Attractions

• Clements Lake Recreation Site

  Eight miles north of Stewart along Highway 37A is Clements Lake Recreation Site. From May to October Clements Lake offers good opportunities for picnicking, canoeing, camping and a sandy beach for swimming.

• Fish Creek Wildlife Viewing Area

  Hyder offers access to the some of the best bear viewing in the Inside Passage. From late July to September, you can head six miles north of town to the Fish Creek Bridge Wildlife Viewing Area to watch and photograph brown and black bears as they feast on chum and pink salmon runs. The U.S. Forest Service has constructed a viewing platform here and has interpreters on-site during summer to help visitors understand what they’re watching.

• International Days Festival

  Stewart and Hyder join hands to stage International Days every year from July 1-4. The four-day event includes children's games, a scavenger hunt, craft sales, several parades, pancake breakfasts and fireworks in Hyder on the 4th of July

• Salmon Glacier

  From Hyder you can also reach Salmon Glacier, the fifth largest in Canada and a spectacular sight. The glacier is a 25-mile drive along Granduc Road that starts in Hyder at sea level and follows the Salmon River to its birthplace, the Salmon Glacier, a climb of 4,300 feet into the British Columbia alpine. The view is mesmerizing as you can gaze down on Salmon Glacier and the valley it has carved. During the drive you pass several old gold mines including the famous Premier Gold Mine - now called Westmin Gold-, which has been in operation off and on since the 1920s.

• Stewart Historical Museum

  Preserving both Stewart and Hyder's history is this museum in downtown Stewart. Open from May through September, the Stewart Historical Museum has exhibits that trace Hyder from its heyday. There are also display with a collection of movie props from Hollywood movies that have been filmed in the area including “Insomnia,” “Bear Island,” “Iceman” and “Leaving Normal.”