Highways of the Yukon Territory & northern British Columbia

    The South Klondike Highway runs 98 miles (157.7 km) from Skagway through Carcross to the Alaska Highway at a point 10 miles east of Whitehorse. Officially it is just the Klondike Highway, running 443 miles (713 km) from Skagway to Dawson City, but in practical use the highway sections north and south of Whitehorse are used separately.

    The section of the highway between Whitehorse and Carcross was originally a pack trail, upgraded to a wagon road during a mining rush in 1905, then finally upgraded to motor-vehicle standards in 1942 by the U.S. Army during construction of the Canol pipeline from Skagway to a refinery in Whitehorse. From Carcross to Skagway, the highway was built over a period of many years, with the first traffic finally getting through in 1979. A more complete story of the lengthy process of construction can be read here.

    To make this guide as useable as possible, mileage points are based on mileposts along the highway, not on a vehicle odometer. Mileposts are installed every mile in Alaska, every 2 kilometers in British Columbia and the Yukon. This guide follows the road from Skagway north.

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Mile / Km "0": the Skagway ferry dock.

To get through town, you can either go up Broadway through the historic district, or if it's busy, turn left at the first stores, go one block and then right at the sign seen above. For a guide to Skagway and all its attractions and services, click here. For a map of Skagway, click here.

Mile 0.2 / Km 0.4: Centennial Park, with Rotary snow plow #1, a sculpture of Chilkoot packers by Chuck Buchanan of Carcross and other attractions.

The view up Broadway, Skagway's main street, from in front of Centennial Park. The red building to the right is the National Parks Service (NPS) headquarters. November 18, 2002.

Skagway as seen from about the 3,600-foot level of the Upper Dewey Lake Trail on August 17, 2002. To reach this trail, go to the east end of Second Avenue and walk up the gravel road beside the tracks to the left until you reach the trail signs. A free trail guide can be picked up at the NPS center.

The home of Captain William Moore, founder of Skagway. It is located at the east end of Fifth Avenue.

Mile 1.6 / Km 2.5: White Pass & Yukon Route railway (WP&YR) maintenance shops. Historically, the railway ran 112 miles to Whitehorse, Yukon, but now trains only go as far as Carcross (67 miles) occasionally and Lake Bennett (41 miles) regularly. A great deal more information about the WP&YR can be seen at RailsNorth.com. There is no public access nor tours through the shops.

Mile 1.6 / Km 2.6: The gravel road to the right takes you 0.6 mile (1 km) to the Pioneer Cemetery, final resting place of people such as Soapy Smith and Frank Reid, famous for the gunfight that saved Skagway. A trailo starting at the cemetery leads to Reid Falls, a popular spot for photographers.

Mile 1.7 / Km 2.7: Skagway River Bridges, one for vehicles and a new one opened in 2004 for bicycles. Just past the bridge on the left is Jewell Gardens, a display garden operating on the historic Clark Farm site, and a quarter of a mile further on the right is the Klondike Gold Dredge, moved to Skagway from the Dawson City area over the winter of 1999-2000. To read the story of the move, click here.

Mile 2.4 / Km 3.8: The paved road to the left leads to a very scenic viewpoint over Skagway, then continues another 6.5 miles as a narrow winding gravel road to the Klondike gold rush ghost town of Dyea. This road is not recommended for motorhomes, and if you have rented a car from Avis, you are not allowed to drive it. No structures remain - the cemeteries are the main attraction now. For lots more information about Dyea, click here. This photo shows an incoming storm as seen from the road near Dyea.

Mile 3.0 / Km 4.9: The gravel road to the right goes to Liarsville, a replica gold camp. The name comes from the fact that many reporters who claimed to be going to the Klondike got their stories from returning prospectors at the tent camp that was here.

From this point the highway climbs steeply for 12 miles to the summit (except for a short nearly-level stretch at the Black Lakes).

Mile 4.4 / Km 7.0: Black Lakes - the original pack trail also went through this narrow gorge.

Mile 5.0 / Km 8.0: Large paved pullout with a view of Rocky Point on the opposite side of the gorge. This was one of the main trouble spots when a route for a railroad was being searched for in 1898.

Mile 5.5 / Km 8.8: Paved pull-off, from where sections of the Brackett Wagon Road, built at the start of the Klondike Gold Rush, can still be seen below the railway grade.

