Fort Nelson is a major Alaska Highway stopover destination and is a comfortable drive from either `Mile 0' at Dawson Creek or Watson Lake in the Yukon. Situated in the northeast corner of British Columbia, Fort Nelson marks Mile 300 on the Alaska Highway. It's a modern, thriving community with an economy based on forestry, oil and gas with an increasing emphasis on area services and tourism. In addition to having the world famous Alaska Highway as its main street, Fort Nelson is also served by air and rail transportation and a barging sector that serves industry in both the near and far north. Located here are Canada's largest gas processing plant and two of the largest wood products operations in British Columbia. Fort Nelson sits at the centre of the Northern Rockies wilderness area, and is becoming known as an eco-adventure destination. The region is home to several provincial parks including Stone Mountain Provincial Park, Muncho Lake Provincial Park, and Liard River Provincial Park, where the Liard Hot Springs provides year-round swimming and nurtures one of the world's unique ecosystems. The area is a world-class destination for cross-country skiing, wildlife viewing, photography, backpacking, wilderness canoeing and kayaking, trail riding, river boating and a myriad of other outdoor activities. In addition, the Fort Nelson region is famous for speciality tourism markets such as fly-in fishing and big game hunting. Ribboned with thousands of kilometres of rivers, dotted by hundreds of lakes, and crowned Rocky Mountains, this regions offers some of the most spectacular scenery and abundance of wildlife in North America. Fort Nelson epitomizes the small town community spirit and legendary hospitality of the North, both through its everyday welcome to you, and its "Welcome Visitor" program. Let Fort Nelson's citizens entertain you in their own unique way, introducing you to the community and its heritage with a series of volunteer speakers several evenings a week during the summer.