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Mackenzie | British Columbia

**The page created by Shamsher Singh Pannu | Abhayjeet Singh | College of New Caledonia ** | Photo: view on Mackenzie from Morfee Mountain, RTBoughner, Wikimedia Commons

Region:

Northern BC

Known For:

Williston Lake | World’s largest tree crusher | Forestry town | Powder King Mountain Resort (“Whistler of the North”) | Morfee Mountain | Snowmobiling | Northern wilderness

Best For:

Snow Adventures | Snowmobiling | Ski Trips | Northern Road Trips

Heather – Dina Lakes

Outdoor

Mackenzie is surrounded by a mostly-wild landscape with countless opportunities for exploring the Rocky Mountains on foot. Heather – Dina Lakes is one of them. This is a British Columbia provincial park located on Williston Lake's eastern shore.

Mackenzie Tree Crusher

Kids & Family Selfie Spot

Mackenzie’s “G175 Tree Crusher” cleared over 2500 acres of forest in preparation for the flooding of Williston Reservoir in the mid-1960s. The G175 Tree Crusher, manufactured by LeTourneau, was built specifically for land clearing. It is the only self-powered tree-crushing machine of its size.

Powder King, “Whistler of the North”

Outdoor

Nestled in the pristine wilderness of the Canadian Rockies in Northern BC, Powder King Ski Resort offers the best of the great outdoors. It is located in the center of the Pine Pass in Northern British Columbia, 40 minutes from Mackenzie.

Mackenzie & District Museum

History

Mackenzie & District Museum highlights the First Nations people, explorers, prospectors, trappers, and settlers who have left their mark in our valley from Summit Lake to Sefton Pass. The museum has a series of Marge McDougall's original paintings of Fort Grahame's First Nations residents.

Little Mac Ski Hill

Outdoor

Little Mac Ski Hill, also known as Little Mac, is a community-run ski area in the northern Rocky Mountain Trench. There is one tow lift in the field, with a vertical differential of 90 meters. The longest run measures 210 meters.

Mackenzie Visitor Centre

History

The Mackenzie Visitor Centre is unusual – it is housed in a restored railway caboose, a historical relic. An aerial view of Mackenzie is portrayed on a billboard sign, along with business ads reminding tourists of everything that Mackenzie has to offer.

Mackenzie Nature Observatory

Outdoor

There are hundreds of species of our feathered friends to be spotted around Mackenzie, including plenty of rare migratory birds, stopping in for a brief rest on long journeys. To monitor bird migrations, the Mackenzie Nature Observatory maintains a bird banding station at Mugaha Marsh in Mackenzie.

Gataiga Lake

Outdoor

Within 15 minutes of Mackenzie is this tiny, common location. Any night of the week, this is the perfect spot for a lakeside barbeque. The site has simple facilities as well as a cartop boat launch.