Mile 6.8 / Km 10.9: The U.S. Customs post, located at Mile 6.8, can be seen in the distance in this photo taken from Mile 5.5. The nearer building is Skagway's incinerator. All southbound vehicles (heading into Skagway) must stop and report at the Customs post. There are many turnouts of all sizes (suitable for photo stops) between this point and the summit.

Mile 7.7 / Km 12.4: Turnout with a great view of Pitchfork Falls, which flows out of Goat Lake. This is one of the most photographed falls in Alaska, but the construction of a hydro-electric operation in 1999 has led to it being known locally as "Pipeline Falls."

The climb up the White Pass, on March 11, 2003. The gate, at Mile 8.2, is used to close the road when avalanches or heavy storms are a danger. Straight ahead is Mine Mountain.

Still climbing the White Pass, on December 4, 2002 (the snow was exceptionally late this year!). The red-and-white posts are installed primarily to guide snow-clearing equipment, but are also a great help to other traffic in times of low visibility.

Mile 9.8 / Km 15.7: On the left is a runaway lane, for emergency use by vehicles which burn out their brakes coming down this long grade. If the cyclists to the right thought about what's going to happen when two large vehicles meet beside them, and the one coming downhill has rapidly-fading brakes, they'd pick another place to ride (this photo doesn't really show just how steep this hill is).

Mile 10.1 / Km 16.2: A particularly nice and accessible waterfall with parking area on the left. The railway line can be seen far across the valley, at one point running across a bare granite patch known as Slippery Rock, where men suspended by ropes blasted out a shelf from the mountainside.

Mile 11.1 / Km 17.9: The William Moore Bridge crosses a very active earthquake fault, and is only firmly anchored on the right side so that it can move freely with the earth! The gorge that the bridge crosses is only 110 feet wide, but 180 feet deep. Captain Moore was a famous steamboat captain and the first settler in Skagway (among many other exploits).

Mile 11.6 / Km 18.6: Two large paved parking areas with excellent views down the Skagway River Valley, with the Cleveland Glacier above the Moore Bridge and the Sawtooth Mountains to the left.

Mile 11.9 / Km 19.2: Runaway lane to the left, with highway maintenance equipment sheds just beyond.

Mile 13.0 / Km 20.7: a gravel pullout on the left provides an excellent view up the gorge towards the summit of the White Pass.

Mile 13.1 / Km 20.9: For those very experienced in off-trail backcountry travel, the White Pass offers superb hiking. The White Pass & Yukon Route railroad can be seen far below in this view from August 2001. Among the attractions in the pass is the historic Inspiration Point Mine. The best route in starts at the small parking area at Mile 13.1.

It takes serious equipment to deal with the snowfalls that the Coastal Mountains get. This photo of a rotary snowplow was taken March 2, 2004 - the view is to the south from Mile 14.0.

Mile 14.4 / Km 23.0: The summit of the White Pass (3,292 feet) in May 2000. This view is northbound; the border between Alaska and British Columbia is another 0.6 km north of this point.

Mile 14.7 / Km 23.6: "Welcome to Alaska" sign with large parking area on the left - makes superb photo stop, with the White Pass and Sawtooth Mountains in the background.

Mile 15.0 / Km 24.0: The view south from the Alaska - British Columbia border in February 2001.

Mile 15.1 / Km 24.3: International Border Falls on the left, with large gravel parking area.

Mile 15.3 / Km 24.7: Large parking area for hikers, skiers and snowmobilers on the right. Outhouse toilets are available here and at Log Cabin (Mile 27.3) Other than those toilets, there are no services of any kind between Skagway and Carcross. The WP&YR trains may be seen on the opposite side of the valley from this spot - the south end of Summit Lake is the turn-around point for the railway's Summit Excursions. There is a photo album of the train trip posted here.

There are many pulloffs along the highway through the White Pass. Walking across the bare granite down to Summit Lake to the right provides some excellent views. Small crystal-clear ponds abound just off the road, and in the summer many warm up enough for a secluded dip.

Mile 18.1 / Km 29.2: Summit Creek.

Mile 21.3 / Km 34.3: the Thompson River can be seen on the right. By parking on the wide shoulder and walking about 300 feet ahead, a particularly nice photo can be taken of the river, and if you time it right, of a train crossing a small bridge.

Mile 22.7 / Km 36.5: This is the Canada Customs post at Fraser as you see it heading north. All vehicles must stop and report. The red building on the right is the last water tower remaining on the WP&YR line from the days when steam locomotives were used.

