Yukon Travel Guide
Dall sheep in Kluane National Park, Yukon. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
The Yukon is Klondike country: the 1898 gold rush stamped Dawson City into history, and the territory still runs on frontier romance. Whitehorse, the capital, grew from a White Pass railhead into a small, outdoorsy city on the Yukon River.
Kluane National Park holds 17 of Canada's 20 highest peaks, including 5,959-metre Mount Logan, plus the world's largest non-polar icefield. Summer brings the midnight sun; winter brings the aurora and temperatures that test gear and character.
Key destinations in Yukon
Kluane National ParkMount Logan, the Kaskawulsh Glacier and Dall sheep.
Dawson CityThe Klondike gold rush town: boardwalks, Diamond Tooth Gerties and the Midnight Dome.
Aurora viewingWinter nights under the northern lights, August to April.
Miles CanyonThe basalt canyon on the Yukon River, minutes from Whitehorse.
SS KlondikeThe restored 1937 sternwheeler on the Whitehorse waterfront.
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Top Cities & towns in Yukon
Getting there
Whitehorse (YXY) is the air gateway. The Alaska Highway runs from Dawson Creek, BC: a legendary 2,200-km drive. Dawson City is 530 km north of Whitehorse on the Klondike Highway.