Esso Smithers — Highway 16 West Fuel and Resupply

This Esso station on the Highway 16 west approach into Smithers is the last reliable fuel option before you turn north onto the Babine Mountains FSR network toward Cronin Creek and the Telkwa Range backcountry. It runs diesel and regular, and the attached convenience store covers basics — water, snacks, ice, propane canisters. Smithers itself is a solid resupply town with a grocery store a few blocks east on Main Street, so don’t leave here without a full tank and a stocked cooler if you’re running multi-day Babine loops.

The station is easy to access in any rig. Hours can vary seasonally — verify current hours before planning a pre-dawn or late-night fill. Cell service in Smithers is full. This is genuinely the last dependable fuel stop before remote Babine Mountains terrain swallows you for days.

Last diesel before the Babine backcountry.