salmon glacier

We had to wait until August for the snow to melt off the road. Once we got up there, the view was stunning.I'd advise to wait until even later in the season until the salmon run starts and the bears go fishing. Then make your trip a two-for-one.

Nice little village with R/V camp grounds, Must see are the bear watching platform and the salmon glacier, its so beautiful most of the time that its open the later in the year the less mosquitoes and you can keep driving with care for miles going back into Canada. Keep an eye on weather for snow don't get caught up in the mountains in the snow. Taking pictures as you go the ride will take all day,can be done in a small R/V and spend the night. Most people return for a second or third time like the rest of Alaska

The glacier is awesome especially when it's sunny....Only one negative thing, in August there are a myriad of mosquitoes ! But it's worth it !!!

While the bear viewing is seasonal and spotty at best at Fish Creek the Salmon Glacier will always be there to provide a spectacular show! We made the drive from Hyder to the Gran Duc mine in mid Sep 2014 in our pickup. Would not recommend this road for RVs. The glacier views are truly spectacular as you progress up the mountain you eventually get high enough that you can look down on the moraine and up to the top. It is almost as good as flying over the glacier in a helo! The debris field represented by the moraine is very well defined and has a lot of character. It took us 8 hours to make the 8 mile trip up and back as we had to keep stopping to view the different scenery. There is a lot more to see than just the Salmon Glacier. There are several other smaller glaciers and numerous waterfalls and old homestead sites to see. Will definitely make this drive again.

Beautiful drive up into the mountains to see this glacier. be warned-lots of bugs when you get there! Our trip up this road plus seeing the bears made for an unforgettable day.

About ten years ago, I came across a paperback book that focused on British Columbia and the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. I wanted to see Banff, Jasper, Yoho, Glacier,Nat'l Parks of Canada. I ran across a small passage within the book that went on for a few pages of Hyder, AK and Stewart Canada which are separated by a border but just two miles apart.From that moment the main emphasis became getting to Hyder, Ak with the Canadian Rockies secondary. I took my trip flying to Spokane, WA Aug 11th 2014 and renting an unlimited mileage car that could go to Canada from Budget. My trip was just over two weeks. my first week basically covered the Canadian Rockies. Magnificent! From Seattle, Wa (992) and or Spokane, Wa (1112), Hyder is about 1000 miles of beautifully paved road. Getting there from anchorage, Ak is 1354 miles per Google1. I am able to say now that I was in Alaska and drove there. 2. The Salmon Glacier is awesome up a gravel road about 15 miles out of Hyder .paved out to Fish Creek. I took a Kia Forte. Yes it was a bit scary being a flat lander from Chicago. But I did it. I would not drive if snow or ice was present. Many videos on U tube of entire drive mostly motorcycles. 3. Viewing grizzlies,black bears, a wolf munching on salmon at the Fish Creek viewing platform. Five dollar fee unless you have a Natl Park pass. Then free if over 62. 4. Ate at the Seafood Express, a converted school bus. Robin Williams dined there while filming "Insomnia"5. The last three hundred miles to Hyder from Smithers is magnificent scenery including Totem poles at Kitwanga. The last fifty miles into Hyder is even better. Waterfalls, Cascades, more glaciers, animals ETC6. Hyder is an old almost abandoned mining town that was 10,000 people in the early 1900's Now less a hundred citizens. I think Stewart is about 500 to 800 souls7. Five star accommodations do not exist here, but I loved it.8. Hyder and Stewart both sit an the end of the Portland Canal an 80 mile fjord actually that is sea level and tankers and ferries have accessed it in the past. The scenery surrounding these towns is breathtaking. You need a passport. Hyder has a post office but no police force, no schools or churchesThere really is not a very good internet site. Search Hyder, Alaska under the internet and go to UTube and search Hyder, or Salmon Glacier, Fish Creek etc. Town is about 70 miles mostly East of Ketchikan and a bit North. No cell service at either town but I was able to call the states for 4 Canadian quarters (15 minutes good deal) at a Stewart hotel on a public phone in the lobby. They have two there and a few elsewhere in town.If others call Hyder a dump. Trust me they are wrong! It is dumpier!! LOL I loved itIt is at the end of civilization. Bears are there all the time but viewing them at the Creek fishing salmon goes mid July to mid Sept with Aug being prime time. The best recommendation I can give, is that searching these forums on the internet before embarking on my trip was how many Alaskan and British Columbia natives highly recommended not to miss this town.

I spent 3 weeks on a road trip through British Columbia and Alaska, and some of the best pictures came from Salmon Glacier. If you can swing it, drive up there at sunrise, then lean back and look around for awhile. Actually, if you're camping, you can camp up there (well, at least some folks did).

The scenery was spectacular, we saw several bears on our drive up to the Glacier. This Glacier is enormous and the view from the road is breathtaking

the river was high and alot of pot-holes on the dirt road part. we took our chevy cruze up there but should of brought our jeep. you do have to pass Hyder Alaska to get into this Canadian gem of a glacier.

The word awesome is much overused these days, but in this case it's apt. This is the only place where you can drive to a vantage point above a massive glacier and look down on it. I think you definitely want to see it. It's actually in BC, Canada, but you have to drive from Hyder, AK, USA to get there. Take the highway north out of Hyder and go 23 km/14mi beyond where the pavement ends. On the unpaved portion, it's washboardy in places, and you have to dodge some potholes, but clearance is not a problem. You can do it in a sedan.

There's really nothing like this place. Do yourself a favour and not look at photos. It's one of NW BC's true gems. The drive is world class, and do-able in cars. Take your time. Once at the main glacier look out, do a hike up the hillside just east of the road. Some unmarked trails lead to even better views of the glacier and mountains all around. Any trip to Stewart is not complete with this must-do side excursion.

After 20 km. on a narrow road, you are exposed to the most spectacular sight in the world! Truly a "top of the world" experience! We visited on a mostly cloudy day, and although the glacier was not highlighted in brilliant blue hues, the visuals were stunning! Impossible to imagine being able to drive to this sight. Apparently the world's ONLY glacier accessible by road! There was even a man at the top selling post cards, and books about the area!!

There is not much to do in Hyder, unless you are a woodsman. If you travel with your family, be sure to enjoy the views on the ride as that is half the trip. Bring warm clothes even in summer when visiting the viewpoint as you are standing next to a huge ice cube. Bring extra snacks or a packed lunch as this is not a touristy place (but don't hike with the food for bear safety) And your PASSPORT. My husband and I spoke with the 'glacier expert' (a man selling dvds of his camping under the glacier and bear encounters) and he said that the road closing sign is a farce and that our 2 wheel drive small SUV could go further. So we did, and then stopped when the incline was too steep but we were not in a 'falling rocks area'. We hiked around for like a half hour and came to the edge of a cliff. I felt like I was in another world. Other friends in our travelling group (with 4 wheel drive SUVs) went further and came back with fear in their eyes from the rough terrain and dodgy roads. If you are a curious person, ask around or research glaciers before you get there, because you may be the only one there and have no one to ask "why are there black lines on each side" (from sediment run off as the glacier carves the mountain.

I was there and drove up to view it.. It so great see this glacier.. The road was something else to drive, out come it was worth it....

The Glacier highway is a very beautiful drive. Its pinnacle at the salmon glacier is something to behold. I have flown around that area in a helicopter many times and it is one of my favorite places on earth