British Columbia highway 20 near Bella Coola.

The town of Bella Coola is at the mouth of the Bella Coola River. The valley through which the river flows extends more than 80 miles to the east, and highway 20 is paved from the town of Bella Coola almost to the bottom of the mountain, that you must drive up in order to get out of the valley onto the interior plateau.

Farms and ranches are scattered throughout the valley.