Parks and Trails in the Yukon Territory

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Best Dawson City and Carmacks, Yukon Territories, Canada parks, trails, historic sites, beaches, and places published by Canadian Travel Influencers.

Kluane Region Parks

Best Haines Junction, Yukon Territories, Canada parks, trails, historic sites, beaches, and places published by Canadian Travel Influencers.

Robert Campbell Region Parks

Best Faro and Ross River, Yukon Territories, Canada parks, trails, historic sites, beaches, and places published by Canadian Travel Influencers.

Silver Trail Region Parks

Best Keno City and Mayo, Yukon Territories, Canada parks, trails, historic sites, beaches, and places published by Canadian Travel Influencers.

Southern Lakes Region Parks

Best Carcross, Teslin and Tagish, Yukon Territories, Canada parks, trails, historic sites, beaches, and places published by Canadian Travel Influencers.

Watson Lake Region Parks

Best Watson Lake, Yukon Territories, Canada parks, trails, historic sites, beaches, and places published by Canadian Travel Influencers.

Whitehorse Region Parks

Best Whitehorse, Yukon Territories, Canada parks, trails, historic sites, beaches, and places published by Canadian Travel Influencers.

The SS Keno is a Historic Site of Canada. During the summer months in Dawson City there are interpretive tours. The tours are hosted by actors dressed in attire from the Klondike Gold Rush era.

King Street

Dawson City

Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site is a 53 kilometre long hiking trail spanning from Skagway, Alaska, USA to Carcross, Yukon Territory, Canada. The historic hiking route was a major transportation route used by miners during the Yukon Gold Rush.

South Klondike Highway

Carcross

Roadhouse Historic Site is a sightseeing destination providing insight into the history of Klondike Gold Rush and the lives of the many miners and trappers who lived in the region.

South Klondike Highway

Carcross

The Klondyke Millennium Trail is a community recreation trail located in the heart of the community of Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada. The sightseeing route follows Front Street and the banks of the Yukon River right into the core centre of the community.

Klondike Highway

Dawson City

Carcross Footbridge in Carcross is a raised wooden footbridge that crosses Bennett Lake and the mouth of the Natasaheenie River. The footbridge and a railway crossing bridge, together, form a loop walking path.

Hwy #2

Carcross

Long Lake is a popular destination for summer outdoor activities like hiking, swimming, canoeing, fishing and mountain biking.

Whitehorse

Bove Island is a sightseeing lookout destination located south of the community of Carcross on the Southern Klondike Highway. The lookout provides some far reaching views overlooking the Windy Arm of Tagish Lake and Bove Island.

Highway #2

Carcross

The Dezadeash River Trail is located in the Kluane National Park and Reserve near the community of Haines Junction, Yukon Territories, Canada. The trail explores along the banks of the river providing a good opportunity for birdwatching, wildlife sightings and plenty of mountain scenery.

Haines Highway

Haines Junction

The 3.2 kilometre ( 2.1 mi ) hiking route follows a boardwalk, saw dust and rock slide trail leading up to the toe of the rock glacier and a viewing platform.

Haines Highway

Haines Junction

Community Trails within the community of Faro, Yukon Territories are popular for connecting and moving around the community by bike, foot, xc ski, snowshoe and snowmobile. The trails include the Bear, Eagle, Fox, Rabbit and Wolf Trails.

Campbell Street

Faro

Watson Lake is a recreation destination and campground park located in the community of Watson Lake, Yukon Territory, Canada. The lake park is located off the beaten track, away from the community, nestled in a forest of trees on the shores of the biggest lake in the area.

Watson Lake

Yukon River Loop Trail is a popular recreation route located in the community of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. The trail provides great views of the Yukon River (Schwatka Lake) and acts as a connector route for accessing some of the local attractions and other recreation trails in the region.

Robert Service Highway

Whitehorse

The trail is an educational adventure with interpretive signs lining the route detailing the life cycle of the Spruce Beetle and the destruction resulting from their feeding habits on the forests of the Yukon Territory.

Alaska Highway

Haines Junction

Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park is located east of the community of Watson Lake, Yukon Territory on the British Columbia side of the Alaska Highway. The park features a campground, wildlife sightings and two natural hot springs. Together they are the largest hot springs in Canada!

Liard River

Bennett Lake is home to many recreational activities. In the summer months some of the activities enjoyed include fishing (Lake Trout and Arctic Grayling), boating, sailing, canoeing, swimming and backpacking. Backpacking is enjoyed along the shores of the lake on the Chilkoot Trail.

Highway #2

Carcross