Fraser is also the point where people switch from motorcoaches to WP&YR trains or vice-versa. The coach in the foreground is the one that the writer drove year-round for several years (until 2006) out of Whitehorse.

Mile 22.9 / Km 36.8: Large parking area with interpretive signs about the WP&YR railway and area attractions.

Mile 23.2 / Km 37.3: Wide shoulder with view of Fraser, British Columbia and Bernard Lake.

Fraser, British Columbia panorama - looking south.

The many pulloffs offer opportunities for short walks leading to some spectacular views. This is the creek that drains Bernard Lake into Shallow Lake at Mile 25.5 (Km 41.1).

Mile 26.3 / Km 42.4: Two large and several smaller pullouts offer views over the Teepee Valley, commonly called "Tormented Valley". The Fantail Trail ran through the valley in the distance, taking prospectors from Skagway to the gold fields at Atlin, British Columbia, during the 1899-1900 rush.

Driving the South Klondike Highway in the winter can be magical. This is a rarely-seen icebow, caused by the sun reflecting off ice crystals in the air. A less dramatic version of this uses the term sundogs for the brightest points seen on each side of this arc. This view is southbound at about Mile 26.5 (Km 42.6) on January 2, 2004. The photo is purposely underexposed so that the arc can be more clearly seen.

Mile 27.3 / Km 43.9: The highway crosses the WP&YR tracks at the site of a gold rush community called Log Cabin. The town was in what is now a forest to the north-east of the crossing, but only very faint traces remain. This is where modern-day hikers from the Chilkoot Trail return to civilization, and in the winter the large parking lot is filled with skiers and snowmobilers. To read about a 5-day Chilkoot Trail hike, click here. There are outhouse toilets and interpretive panels at the far end of the parking lot.

The WP&YR rail line now separates from the highway, travelling up the next valley to the west of the highway. It accesses the site of the Klondike gold rush town of Bennett (which can only be reached by rail now), then runs alongside Lake Bennett for 26 miles before reaching Carcross, where it meets the highway again. Click here to see a photo album of a rail trip from Skagway into Bennett.

The mile or so on either side of Log Cabin offers excellent grizzly viewing opportunities from late May through June.

Northbound at Mile 28.0 (Km 45.1) in March 2002.

Mile 28.5 / Km 45.9: Small parking area on left beside a small scenic lake. No facilities.

Mile 29.5 / Km 47.4: The Tutshi River (pronounced TOO-shy), looking north from the side of the highway, which follows the river for about 2 miles. The Tutshi River is popular with rafters and kayakers, even though access is difficult. In May 2006 a private nature/history interpretive center, the Yukon Suspension Bridge, was built alongside the highway here - it includes a suspension footbridge across the canyon, a cafe, gift shop and interpretive displays.

A black bear dining on dandelion flowers at Km 48 on June 1, 2003. This was taken from the window of my truck, with the bear perhaps 20 feet away and totally unconcerned about my presence.

The Tutshi River as seen from Mile 30.7 (Km 49.4).

Northbound at Mile 33 (Km 53) on October 6, 2003.

Mile 33.7 / Km 54.2: Abandoned gravel pit on the left.

Mile 33.9 / Km 54.6: Active gravel pit on the right.

Mile 35.4 / Km 57.0: From here, the road follows Tutshi Lake for almost 10 miles (16 mm). The lake sits at an elevation of 2,320 feet (707 meters)

Mile 36.0 / Km 57.9: Large pullout with view of magnificent Mount Racine across the lake (7,235 feet high).

Between here and Mile 39.1 (Km 63.0), there are a half-dozen large pullouts.

Mile 40.1 / Km 64.2: To the right is a beautiful informal campground on the beach. The turnaround is a little tight for large vehicles, and there are no facilities (the government sometimes sets up portable outhouses for the summer). This is a great area for beach walking.

Mile 40.4 / Km 65.0: The extensive reddish mineralization on the mountain straight ahead shows why the earliest explorer (U.S. Army Lt. Frederick Schwatka, in 1883) called that range the "Iron-Capped Mountains."

Hiking on an old mining road in Paddy Pass, overlooking Tutshi Lake, on May 18, 2003. The road goes about 5 miles in to abandoned mine workings, with a vertical gain of about 1,000 feet. This photo gives you a good idea of just how late Spring arrives here. The road, overgrown at lower levels, is accessed from Mile 40.5 (Km 65.1), where there is off-highway parking for smaller vehicles.

