watson Lake, then into Skagway Alaska. At Skagway we took the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry to Bellingham WA, then rode highway 20 back to sandpoint.
Highlights
Icefield Parkway
Ride to Bella Coola and Back
Ride into Stewart/Hyder
Cassiar
Ride into Skagway
Highway 20 from Bellingham to Sandpoint
Here is daily info. Where we stayed, contact info, and daily millages to get there. With this you will be able to figure out the route very easily. Not many roads out there.
Costs are in US dollars. Canada at about .75 at that time.....so a 200 dollar hotel was closer to 150 a night.
14 days, 3132 miles, 63.6 gallons, 49 mpg, rode 11 days, average 284 miles per day.
Sept 2
Sandpoint to Banff
290 miles
Camping
Tunnel Mountain Village I Campground
Tent Site H61
Accessed through the Canadian Park System
403-762-1550
~ $50.00 per site
Link: n/a
Sept 3
Banff to Blue River
310 miles
Hotel
Glacier Mountain Lodge
869 Shell Rd
IJ0 Blue River, BC
250-673-2393
~ $224.87 total / breakfast included
Link: https://glaciermountainlodge.com/
Sept 4
Blue River to Williams Lake
211 miles
Camping
Stampede Campgrounds
Stampeded Park
800 Mackenzie Ave S
Williams Lake, BC V2G 1E8
250-392-6585
~ $20.00 PP
Link: https://williamslakestampede.com/
Sept 5
Williams Lake to Bella Coola
281 miles
Hotel
Cumbrian Inn
619 Cliff St
Bella Coola, BC
250-799-5731
~ 150.00 PP
Link: n/a
Sept 6
Bella Coola to Williams Lake
281 miles
Camping
Stampede Campgrounds
Stampeded Park
800 Mackenzie Ave S
Williams Lake, BC V2G 1E8
250-392-6585
~ $20.00 PP
Link: Williams Lake Stampede
Sept 7
Williams Lake to Houston
337 miles
Motel
Pleasant Valley Motel
3030 Hwy 16W
Houston, BC V0J IZ0
250-845-2246
~ $160.00 pretax / per night
Link: https://www.pleasantvalleymotel.ca/
Sept 8
Houston to Stewart
243 miles
Hotel
Ripley Creek Inn
305 5th Ave
Stewart, BC VOT 1WO
250-636-2344
~ $145.00 pretax / pre night
Link: https://ripleycreekinn.com/
Sept 9
Stewart to Iskut
194 miles
Camping
Red Goat Lodge
Iskut, BC V0J IK0
250-234-3261
~ $25.00 PP
Link: http://www.redgoatlodge.ca/
Sept 10
Iskut to Watson Lake
216 miles
Motel
A Nicer Motel
705 Frank Trail
Watson Lake, YT
867-536-4639
~ $179.99 pre tax / per night
Link: https://anicermotel.com/
Sept 11
Watson Lake to Skagway
319 miles
Camping
Skagway RV Parks / Garden City
In town between 15th & 17th on State St
907-612-0264
~ $11.00 PP
Link: Garden City RV Park
Sept 12 – Sept 15
Skagway to Bellinghma, WA
Ferry
Sept 441 miles from Bellingham WA to Sandpoint ID on Highway 20
Tunnel Mountain Campground in Banff
Part of the Icefield Parkway scenery. I am riding a 1994 BMW R100RT.
The road to Bella Coola has about 40 miles of good dirt. First 20 miles gently uphill, second 20 STEEP downhill, no guardrail and long drop-offs. Very scenic and fun. Highly recommend. Better on a GS but if you slow down and are careful, doable on an RT.
Hotel in Stewart Canada. Really quaint and bucolic town. Again.....highly recommend.
I have used this forum and gained a lot of info on a variety of topics. Now I hope to contribute something. This is my trip through British Columbia, and into Skagway Alaska, then home. I hope this helps if someone is considering this trip.
