James Bay Road website
The James Bay region of northern Quebec

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The James Bay (Baie James) region of northern Quebec is located in northeastern Canada along the eastern side of James Bay. It is a vast wilderness area of taiga/boreal forest, reached by a single road - the very remote James Bay Road (Route de la Baie-James) - 620 km of forest and taiga and not a single town along the way! If you're interested in a long road trip into a very remote part of northeastern Canada, then this is the road - and website - for you! This website is the most comprehensive and detailed source of information about this area and its roads anywhere on the Internet.

If you are here to read about my recent trip up the James Bay Road and the Trans-Taiga Road, CLICK HERE.

If you are here to find the link to my article about this trip on the Canadian Geographic website, CLICK HERE.

 

 
A REMOTE WILD LAND OF EXTREME DISTANCES...
  • THE LONGEST SERVICE-FREE STRETCH OF ROAD IN CANADA
    The 381 km (236 mile) stretch of the James Bay Road that is without services is the longest service-free stretch of road in Canada, and the second longest service-free stretch of road in North America! This is second only by a hair to the Dalton Hwy in Alaska, which has a 394 km (244 mile) stretch without services. The Dempster Hwy running from the Yukon to NWT in Canada has a stretch of 363 km (225 miles) without services.
     
  • THE FARTHEST FROM A TOWN ON A ROAD IN NORTH AMERICA
    The end of the Trans-Taiga Road is 745 km (462 miles) from the nearest town, which is the farthest you can get by road from a town anywhere in North America!
     
  • THE LARGEST MUNICIPALITY IN THE WORLD
    The Municipality of James Bay covers an area of 350,000 square kilometres (135,136 square miles), making it by far the largest municipality in the world!
 

The Rupert River!

This magnificent river will be DIVERTED in 2008 or 2009 by Hydro Quebec!
For details see the
Rupert River website.

 
 

For the ultimate remote road trip you can also travel east along the extremely remote Trans-Taiga Road,
at the end of which you will be 745 km from the nearest town!

Km 499 of the Trans-Taiga Road, the most remote road in North America!

 

If you're not into driving long distances, you can make the journey without leaving home by taking a Virtual Tour, or visit the Travelogues section of this website.

 
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Where to go from here

 

Introduction and general information: Find out about the James Bay Road and the region.

Travel Information: How to get there, what to do, weather, cautions, where to obtain more information, trip planner, and more.

Weather information,Weather Lookup to help you determine when is the best time to go.

THE RUPERT RIVER: A spectacular wild river that WILL BE DIVERTED by Hydro Quebec in 2008 or 2009. This is one of the prime sights to see along the James Bay Road and North Road. SEE IT WHILE YOU STILL CAN! There are lots of photos and movies of this river and its huge rapids on the Rupert River website.

FORUMS: Discussion about the James Bay Road, North Road, Trans-Taiga Road and the general region. Share your experiences and tips. Ask questions.

The Roads:

  • Hwy 109 - the main route to reach the beginning of the James Bay Road. Information & guide.

  • James Bay Road: The main route north into this region. Information, guide, virtual tour.

  • Trans-Taiga Road: This is an extremely remote road that runs 745 km east from near the top end of the James Bay Road. Information, guide, virtual tour. At the eastern end of this road you are the farthest you can be from a town on a road anywhere in North America!

  • North Road: This is an alternate route to reach the bottom part of the James Bay Road. Information, guide, virtual tour.

Towns of the region: Information & maps of towns reachable from the James Bay Road.

Travelogues: Photos and words of my five trips to the area. Also Movies.

Virtual Tours: Detailed tours of the Roads, the Rupert River, Radisson and the LG-2 dam, and the Chisasibi area including James Bay, with lots of photographs.

 

Hydro Quebec: These roads exist because of the Hydro Quebec James Bay power project.

USE THE PULL-DOWN MENUS AT THE TOP OF EVERY PAGE
TO NAVIGATE THROUGHOUT THIS WEBSITE

There are about 170 pages on this site. Please take some time to look around

Please also visit the Trans-Labrador Hwy website, another remote road in northeastern Canada

 

View on trail at km 162 of the James Bay Road

 

What's New

 
  • Nov 10/06: Past the End - can you drive from the end of the Trans-Taiga Road east to Labrador?
Une version française du site est maintenant disponible! Consultez le menu en haut de chaque page pour accéder à la version française. Puisque la traduction est présentement en cours, il est possible que la page que vous tentez d'accéder ne soit pas encore traduite.
French version Some pages of this site are now in French. See the menu at the top of each page to access the French version. However, many pages are not yet translated.

 

 
 

A long & lonely road ahead!

The sign isn't a joke. It really is 381 km to the next gas station!
And there isn't much in between except mile after mile of trees.

 

The magnificent Rupert River!!

Rupert River

 

It's a very long way to the next town...

This distance sign is at Km 6 of the James Bay Road
You don't see mileage signs like this very often!

 

The James Bay Road in the fall

The James Bay Road in the fall

 

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This site last updated Jun 03/08

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