Mile 41.3 / Km 66.6: Active gravel pit on the left.

Mile 41.4 / Km 66.7: Small creek. The few creeks give an indication of how dry it is here in the rainshadow of the Coastal Mountains.

Mile 44.4 / Km 71.4: Start a 2.6-km (1.6-mile) climb to the summit of the pass between Tutshi Lake and Windy Arm, an arm of Tagish Lake. This south-facing slope is the best place on the highway to see black bears in late April and May.

Mile 46.0 / Km 74.0: The blocked road to the left goes a few hundred yards in to a small artificial lake that supplied water to the mill just ahead.

Mile 46.2 / Km 74.4: To the right is the mill of the Venus silver mine. The mill only operated for one year in 1980-1981, and was just disassembled and the area cleaned up in 2003-2004. This photo was taken December 10, 2003 - the mill is now gone.

The highway now drops quite steeply to Windy Arm (which usually is windy).

Mile 46.4 / Km 74.7: Straight ahead and to the left across the lake is a flat bench - that is the old beach of the lake from the period 8-10,000 years ago when the glaciers were melting away, flooding much of the southern Yukon.

Mile 47.8 / Km 76.9: Start of a 10km (6-mile) avalanche and rockslide zone. The period between mid February and late April is usually the worst.

Mile 48.3 / Km 77.8: The south end of Windy Arm. If you want a real adventure, there's a large pulloff here - by heading down through the bush and crossing a swamp and a couple of streams (no trail, no bridges, creeks up to waist deep at high water levels) you can reach some Klondike-era graves. You can see details here. Across the lake is Mount Conrad, named for "Colonel" John Howard Conrad, who developed silver mines in this region on a major scale in 1905-1906.

Northbound at Mile 48.4 (Km 77.9) in April 2001, with Dail Peak dominating the view. It was named for George Dail, an early miner. His silver/gold mine was the southern limit of the ore body worked by the Venus Mine, whose mill is seen in a photo below.

Mile 48.7 / Km 78.4: A mineral spring can be seen high on the side of the mountain. The water where it comes out of the ground is only a degree or so above freezing even in mid-summer.

Mile 49.0 / Km 78.9: The view southbound from the small pullout.

Mile 49.6 / Km 79.8: Dail Creek (known historically as Wynton Creek, and incorrectly signed today as Dall Creek). A town called Wynton was located on the alluvial fan to the right in 1905-1906, with two hotels to serve the silver miners working the nearby slopes.

Mile 49.7 / Km 80.0: The gravel road to the right goes in to an abandoned gravel pit, private property and the Wynton townsite - nothing of the town remains but a few pieces of iron on the beach on the north side.

Mile 49.8 / Km 80.2: "Welcome to the Yukon" and leaving British Columbia - northbound in February 2002. In the summer, watch for both Dall sheep and mountain goats on Dail Peak to the left - seeing up to 20 animals at a time is not uncommon. Along the mountain slope for the next couple of miles there are bright red mileage marker signs - these indicate frequent avalanche locations. Note that the mileages are about 0.4 km different than the mileposts we're following.

Hoar frost along Windy Arm - the view is looking steeply up Dail Peak. Caused by moisture in the air coming into contact with materials that are below freezing temperature, it can cause some spectacular scenes (fog condensing on vegetation is probably the best producer of hoar frost).

Mile 51.6 / Km 83.1: The blocked road that climbs steeply up the mountain leads to the 1970s workings of the Venus silver mine (and some great raspberry patches in season!).

May 7, 2006 update: the two pullouts described below are now blocked off. This is apparently due to the safety issues of having people climbing through the rapidly-deteriorating mill. While the barricades will prevent tour buses from stopping, the independent travellers who are the ones who climb down to the mill will just park on the shouder and climb down anyway. Mile 52.4 / Km 84.3: There are two large pullouts here, one just before the 1910 mill of the Venus silver mine, and one with an interpretive sign right at the mill. The first one gives you the best photos. This photo shows the mine managers house, about ready to fall into the lake (it did collapse in the spring of 2005). The climb down to the buildings, and exploring through them, is both difficult and dangerous (do as I say, not as I do!).

