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THE HUB OF THE YUKON
Located at the confluence of the Nordenskiold and Yukon
Rivers, approximately 180 km north of Whitehorse and 360
km south of Dawson City on the North Klondike Highway.
The Campbell Highway also intersects the community and
carries on to Faro, Ross River and Watson Lake, providing a
gateway to the Canol Road and some of the Yukon’s most
spectacular scenery.
The community is comprised of the Village of Carmacks
and the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation and was
named after George Washington Carmack who found coal
near Tantalus Butte (locally called Coal Mine Hill) in 1893.
Carmack built a trading post and traded with locals near
the present site of Carmacks and also started a coal mine
on the south bank of the Yukon River. George Carmack
soon went on to discover gold in the Dawson region with
Skookum Jim and Tagish Charlie a few years later, starting
the Klondike Gold Rush. Be sure to follow the boardwalk to
the Roadhouse and Hazel Brown’s cabin.
Local recreation includes Merv Tew Park which
has a 9-hole Disc Golf Course and the Carmacks
Recreation Complex with its Arena & 24-hour Fitness
Centre.
SERVICES
EMERGENCY.................................. 911
RCMP..........................................863-5555
Fire Department ........................863-2222
Health Centre/Ambulance. ........863-4444
Report Forest Fires........ 1-888-798-3473
Fire Conditions............... 1-800-826-4750
ACCOMMODATIONS
Coal Mine Campground . ...........863-6363
Hotel Carmacks RV Park ..........863-5221
Mukluk Manor B&B ...................863-5232
Sunrise Motel & RV Park. ...........863-5291
SERVICES
Tatchun Centre . .........................863-6171
Rec Complex................863-6271 ext. 202
Little Salmon/
Carmacks First Nation. ............863-5576
Post Office. .................................863-5095
CIBC............................................863-5015
Public Library. .............................863-5901
Tagé Cho Hudän
Interpretive Centre. ...................863-5831
Sunrise Service Centre . .............863-5291
Village Office..............................863-6271
YG – HPW. ..................................863-5321
VISITOR INFORMATION
WWW.CARMACKS.CA
Come to the Visitor Information Centre at the
old Telegraph Station to get more information.
Box 113, Carmacks, Yukon Y0B 1C0
(867) 863-6271 [email protected]
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