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A Guide to Snag Junction Campground, Yukon

by Murray Lundberg


Campgrounds & Rest Areas in the Yukon

    The Snag Junction Campground, operated by Yukon Parks, is located at Km 1849.6 of the Alaska Highway. It has 15 campsites, 5 of them pull-throughs. It also has a kitchen shelter and a boat launch suitable for small boats. The nightly fee at Snag Junction Campground, as at all Yukon Parks campgrounds, is $20, and includes firewood.

    Snag Junction Campground is open and fully serviced from May 16 until October 2 (in 2023), and is gated in the off-season.


Snag Junction Campground, Yukon
An aerial view of the Snag Junction Campground area. Click on it to open an interactive map in a new window.

Snag Junction Campground, Yukon
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Snag Junction Campground, Yukon
The Snag Junction Campground entrance.

Snag Junction Campground, Yukon
The start of the campground loop road.

Snag Junction Campground, Yukon
The fee station at the start of the campground loop road.

Snag Junction Campground, Yukon
Back-in site #4.

Snag Junction Campground, Yukon
Smoke from a wildfire that had just started a mile away in 2019 drifts over the lake.