This photo shows the view southbound along Windy Arm at Km 84.5. The Venus mill can be seen on the shore. The story of the mines is told in Murray Lundberg's book Fractured Veins & Broken Dreams.

Mile 52.5 / Km 84.5: Pooley Canyon to the left, the former service area of the Venus silver mine to the right. The narrow ridge running up the right side of the canyon provides excellent hiking for those in good shape and with no fear of heights. The view of the canyon from 10 minutes up is quite remarkable, particularly when you realize that a mine was built at the bottom of it in 1905, with an aerial tramway running to it. Two of the wooden towers for it are visible from the highway. There is parking for small vehicles on the wide shoulders.

Mile 53.6 / Km 86.2: To the right is the tailings pond for the late-1960s incarnation of the Venus Mine. It used to be contaminated by naturally-forming arsenic, but a pond capping/sealing project in the mid 1990s eliminated the problem.

Mile 53.8 / Km 86.6: The concrete foundations to the right supported the mill for the Venus Mine.

Mile 55.2 / Km 88.8: A gravel pit to the right gives access to the mouth of Conrad Creek, which offers good fishing for Arctic grayling. It used to also be used to access the townsite of Conrad, but the bridge across Conrad Creek has been blocked as dangerous. From the left side of Conrad Creek on the mountain side of the highway, an excellent hiking trail leads up above treeline - in 2000-2001, a commercial hiking company rebuilt the original tramway construction trail to accommodate clients, but they're no longer in business.

Mile 55.2 / Km 88.9: Conrad Creek (a.k.a. "Big Thing Creek" for the mine near the headwaters).

Mile 55.9 / Km 89.9: The ruins of the town of Conrad City, built to serve the silver mines. To reach it, take the next road on the right past the wooden aerial tramway stand beside the highway at Km 89.0. The road is fairly rough, but easily passable by passenger cars if you're careful to dodge the bigger rocks and holes.

Mile 56.0 / Km 90.1: Just below the summit of Montana Mountain on the left, a road is visible running across a barren slope. This road served silver exploration programs from the mid-1950s into the 1970s, and is still accessible by 4-wheel-drive vehicle for a few weeks each year.

Mile 59.0 / Km 95.0: Bove Island viewpoint on a frosty February day. There is a large parking area here with interpretive signs. This view is to the east, looking towards the downstream end of Tagish Lake, which will remain frozen until very late spring.

Southbound at Mile 59.8 (Km 96.3) on December 31, 2002, with dramatic Lime Mountain in the background. Lime Mountain is part of the White Mountain Range, which is largely composed of limestone. If it was in an area that had good transportation facilities, there would almost certainly be a plant there turning the mountain into bags of cement.

Mile 61.1 / Km 98.3: This gate is used to close the highway when avalanches or storms make it too dangerous.

Mile 64.7 / Km 104.1: Nares Lake. For much of April and May, all the open water on the lake is dotted with ducks, geese and swans.

Mile 64.8 / Km 104.3: Waterfront Drive goes through a residential part of Carcross. Please do not use this road, as it's very dusty and there are lots of children around.

Mile 65.1 / Km 104.7: The gravel road to the left that parallels the highway is the access road for Montana Mountain, a very popular recreation area that started getting good international press attention in 2002. See a brief illustrated article about mountain biking on the mountain here. The road becomes very rough after a half mile, and is suitable for 4-wheel-drive vehicles only. It eventually leads to the slope seen from the highway at Mile 56.0 (Km 90.1). It also eventually leads to the home of the writer of this guide.

Mile 65.4 / Km 105.2: Nares River Bridge. The Nares River drains Lake Bennett to your left into Nares Lake to the right. From the bridge, photographers get one of the "classic" views of Carcross. The gravel road to the left just before the bridge goes to another residential part of the community.

Mile 65.6 / Km 105.6: Turn left to reach downtown Carcross. Much more information on the village can be seen at CarcrossYukon.com. There is a great deal to do here, including a historical walking tour - the brochure can be downloaded here. You can also get your passport stamped at the historic post office. The Visitor Reception Centre is in the old railway depot to the left. The 2-mile-long fine sand beach provides great place for a break, and there are 2 cafes and 5 gift shops to visit.

Sunset over Lake Bennett at Carcross. This shot was taken at 10:45 p.m. on July 30, 2002.

A late-July view from the photographer's cabin at Carcross. This view can be seen on a live webcam by clicking here.

