HYDER BASE CAMP HOSTEL
Hyder, Alaska / Stewart, B.C.    www.hyderhostel.com

"...the essential overnight stop along the Cassiar Highway"

facilities
things to do
activities
nightlife

how to get here

Internet/email access, public phone access, parking, laundry access, no lockout, no curfew

Hyder Base Camp Hostel is a simple cabin hostel offering basic accommodations in the idyllic surroundings of Portland Canal.

things to do

Hyder is home to world renown Fish Creek Bear Observatory (July-Sept). The area teams with wildlife both at upper alpine elevations as well on the tidal flats. Bald eagle viewing at Eagle Point.  View countless glaciers, beginning with Bear Glacier along the scenic drive to Hyder/Stewart. Salmon Glacier, North America's 5th largest Glacier can be viewed a short distance from Hyder.

activities

Trail hiking, ice climbing, wildlife photography, boating, exploring.

nightlife

The Sealaska Inn features a frontier style eatery and pub which is located directly across the street from the hostel. This facility is a perfect example of life in rural Alaska. Stay a while and get to know the friendly folks at the pub!

So who knows about this place Hyder, Alaska?

Hyder is a place that visitors traveling the Cassiar are discovering, however most Alaskans even know exist. Hyder is relatively isolated from much of the mainstream tourism and as it is tucked up in Portland Canal, few Alaskans ever remember it when they cite the towns and villages of Southeast. Although Hyder is an Alaskan  town, it is on the Canadian telephone exchange, uses primarily Canadian funds and relies for many of its needs from its Canadian neighbour Stewart, B.C. The needs of both towns are so intertwined that one town could not exist without the other. "Unique" is a word that usually is used to describe this corner of the Southeast Alaska & British Columbia that has so much to offer and be discovered.

Rustic Base Camp
An excellent value, dry and clean accommodations, centrally located

Outstanding Wildlife Eagle and wildlife viewing outside your door!

Salmon Glacier
World's largest road accessible glacier just up the road!

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