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The North Klondike Highway
connects Whitehorse to Carmacks,
Pelly Crossing, Stewart Crossing, and
Dawson City. The 518.5 km highway
is a comfortable six to seven-hour
drive along rolling hills and river
valleys. It was constructed in the early
1950s. It is also an alternate route
further north to Alaska via the Top
of the World Highway, which is open
seasonally by way of the George
Black Ferry and connects Dawson to
Chicken, Alaska, and Tok.
The start of the North Klondike
Highway is at km 1,436 of the
Alaska Highway. Once on the North
Klondike, it starts at km 191.7 (118.1
miles), the distance of the South
Klondike Highway, from Skagway,
Alaska to Whitehorse.
Travelling to Faro on the Robert
Campbell Highway you will view
spectacular valley’s rivers and lakes
as you travel down the road. Then
there is Keno City, a relic of the Gold
Rush that has a population of 20 and
a magnet for people wishing to move
off the grid for a while.
Finally, when you arrive in Dawson
City, you experience a place that has
one foot in the past, with taverns and
gambling halls that once owed more
to the entertainment of prospectors,
however modern-day explorers will
love the laid-back attitude and the
throwback to a bygone era, whilst
enjoying the modern delights as well.
KM 191.7: Start of the North Klondike
Highway.
KM 195.5: Takhini River Bridge. Park at
the south end of the bridge. There are
trails you can walk along the river’s edge.
The Takhini River flows into the Yukon
River just downstream from the bridge.
KM 196.5: The Gunnar Nilsson &
Mikey Lammers Research Forest is
a 248-hectare plot named after two
Yukon forestry pioneers located 1km
north of the Takhini River bridge,
located on the left (west) side at the
blue sign on the right (east) side.
It has been used for the research
of Yukon forests since 1964. There
are hiking trails, biking trails, and a
forestry themed playground.
KM 221.5: Lake Laberge Viewpoint
KM 224.6: Deep Creek Road offers
access to Lake Laberge.
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Pelly Crossing,
North Klondike Highway
Five Finger Rapids
KLONDIKE REGION
Fox Lake Campground
North Klondike Highway
World Famous
Cinnamon Buns
Home Baking Daily • Souvenirs
Gas • Diesel • Fishing
Open Year-Round
On the Trans-Canada
Trail System
Official Checkpoint
on the Yukon Quest
Cinnamon Bun Airstrip
Mile 55, Klondike Hwy Y0B 1C0
Ph: 867-456-BUNS
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Water • Sewer • 30/50 Amp
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Yukon River
NORTH KLONDIKE HIGHWAY:
HOTEL CARMACKS & RV PARK
SILVER TRAIL:
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