Link to heavily edited video of trip. About 5 minutes long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3zyYjxR6_Y&t=15s
We started in Sandpoint Idaho and rode to Banff the first day. Stayed in the campground there. The next day we rode the "Icefield parkway" considered to be one of the most scenic roads in the world. It probably is. It was spectacular. Then we worked our way across BC, mostly going west until we got to Bella Coola. A great ride and a neat town. The next day it was back to Williams Lake as there are no other roads out there. Then we turned more NW and rode up to Kitwanga where we picked up the Cassiar Highway. A very scenic, good road, with little traffic for the next 400 miles, ultimately into Watson Lake, then into Skagway Alaska. At Skagway we took the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry to Bellingham WA, then rode highway 20 back to sandpoint.
Highlights
Icefield Parkway
Ride to Bella Coola and Back
Ride into Stewart/Hyder
Cassiar
Ride into Skagway
Highway 20 from Bellingham to Sandpoint
Here is daily info. Where we stayed, contact info, and daily millages to get there. With this you will be able to figure out the route very easily. Not many roads out there.
Costs are in US dollars. Canada at about .75 at that time.....so a 200 dollar hotel was closer to 150 a night.
14 days, 3132 miles, 63.6 gallons, 49 mpg, rode 11 days, average 284 miles per day.
Sept 2
Sandpoint to Banff
290 miles
Camping
Tunnel Mountain Village I Campground
Tent Site H61
Accessed through the Canadian Park System
403-762-1550
~ $50.00 per site
Link: n/a
Sept 3
Banff to Blue River
310 miles
Hotel
Glacier Mountain Lodge
869 Shell Rd
IJ0 Blue River, BC
250-673-2393
~ $224.87 total / breakfast included
Link: https://glaciermountainlodge.com/
Sept 4
Blue River to Williams Lake
211 miles
Camping
Stampede Campgrounds
Stampeded Park
800 Mackenzie Ave S
Williams Lake, BC V2G 1E8
250-392-6585
~ $20.00 PP
Link: https://williamslakestampede.com/
Sept 5
Williams Lake to Bella Coola
281 miles
Hotel
Cumbrian Inn
619 Cliff St
Bella Coola, BC
250-799-5731
~ 150.00 PP
Link: n/a
Sept 6
Bella Coola to Williams Lake
281 miles
Camping
Stampede Campgrounds
Stampeded Park
800 Mackenzie Ave S
Williams Lake, BC V2G 1E8
250-392-6585
~ $20.00 PP
Link: Williams Lake Stampede
Sept 7
Williams Lake to Houston
337 miles
Motel
Pleasant Valley Motel
3030 Hwy 16W
Houston, BC V0J IZ0
250-845-2246
~ $160.00 pretax / per night
Link: https://www.pleasantvalleymotel.ca/
Sept 8
Houston to Stewart
243 miles
Hotel
Ripley Creek Inn
305 5th Ave
Stewart, BC VOT 1WO
250-636-2344
~ $145.00 pretax / pre night
Link: https://ripleycreekinn.com/
Sept 9
Stewart to Iskut
194 miles
Camping
Red Goat Lodge
Iskut, BC V0J IK0
250-234-3261
~ $25.00 PP
Link: http://www.redgoatlodge.ca/
Sept 10
Iskut to Watson Lake
216 miles
Motel
A Nicer Motel
705 Frank Trail
Watson Lake, YT
867-536-4639
~ $179.99 pre tax / per night
Link: https://anicermotel.com/
Sept 11
Watson Lake to Skagway
319 miles
Camping
Skagway RV Parks / Garden City
In town between 15th & 17th on State St
907-612-0264
~ $11.00 PP
Link: Garden City RV Park
Sept 12 – Sept 15
Skagway to Bellinghma, WA
Ferry
Sept 441 miles from Bellingham WA to Sandpoint ID on Highway 20
Tunnel Mountain Campground in Banff
Part of the Icefield Parkway scenery. I am riding a 1994 BMW R100RT.
The road to Bella Coola has about 40 miles of good dirt. First 20 miles gently uphill, second 20 STEEP downhill, no guardrail and long drop-offs. Very scenic and fun. Highly recommend. Better on a GS but if you slow down and are careful, doable on an RT.
Hotel in Stewart Canada. Really quaint and bucolic town. Again.....highly recommend.
