The 2-mile-long fine sand beach at Carcross provides a great place for a walk or picnic. There is a viewing deck and outhouses at the north end of the main part of the beach a half-mile to the right as you face the lake. On the right side of the highway are some of the buildings of the Carcross Tagish First Nation "Indian band" may be the term you're more used to hearing. The first one is the main administration building, the smaller one is a day care for Native children.
A hazard that's well-known to local pilots is the possible presence of holes dug in the runway by Arctic ground squirrels commonly but incorrectly called gophers. The gravel road that runs alongside the north side of the airport goes to the Carcross Campground, a former Yukon Government, now First Nation Indian band facility with 12 forested sites, picnic tables and outhouses. The dune system is home to several rare plants including Baikal sedge Carex sabulosa and Yukon lupine Lupinus kuschei.
Outhouses and interpretive signs are found here. Once known as "Frontierland", this facility has an excellent wildlife museum and historical attractions, as well as husky kennel tours and cart rides by Iditarod musher Michelle Phillips, gold panning, a goat walk new in and lots more. Motel and restaurant. The horse rides, canoe tours, etc. As well as the large pullout above the lake, there is parking in the forest at the south end of the lake. There are no picnic tables, outhouses or other visitor services at the lake.
The lake is signed as "Lewes Lake" but that is yet another error that has been accepted as fact. Moose are occasionally seen wading in the shallow lake. There is a large parking area with interpretive displays. The meadows around the roadhouse provide a fine place for a walk. This roadhouse, one of the last remaining in the Yukon, was saved largely as a result of the efforts of famous local artist Jim Robb. While not restored, it has been stabilized so that it can be restored some day when funding is available.
A drive down the road for at least 2 hours will give you a very brief glimpse at what the area offers. Playground, outhouses, picnic tables, etc. This intersection is known locally at the Carcross Corner. The city limits of Whitehorse are 0. Straight ahead, on the opposite side of the Alaska Highway, The Cut Off Restaurant offers lunch and dinner in a unique atmosphere. Opened in , the premises is well stocked with all manner of artifacts from the early days of the Yukon, and of the Alaska Highway in particular.
If you have questions about the South Klondike Highway or any other routes, check the links below, or post your question on the -mrYukon. South Klondike Photo Gallery Over 60 photos taken along the highway in all seasons. Murray's Guide This page mile-by-mile guide with 54 photos by Murray Lundberg shows the highway, the scenery and other attractions. One of the questions that comes up fairly regularly is whether or not the wonderful colours of Emerald Lake are visible early in the season.
Building the Skagway-Dawson Road First promised in , this highway joining the Alaskan coast with the Yukon interior finally became a reality 83 years later. This road was used primarily in the winter, as steamboats offered much easier travel when the river was open. The view north at Km This was one of the grandest of over 50 roadhouses along the road.
Unfortunately only the shell of the Montague Roadhouse remains - the roof caved in decades ago. Historic photographs on several interpretive signs show the way it used to look see the text here , as well as some of the horse-drawn sleds and wagons used in the early days, and some of the difficult river crossings.
The view north at Km in late September. The view north at Km in mid September. Migrating Trumpeter swans and other waterfowl on a roadside pond at Km At the spot where this photo was taken is a small parking area and a 3. The frozen Yukon River at Carmacks in mid-March, looking down-river. For the many people who canoe from Whitehorse to Dawson City , Carmacks is the half-way point.
Ahead, the highway climbs around Tantalus Butte. Although the access road starting from the highway halfway up the hill isn't passable by large vehicles, the ruins of various coal mining operations provide some interesting hiking on Tantalus Butte.
The final mining operation closed in There are roads, trails, tunnels and other mining artifacts all over the south slope of Tantalus Butte. Deposits of geodes and other forms of agate can be found down the narrow, winding road about half a mile from the highway, and small augite crystals can also be found along the road.
At the time, I was driving an empty bus to Dawson City to pick up some school kids for a weekend tournament in Whitehorse. For those who want a close look at the rapids, stairs take you down to a 1-km trail to another viewing deck directly above the river. There were lots of forest fires throughout the Yukon and Alaska in , and this photo from mid July that year at Five Finger Rapids Recreation Site shows what that can do to visibility.
The Yukon River at the mouth of Tatchun Creek. When this photo was taken in it was a very popular recreation and salmon fishing spot, but the land was given to the local First Nation Indian band a few years later and is no longer available to non-Natives. This was shot in late August at pm. Signs showing the dates let you chart nature's recovery. To use information contained on this site is to do so at your own risk. The website is for information purposes only and we assume no liability for decisions made as a result of the information provided here.
You are still completely responsible for your decisions, your actions, and your safety. Share YOUR roads! We've more than We want your experiences too! This ended Sternwheeler traffic and resulted in the demise of many small river communities, however, Carmacks was one of the few to survive. Dawson City, is the heart of the world-famous Klondike Gold Rush of To determine when you should plan your trip to the Yukon and Alaska, visit our page on the best time to visit Alaska.
Skagway Carcross Whitehorse Dawson City.
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