Mile 65.9 / Km 106.0: Montana Services - gas, restaurant, convenience store, RV park and laundry.

Mile 66.0 / Km 106.2: Carcross Airport - gravel year-round strip, 2,800 feet in length.

The gravel road that runs alongside the north side of the airport goes to the Carcross Campground, a government facility with 12 forested sites, picnic tables and outhouses.

Mile 66.1 / Km 106.4: The paved road to the right is the Tagish Road, Yukon Highway 8, which leads to the village of Tagish and on to the Alaska Highway at Jake's Corner (Historic Milepost 866).

Mile 66.9 / Km 107.7: The Carcross Dunes, commonly called "The World's Smallest Desert", is home to several rare plants. For more information about the dune system's formation and its plants, click here.

Mile 67.5 / Km 108.6: Caribou Crossing (formerly Frontierland) has an excellent wildlife museum and historical attractions, as well as husky kennel tours and cart rides, a rock shop and lots more.

Mile 69.8 / Km 112.4: Aptly-named Dry Creek only runs during spring run-off or following rare heavy rains.

Mile 69.9 / Km 112.5: To the right is the trailhead for the superb Caribou Mountain trail. Typical of the many trails in the region, this is for experienced hikers only, and bear protection must be carried. Ask at the Carcross Visitor Reception Centre for directions, so that you can avoid the private home that the trail skirts.

As you drop down from this point, glacier-rounded Watson Ridge is in the middle of the valley to the left, dramatic Gray Ridge beyond.

Mile 70.8 / Km 113.9: Old beaver pond on both sides of the highway, with the dam and a lodge visible a few hundred yards off to the left. Beavers rebuild this pond every few years and highways crews then drain it.

Mile 71.9 / Km 115.0: The Cinnamon Cache bakery - Closed until further notice...

Mile 72.1 / Km 115.4: Spirit Lake Lodge - motel, cabins, restaurant, horse rides, etc.

This view of Spirit Lake and Montana Mountain was taken from the ridge above Emerald Lake.

The scenery past Emerald Lake greatly decreases in drama from what has been seen to this point, and Emerald Lake is the usual turnaround point for day trips out of Skagway, both for individuals and tour operators.

Mile 74.1 / Km 119.3: Emerald Lake Stables on the left, offering trail rides.

Mile 74.8 / Km 120.3: Limp-A-Long Racing is the husky kennel of professional musher William Kleedehn. Tours are not offered.

Heading out on a Yukon canoeing adventure! Northbound at Mile 76.3 (Km 122.8). Note the "Yukon-style" windshield on my truck (smashed by flying rocks) - it's not legal, but it's ignored unless your vision is impaired by it. This is typical Yukon traffic - one vehicle in the distance in front, nobody in the rear-view mirror.

Mile 79.2 / Km 127.5: Lewes Creek.

Mile 79.8 / Km 128.5: The gravel road to the left leads about a mile in to Lewis Lake. The lake is signed as "Lewes Lake," but that is yet another error that has been accepted as fact. Lewis was a WP&YR engineer who made an error during the construction of the railway and drained about 30 feet of the lake's depth.

Mile 85.4 / Km 137.4: The view southbound at Rat Lake in April 2002. The lake is named for the muskrats that live there - when people go out trapping muskrats, they say they are going "ratting".

Mile 86.1 / Km 138.5: Bear Creek, and the tiny community of Robinson.

Mile 86.7 / Km 139.6: The Robinson Roadhouse complex was built starting in 1906, to serve mines developing in the Wheaton Valley to the west. There is a large parking area with interpretive displays. The meadows around the roadhouse provide a fine place for a walk.

Mile 86.9 / Km 139.8: Annie Lake Road to the left takes you into the vast Wheaton Valley region, a historic mining area that's now very popular for year-round recreation. A drive down the road for at least 2 hours will give you a very brief glimpse at what the area offers.

Mile 94.6 / Km 152.3: No, this isn't Hawaii - it's the day-use area at Kookatsoon Lake. This shallow lake is one of the few that warm up enough for swimming in the summer.

Mile 98.0 / Km 157.7: The Alaska Highway, at Km 1,404.4 from its start at Dawson Creek, British Columbia. This intersection is known locally at the Carcross Corner. The city limits of Whitehorse are 0.8 km to the left, the city center about 22 km. If you'd like to continue to Explore, check the links below:

The Alaska Highway

A Guide to Whitehorse