to several days. The area surrounding Telegraph Creek holds five British Columbia Provincial parks: Stikine River Provincial Park and Mount Edziza Provincial Park (both located near Telegraph Creek) Great Glacier Provincial Park ( to the southwest) Choquette Hot Springs Provincial Park (southwest of Telegraph Creek) Border Lake Provincial Park ( to the south) Access The road between Dease Lake, BC and Telegraph Creek is beautiful but rough, with of gravel, steep gradients (up to 20%), narrow passages along canyon walls with no guardrails, and sharp-angled switchbacks. Only the first stretch is paved. Telegraph Creek Road (also called Hwy. 51) should be driven with caution and awareness; it is suitable for most vehicles but is not recommended for large RVs and travel trailers. One source indicates that "the road is prone to washouts and rock slides". At times when the road is closed, the government of BC provides warnings on its www.DriveBC.ca Web site. The community can also be reached by water, via the Stikine River from Alaska and by air. Notable people from Telegraph Creek Dempsey Bob, carver Dale Campbell, carver See also Telegraph Creek Airport Telegraph Creek Water Aerodrome Iskut, British Columbia References External links British Columbia.com - Telegraph Creek Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Tahltan Stikine Country Populated places in the Regional District of Kitimat–Stikine Hudson's Bay Company trading posts Populated places on the Stikine River