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Yukon River Campground

Road accessible campground

Region: Klondike

Registration required: Yes

Total sites: 102

Pull through: 20

Serviced: May 19 to September 30, 2021

Site description:

Across the river from Dawson City.

A popular campground and the largest in Yukon.

Enjoyed by residents and visitors for its proximity to town and access to a beach and the sternwheeler graveyard.

You can get to the campground by a free ride on the George Black Ferry from mid-May to mid-October.

Look for and learn about Peregrine Falcons at the viewing deck overlooking the Yukon River (Chu Kon’ Dëk). The river's Hän name means "sparkling water river."

The campground is especially busy during the Dawson City Music Festival in late July.

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
  • At least one wheelchair accessible outhouse
  • Hand pump or water tank provided
  • Sandy or cobble beach within short walking distance
  • Viewing structures or signage about local cultural and natural history
  • Group campsite
  • Tent pads or sites available via walking trail
  • Walk-in sites

Location

Highway: Top of the World Highway

Highway kilometre: 0.3

GPS coordinates: 64.07237°N 139.43814°W

Top of the World Highway km 0.3

Yukon River Campground

Top of the World Highway km 0.3