High Level

High Level is a town of about 3,160 people (2016) in the Peace River Country region of Alberta and is a stopping point along the Mackenzie Highway.

Understand

High Level marks the northern extent of the Peace River Country, and has one of the northernmost lands suited for agriculture in Canada. The name High Level originated from the height of the land that separates the Peace and the Hay Rivers. The original location was approximately 5.6 km (3.5 mi) north of the present location and along the old Fort Vermilion/Meander River freighting trail, serving as a stopping place, not a settlement. The first fur traders arrived in this area in 1786, but it was not until 1947 that High Level was settled, with development of road access to Fort Vermilion being the primary factor in determining the town's present location. Oil deposits were discovered in the 1960s, and a railway was run to the area in 1963.

Get in

By plane

By car

It is located at the intersection of the Highway 35 (Mackenzie Highway) and Highway 58, approximately 280 km (170 mi) north of Grimshaw and 312 km (194 mi) south of Hay River; it's approximately 733 km (455 mi) north of Edmonton.

By bus

Northern Express bus service from Grande Prairie and Edmonton is suspended since Jan 2021.

Get around

High Level has no public transit system. Rental cars are available at the High Level Airport.

See

  • 🌍 Mackenzie Crossroads Museum and Visitor Centre, 10803 96 Street, ☏ +1 780-926-4811, . Open by appointment. The history and development of the area since the 1900s. The primary exhibit, the β€œNorthern Trading Post”, features over 1600 food and medicine containers, donated by local residents. These, plus other artifacts in use during the late 1800s and early 1900s, are showcased in a typical Trading Post/General Store setting with living quarters attached. Supplementary displays feature farming, trapping, and Native peoples of the region, and a regional historical photo display.

Do

Eat

Sleep

Hotels & motels

Camping

Go next

Routes through High Level
Yellowknife ← Enterprise ← becomes ←  N  S  β†’ Grimshaw β†’ Peace River via


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