Prince Rupert Part of the BC Adventure Network. Over 5 million web site visitors annually ! Accommodations & Adventures   |  City Information

Where the Yellowhead Highway 16 meets the Pacific, you'll find Prince Rupert, and en route you will drive along one of the most scenic stretches of highway in the world. Named after the first governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, the city of Prince Rupert was elected to be the western terminus of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The city is now more than a railway terminus, it is heavily supported by the commercial fishery and seafood processing industries, as well as by a pulp mill. As home to Canada's deepest ice-free harbor, Prince Rupert is also a major shipping port. Room Reservations in: Prince Rupert Tourism is becoming increasingly important to the area as more and more people are coming to fish and cruise the scenic West Coast. Prince Rupert acts as a base for those wanting to take advantages of the adventures waiting just off the coast or on the mainland; whalewatching, sea kayaking or fishing, hunting, hiking and backcountry expeditions are all close at hand. The spectacular scenery in the area constantly changes from ocean waterfalls to river rapids or rainforest and mountain peaks. Whether you want to watch whales on the ocean or glimpse a grizzly in the new Grizzly Sanctuary (45 km northeast of Prince Rupert), this area with its amazing variety of activities and scenery can provide the outdoor enthusiast with endless possibilities. Accommodation/Adventure Providers Haa-nee-naa Lodge: From a cove on the northern Dundas Island, overlooking the Alaska Panhandle, we have one of BC’s most northerly saltwater salmon fishing lodges. Enjoy un-crowded fishing experiences, along with breathtaking scenery and wildlife. more King Pacific Lodge: The most luxurious wilderness lodge ever built, it’s designed for absolute comfort, & captures spectacular views of the landscape. Enjoy a remarkably civilized place in the midst of wilderness with one-of-a-kind wilderness experience packages for you to enjoy... more Ocean Adventures: Ocean Adventures invites you to experience remote and spectacular BC locations while enjoying the luxury accommodations and gourmet cuisine aboard the 54-foot motor yacht the Great Bear ll. You will enjoy unparalleled wildlife viewing and whale watching. more Oona River Retreat: Oona River Retreat is an eco-tourism lodge offering you a variety of weekend and weeklong adventure packages including Ocean Fishing, Sea Kayaking, Eco-Tourism, and Scuba Diving. At Oona River Retreat you can also customize your own adventure package. more Seashore Charters: Enjoy natural discovery excursions and discover the ancestral lands, waters, and culture of the first nations people. We offer Marine & Whale Discovery Cruises, explore the Great Bear Rainforest, cultural Pike Island, and the rest of this beautiful coastal re... more Thunder 1 Adventures: Come experience the adventure of a lifetime aboard the MV Thunder 1. World class salmon and halibut fishing, spectacular whale and marine life viewing, gourmet meals, it all awaits you aboard your private yacht in the pristine wilderness of Northern BC. more Tsimshian Haidaway Fishing & Adventures: Our sportfishing charter company is located Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlottes) and Prince Rupert. You’ll receive the highest quality of service … and our First Nations, Haida and Tsimshian guides are well trained and specialize in proving the best sports fishing. more Westcoast Fishing Adventures: Imagine hooking onto spring, king, silver, red, chinook, tyee, coho, sockeye, pink, dog, chum - a cast & your fly landing gently on the water drifting through the deep tail-out – and rarely another fisherman in site. Experience it with Westcoast Fishing Adven... more Westwind Tugboat Adventures: North America’s original tugboat adventure. Enjoy wilderness fishing for trophy salmon and halibut plus Luxury cruising on the beautiful "Inside Passage" of BC. Follow the Fish to Langara Island, Prince Rupert and Bella Bella regions. Only 8 & 12 guests. more White River Helicopters: At White River Helicopters a wide variety of flying adventures await you. Be the first to carve lines in fresh snow Heli-Skiing, enjoy breath taking Heli-Hiking, exclusive Heli-Fishing and spectacular Heli-Touring. more City Information Population: 16,620 Climate: Summer Average: 15.5 C • Winter Average: -2.2 C Precipitation: 236.9 cm/yr Main Industries: fishing, pulp and paper, grain and lumber exports, regional service centre, tourism, forestry Access: Travel connections through Prince Rupert are easy and diverse. It is a hub for ferry, rail and air traffic as well as being the western end of the Yellowhead Highway 16. There are regular ferry sailing from Prince Rupert to Alaska, the Queen Charlotte Islands and Vancouver Island. Numerous charter boats are eager to provide transportation to smaller communities or to take you on a sea adventure. Rail connections to this western terminus for VIA Rail, can be made from points south and north, bringing you through magnificent, world renowned scenery . As well as daily jet service from Vancouver, there are charter planes available to take visitors to floating lodges and backcountry destinations Room Reservations in: Prince Rupert Accommodations: As well as two private RV equipped campsites (Parkside and Kinnickinick), there are two provincial parks in the vicinity - Diana Lake and Prudhomme lake. There is also a wide variety of hotels, motels and lodges to choose from. Fishing lodges and backcounty resorts are also close at hand and accessible through a variety of methods. Recreation Facilities & Activities: golf course, racquet courts, Performing Arts Centre, aquatic centre, ice arena, fitness centres, bowling alley, theatres, deep sea and freshwater fishing, "flightseeing", helirafting, hiking, biking, kayaking, wildlife viewing. Local Attractions: Archaeological, aboriginal, city, and harbour tours. Oldfield Creek Hatchery, Heritage Walking tours, native arts, North Pacific Cannery Museum, Kwinitsa Railway Museum, the Museum of Northern BC and Carving Shed, Firehall Museum, Pacific Mariners Memorial Park, Sunken Gardens, totem poles, Oliver Lake Dwarf Forest (natural bonsai trees), Rainbow and Taylor lakes, Khutzeymateen/K'tzim-a-diin Grizzly Sanctuary (45 km northeast of Prince Rupert). For Visitor Information: Prince Rupert Visitor Info Centre 100-215 Cow Bay Road, Prince Rupert, BC, V8J 1A2 Tel: (250) 624-5637 Toll Free: 1-800-667-1994 Fax (250) 627-0992 E-mail: PRTravel@citytel.net