Highway 30, also known as Port Alice Road, is a 30 km-long northeast-to-southwest scenic route on northern Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...

, connecting Port Alice

Port Alice, British Columbia

Port Alice is a small, quiet, town of approx. 821 located off on Neroutsos Inlet, northwest of Port McNeill, on Vancouver Island, originally built by Whalen Pulp and Paper Mills of Vancouver. The community is known for its natural beauty, pulp mill, and salt water fishing.-History:It was named...

 with a location on Highway 19 known as Keogh, between Port Hardy

Port Hardy, British Columbia

Port Hardy is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada located on the north-eastern coast of Vancouver Island. Port Hardy has a population of 3822 at last census...

 and Port McNeill

Port McNeill, British Columbia

Port McNeill is a town in the North Island region of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada with a population of 2,623 . Located on Vancouver Island's north-east shore on Queen Charlotte Strait, it was originally a base camp for loggers, Port McNeill became a settlement in 1936...

. Located half way between the Junction with Highway 19 and Port Alice lies Marble River Provincial Park that offers fishing, wildlife viewing and a 4.2 km biking or walking trail. As recently as 2008, the provincial government provided funds to have the entire highway resurfaced at a cost estimated around $1.3 million.