Vanderhoof

Vanderhoof is on Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway). It can be reached by traveling west from Prince George or traveling east from Prince Rupert and Smithers.

See also: Rail travel in Canada

• 🌍 Vanderhoof station. Vanderhoof station is a flag stop, so reservations are required. (updated Oct 2023)
  • VIA Rail Canada, toll-free: +1-888-842-7245. Operates a route between Jasper and Prince Rupert with stops in McBride, Prince George, Vanderhoof, Burns Lake, Houston, Smithers, New Hazelton, Kitwanga, and Terrace. There is an overnight stop in Prince George, where passengers will need to book sleeping accommodations. The train travels during the daytime, taking two days in each direction. There is an overnight stop in Prince George, where passengers will need to book sleeping accommodations. Travel time to Prince George from Jasper is 7.5 hours. Travel time to Vanderhoof from Prince George is 2 hours, from Burns Lake is 2 hours, from Smithers is 4 hours, from Terrace is 8.25 hours, and from Prince Rupert is 10.25 hours. Jasper is also a stop for The Canadian, which travels between Vancouver and Toronto. (updated Apr 2022)

• BC Bus North, ☏ +1-844-564-7494. Twice per week bus service between Prince George and Prince Rupert with stops in Vanderhoof, Fraser Lake, Burns Lake, Houston, Smithers, New Hazelton, Kitwanga, and Terrace, and Port Edward. Travel time to Vanderhoof from Prince George is 1.5 hours, from Prince Rupert is 9.75 hours, from Smithers is 4.5 hours, and from Terrace is 7.75 hours. Fare is $40 to $65, depending on distance. (updated Apr 2021)

• 🌍 BC Transit (Bulkley Nechako Regional Transit System), Co-op Food Store, 188 Stewart St E. BC Transit operates bus route 161 between Prince George and Burns Lake, running Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays stopping at Vanderhoof. (updated Jul 2018)

Fort St. James is a former fur trading post 60 km north of Vanderhoof on Stuart Lake, now a town of 4500 people .

• 🌍 Fort St. James National Historic Site, Kwah Rd, Fort St. James, ☏ +1 250-996-7191, fax: +1 250-996-8566. June-Sept: daily 9AM-5PM. Restored wooden 1806 North West Company trading post on the southern shores of Stuart Lake, where Hudson Bay fur traders did business with the Carrier First Nations. $7.80. (updated Apr 2023)

• 🌍 Nechako Valley Exhibition, Nechako Valley Exhibition Grounds, ☏ +1 250-567-3011. One weekend, mid-August, on 42-acre fairgrounds. Fall fair in September. 
• Wild Goose Chase. May. Run, jog or walk either 5km or 8km to chase the great goose through Vanderhoof. 

• 🌍 Coachlight Motel and RV Park, 2110 Highway 16 East, ☏ +1 250-567-2614, fax: +1 250-567-2501. Full-service RV park including water, sewer, power, cable, wireless internet. Twelve-room motel with some two-room suites and kitchenettes; all rooms have a fridge, microwave and coffee maker. 
• 🌍 North Country Inn, 2625 Burrard Ave, ☏ +1 250-567-3047, fax: +1 250-567-2308. Motel with German/Canadian family restaurant (7AM-9:30PM daily, +1 250-567-3048). Open year-round. 
• 🌍 Siesta Inn, 230 Highway 16 West, ☏ +1 250-567-2365, toll-free: +1-800-914-3388, fax: +1 250-567-2393. A 14-unit motel with four full-size kitchenettes, one two-room suite with kitchen and nine twin rooms with 2 queen beds, fridge, microwave and coffee maker. Wi-fi and wired Internet, pet-friendly rooms available. 

• 🌍 Nechako Lodge, 2500 500 Rd (95 km SW of Vanderhoof at Knewstubb Lake), ☏ +1 250-412-2665. Remote lakefront lodge with cabins, camping, fishing, canoeing, and hiking. $87-262/double. 
• 🌍 Stellako Lodge and Resort, Francois Lake Road, Fraser Lake, ☏ +1 250-699-6695. Seasonal riverside cottages, cabins and camping on Stellako River (mid-May to Thanksgiving). Trailer hook-ups, laundry, showers, fly and lake fishing, recreation room. Swiss cuisine by reservation (Th-Su).