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(867) 993-2453 • Km 371, Dempster Hwy (Midway between Dawson City & Inuvik)
eagleplainshotel.ca • [email protected]
Air Radio 122.6 • Licensed Dining
Gift Shop and Traveller’s Needs
Gas • Diesel • Propane • Jet B
Tire Repair • Minor Repairs
Millen Lounge • Showers
Full Camping Facilities
Open Year-Round
Only 35 km from the Arctic Circle
Eagle PlainsHOTEL & SERVICE STATION
“Beautiful bar, awesome dog,
comfortable bed, very nice staff.”
 - EM MCFARLANE
The Dempster Highway can be a challenge
for some people, but for most visitors it’s the
thrill of a lifetime. It’s home to Dall’s sheep,
mountain goats, moose, woodland and barren
ground caribou, wolves, wolverines, lynx,
fox, along with grizzly and black bears, as
well as several hundred species of birds–both
resident and migratory. The sun shines 24
hours a day there in the summertime. The land
around Eagle Plains is a rolling, hilly region
that’s covered with stunted black spruce
forest. Because of permafrost under the soil,
the trees lean in all directions, giving them a
comical, drunken appear-ance. The explosion
of colourful Arctic flowers in July can take your
breath away. Dramatic views are everywhere,
and from just about anywhere you can see
forever. The Dempster Highway is still one of
the best-kept secrets of the Yukon.
Completed in 1979, the Dempster is the only
highway in Canada that crosses the Arctic
Circle and affords the traveller a rare chance
to see vast expanses of beautiful arctic tundra
and striking mountain ranges. Access to such
untouched scenery has never been easier!
The Dempster Highway connects Dawson
City with the communities of Tsiigehtchic,
Fort McPherson and Inuvik in the Northwest
Territories. Inuvik is set in the midst of the
huge Mackenzie River Delta which empties
into the Arctic Ocean and from here
visitors can travel by boat or plane to other
communities in the Western Arctic region
including Aklavik, Paulatuk, Tuktoyaktuk and
Sachs Harbour.
Scenery & Wildlife Scenery & Wildlife
Wildlife Photos: Kirby Meister
DRIVING THE DEMPSTER DRIVING THE DEMPSTER