Visitor
Information Centre
The Hudson's Hope Visitor Centre, located
in classic log building in beautiful Beattie
Park. The staff will be happy to provide
you with any services or information that
you may require. You can contact us at information
shown below or stop by the Visitor Center.
At the Visitor Centre there is free internet
access and public washrooms. Beattie Park
is a charming green space which has picnic
tables, a gazebo and a playground.
Hope to see you soon.
Hudson's Hope Visitor Centre
9555 Beattie Drive
Box 330
Hudson's Hope, BC V0C 1V0
Tel: (250) 783-9154 Fax: (250) 783-5598 May
- October
Tel: (250) 783-9901 Fax: (250) 783-5741 November
- April
Email :visitorinfo@hudsonshope.ca or during winter months district@hudsonshope.ca
Hudson’s
Hope is located on the bank of the Peace
River in the Rocky Mountain foothills of
British Columbia, 90 kilometres west of Fort
St. John and 66 kilometres north of Chetwynd
on Highway 29. Through the commitment, cooperation,
and participation of our residents, we are
a uniquely progressive and safe community.
Hudson’s Hope is the third oldest European
community in British Columbia. It is steeped
in fur trading history, dating back to the
late 1700s and the days of Alexander Mackenzie
and the Northwest Company.
The area is also one of the richest sites
of fossils and dinosaur footprints in the
world. The Hudson’s Hope museum fossil display
is the finest collection in the Peace River
area. Is it any wonder that the town mascot
is a friendly little fellow by the name Dudley
Dinosaur. The history of the area is represented
by artefacts from the early trapping, coal
and placer mining industries.
The fishing
in our area is excellent, with lakes and
rivers full of Rainbow Trout, Arctic Grayling,
White Fish, Lake Trout, Dolly Varden and
Northern Pike. Magnificent scenery, an abundance
of wildlife including bear, wolf, stone sheep,
elk, moose, deer and bald eagles create unlimited
ecological and sight seeing opportunities.
This area is a bird watcher’s paradise. Superb
drinking water, clean air, a warm welcome
and our famous northern hospitality waits
for you in Hudson’s Hope
Twenty minutes from downtown Hudson’s Hope,
one of the largest earth filled dams in the
world, offers scheduled tours of the underground
powerhouse, a collection of hands on exhibits,
and a video presentation. Behind the dam
is Williston Lake, the largest man made reservoir
in North America. It offers excellent fishing
and boating, as well as the opportunity to
find fossils in the surrounding area.
Surrounded by lakes and rivers, Hudson’s
Hope offers a wide range of outdoor recreational
activities including excellent fishing, boating,
water skiing, canoeing, hunting, camping,
hiking, swimming, sailing, and wildlife viewing.
Bald eagles, in particular, are in abundance
and can be viewed and photographed throughout
the year. Hudson’s Hope is a unique place
in today’s busy world. It is blessed with
incredible natural beauty-prairie farmland,
wooded Crown lands and the Peace River with
the Rocky Mountains as a backdrop.
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