The immense Northern Rockies wilderness area is becoming known as an eco-adventure destination. It is 85,808 square kilometres (9500 square miles), which comprises approximately 10% of the total area of the province of British Columbia.

The region is home to several provincial parks including Stone Mountain Provincial Park (with Summit Lake and the famed Wokkpash area), 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 specialty 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 by the Rocky Mountains, this region offers some of the most spectacular scenery and abundance of wildlife in North America.