Dease Lake BC
Junction of Cassiar Highway with Telegraph Creek Road.This road is 112.8 km/70 miles long and leads to Telegraph Creek at the head of Stikine River and is not suitable for large vehicles or vehicles towing trailers.
There are no services along the road but Telegraph Creek has a gas station, store, RCMP station, post office. Check locally for road conditions. 489.5Hotel Creek.
501.3Parking.
502.4Serpentine Creek.
508.7Parking.
512.3Parking.
513.3Halfmoon Creek.
517Rest area with view of Dease Lake, tables, toilets and visitor map.
518.6Parking area on the shore of Dease Lake, picnic table.
522.8Parking.
526Black Creek.
529Sawmill Point Recreation Site, access road to Dease Lake. Fishing for Lake Trout. Highway paved northbound to junction with Alaska Highway. Gravel southbound to km 502.9/mile 312.5.
530.2Dease Lake. Deserted gold rush community of Laketon can be seen across Dease Lake. Steamboats, once part of the route to the Atlin and Klondike gold fields, docked here.
531Dorothy Creek.
536Beady Creek.
538.4Parking.
541.6Parking.
544Packer Tom Creek.
546Elbow Lake.
554.7Pyramid Creek.
556Dease River, parking.
563.4Parking.
564Parking beside Pine Tree Lake, good grayling fishing.
572.8Cotton Lake.
573.8Parking with litter barrel.
581.1Cottonwood River.
582.6Cottonwood River rest area, reached by 1/2 km/.3 mile side road.
590Simmons Lake. Fishing for lake trout. Limited Access.
592.8Twin Lakes, parking.
594Vines and Puppies Hideaway. One private cabin on Vines Lake that offers a relaxing wilderness accommodation. Dinner and breakfast included. 250-644-1061 www.vinesandpuppies.ca
595.4Limestone Creek.
596Lang Lake.
601McDame Lake.
601.8Troutline Creek.
603Jade City (pop 30); Named for the jade deposits from the Princess Jade Mine, 132 km/82 miles east, one of the largest jade claims in the world.
Cassiar Mountain Jade Store. This family owned business has mined and designed unique jade pieces for over 30 years. Come in and enjoy the interactive mining museum, jade picture gallery, and free jade tours. 250-239-5233 604.7Cassiar Junction, no services, no admittance.
605Snow Creek, parking.
606McDame Creek.
611.53rd North Fork Creek, parking.
611.9-Parking.
613.2Parking with litter barrel.
613.92nd North Fork Creek.
618Parking with information sign on Cassiar Gold Rush.
618.1Centerville. Once populated by 3,000 gold miners. A 72-ounce nugget was discovered here in 1877, but by 1878 much of the gold had been removed and the fortune seekers had moved on. Centerville Placer Mines Ltd., is mining this area again.
618.21st North Fork Creek.
625.3Good Hope Lake.
626.1Good Hope Lake, small Native Village. Limited services.
627.6Parking beside Aeroplane Lake.
629Dry Creek.
631.9Mud Lake.
638.5Tā Ch’ilā (Boya Lake) Provincial Park reached by 2 km/1.6 mile side road. 45 camp sites, water, toilets, and boat launch. Fishing. 1.5 km hiking trail. Fee $12.
645.6Chief Creek.
648Beaverdam Creek.
649.5Rest Area, picnic tables. Good views of Horse Ranch Mountain Range. Visitor Information Map.
653Baking Powder Creek.
667French Creek Recreation Area. Camping.
677.328-Mile Creek.
681.8Wheeler Lake.
691.3Blue River Bridge, parking at both ends of bridge.
697Blue Lake, parking area with picnic tables and boat launch.
700Mud Hill Creek.
714Cormier Creek, parking.
718.6High Lake, parking area..
720.1BC/Yukon Border, parking.
722.6Albert Creek.
723.6Alaska Highway and Junction 37 Services. Fuel and campground. The Cassiar Junction is at km 1002 on the Alaska Highway.