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Tatchun Creek Campground

Road accessible campground

Region: Klondike

Registration required: Yes

Total sites: 12

Pull through: 4

Serviced: May 17 to September 30, 2021

Gate open: May 17 to September 30, 2021

Site description:

Lies in a balsam poplar and white spruce forest next to the creek.

Tachän Gé, the creek's Northern Tutchone name, means "back of the fish(es)."

Services available:

  • Outhouse unisex
  • Bear proof garbage bins
  • Picnic tables
  • Cook shelter
  • Fire ring
  • At least one wheelchair accessible outhouse
  • Viewing structures or signage about local cultural and natural history

Location

Highway: Klondike Highway

Highway kilometre: 382.0

GPS coordinates: 62.28355°N 136.30655°W

Warning: Fishing is not permitted in Tatchun Creek (Tatchun River) from August 1 to September 30, to protect spawning Chinook salmon.

Klondike Highway km 382

Tatchun Creek Campground

Klondike Highway km 382