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Inuvik awaits you at
the end of this year-round highway, offering a full range of services and
facilities.
The Western Arctic Visitor Information Centre is open from the third weekend
in May to September 15.
It features both indoor and outdoor interpretive displays about the whole
Delta region and is a worthwhile
destination itself. Trips to all the outlying communities and other attractions
are available from here
Happy Valley Territorial Campground
Inuvik's
Happy Valley Territorial Campground offers 27 sites, with laundromat,
nightly fee and 24-hour security.
Just outside the community
of Inuvik, Jak Park Campsite offers 36 sites,
with a fee for overnight or day use, and 24-hour security.
719 km (mile 446) - Nihtak Day Use Area (Campbell Creek)
714 km (mile 443) - Ehjuu Njik Wayside Park (Cabin Creek)
705 km (mile 438) - Gwich'in Territotial Campground
Under Construction
692 km to 719 km (mile 430 to mile 446) - Gwich'in Territorial Park
Gwich'in
Territorial Park is recognized for its limestone cliffs and rare arctic plant
communities overlooking Campbell Lake,
a significant migratory bird staging area in the fall and an unusual example
of a reversing delta in the spring.
692 km (mile 430) - Vadzaih Van Tshik Campground (Caribou Creek)
Vadzaih Van Tshik Campground has 11 sites.
608 km (mile 378) - Tsiigehtchic
Tsiigehtchic is a traditional Gwich'in community, where a more relaxed pace of life may still be found.
608 km (mile 378) - Mackenzie River and Arctic Red River Ferry
The Mackenzie
River and Arctic Red River ferry is free and operates 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.
daily, June to mid-October.
Cross by ice bridge in the winter from the end of November until April 30.
The flow of the Mackenzie River,
draining one fifth of Canada, over 1,800,000 sq. km. (700,000 sq. miles),
is exceeded in the western hemisphere
only by the Mississippi and the Amazon. The Mackenzie Delta is the largest
in Canada and the tenth largest in the world.
607 km (mile 377) - Theetah K'yit Park
Theetah
K'yit Park is a small wayside rest stop, with displays that describe the community
of Tsiigehtchic,
visible across the Arctic Red River from the park's viewing tower.
550 km (mile 342) - Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson offers
a good range of basic services, a visitor information centre, open June 1
to September 15,
the Tent and Canvas workshop, open 9 to 5 weekdays, and a self-guided tour
of the community.
541 km (mile 336) - Nitainlaii Territorial Park
Nitainlaii Territorial
Park campsite (23 sites, nightly fee) and its visitor information centre are
open from June 1 to September 1.
The centre offers fascinating displays of the traditional lifestyle of the
Gwich'in people of the region.
539 km (mile 335) - Peel River Ferry
The Peel River ferry is
free and operates from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. daily, from June to mid-October.
Cross by ice bridge from the end of November to April 30.
536 km (mile 333) - Tetlit Gwinjik Wayside Park
A view of the Mackenzie Delta and Peel River valley.
465 km (mile 289) - Yukon/NWT Border
Note
the time zone change at the Yukon/NWT border crossing - set watches one hour
ahead when travelling north,
back when going south. There is an interpretive display here worth seeing
that describes the local wildlife and landscapes.
447 km (mile 278) - Rock River Campground
Twenty sites offer sheltered protection within a steep gorge of the Richardson Mountains.
405 km (mile 252) - Arctic Circle
Catch a photo of yourself
crossing the Arctic Circle, taking a moment to see the displays
that explain the Arctic Circle and the northern lights.
From this latitude northwards the sun never sets at the summer solstice,
June 21, and never rises at the winter solstice, December 21.
369 km (mile 229) - Eagle Plains Hotel and RV Campground
The halfway point. The
hotel, Ph (867) 993-2453, open year round, offers a licensed restaurant and
lounge,
full service garage with propane, diesel and licensed me-chanic, tire sales
and repair, and limited aircraft facilities.
Next services - Fort McPherson 193 km (120 miles).
259 km (mile 161) - Ogilvie-Peel Viewpoint
Ogilvie Highway Maintenance Camp.
194 km (mile 120) - Engineer Creek Campground
Located
at the foot of Sapper Hill, a sharply eroded lime-stone ridge
with fascinating rock "forests". Eight sites and good fishing.
82 km (mile 51) - North Fork Pass
The highest
elevation on the Dempster, at 1,289 metres (4,229 feet).
First crossing of the Continental Divide.
75 km (mile 47) - Tombstone Mountain
Take in the panoramic view west to Tombstone Mountain, some 40 km (25 miles) away.
72 km (mile 45) - Tombstone Mountain Campground
Tombstone Mountain
Campground, with 22 sites, offers nature walks and campfire talks, in July
and August,
and a staffed interpretive centre. It is a base for hikes into the Tombstone
range.
Klondike Highway Maintenance Camp.
0 km (mile 0) - Gateway Interpretive Display
Take in the Gateway interpretive display at
the junction of the Dempster Highway
with Yukon Route 5, 40 km (25 miles) east of Dawson City, after fuelling up
at Klondike River Lodge,
Ph (867) 993-6892, full service garage, which offers gas, propane, diesel,
towing, car wash,
RV park and storage. It's 365 kms (232 miles) to the next service point at
Eagle Plains.
Before you start your journey up the Dempster, be sure to stop
in at the Dempster
Delta Visitor Information Centre on Front Street in Dawson City, Yukon.
See the excellent displays and meet our friendly travel counsellors,
who can help you plan your trip. Open May 15 to September 15.