Dawson Creek, Canada Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Arrive in DAWSON CREEK (pop. 11,500) late and leave early: except for a small museum next to the town's eye-catching red grain hopper, and the obligatory photograph of the cairn marking Mile Zero of the Alaska Hwy, there's almost nothing to do here for most casual visitors except eat and sleep. Contact the infocentre at the museum, 900 Alaska Ave (daily 9am–6pm, longer hours in summer; tel 782-9595, dctourin@pris.bc.ca ), for details of the motels – there are several, mostly concentrated on the Alaska Hwy northeast of town. One of the nicer places is the Trail Inn , 1748 Alaska Ave (tel 782-8595 … more »