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Klondike River Campground

Road accessible campground

Region: Klondike

Registration required: Yes

Total sites: 35

Pull through: 2

Serviced: April 30 to September 30, 2021

Gate open: April 30 to September 30, 2021

Site description:

20 km outside Dawson City.

Has a 1.7 km interpretive trail and boardwalk to the Klondike River through old-growth forest that wasn’t dredged or cut during the Gold Rush.

The Hän name for the river, Tr'ondëk, refers to the hammer rock used to drive salmon weir stakes into the mouth of the river.

There is a rich variety of plant life in the area.

The gate will remain open after service to this campground has ended. Register your stay (payment not required). Bring your own wood and toilet paper and pack out your garbage.

Services available:

  • Outhouse unisex
  • Bear proof garbage bins
  • Blue bear-proof recycling bins
  • Picnic tables
  • Cook shelter
  • Fire ring
  • Bear proof cache
  • Hiking trails
  • Playground
  • Hand pump or water tank provided
  • Viewing structures or signage about local cultural and natural history

Location

Highway: Klondike Highway

Highway kilometre: 697.0

GPS coordinates: 64.04979°N 139.11329°W

Klondike Highway kilometre 697

Klondike River Campground

Klondike Highway kilometre 697