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 THE HUB OF
THE YUKON
   Located at the confluence of the Nordenskiold and Yukon Rivers, approx-imately 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]
   Yukon River
 HOTEL CARMACKS
  Restaurant • Cocktail Lounge Rooms • Cabins • RV Park • Off-sales
 (867) 863-5221 • hotelcarmacks.com
 Grocery Store • Hardware • Souvenirs • Hunting & Fishing Licenses Gas • Diesel • Propane
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