This large gravel rest area is located at Km 1547.5 of the Alaska Highway. It has outhouses, garbage bins, interpretive panels and a walking trail along an original section of the Alaska Highway.
Approaching the Canyon Creek Bridge Rest Area from the south.
The bridge and interpretive signs. Click here to see the signs and read them.
A visitor from Ontario reads about the bridge's history.
The rest area and walking trail are popular year-round.
Just north of the west end of the bridge is a log cabin that served as a roadhouse and store
during the 1904 Kluane Gold Rush.
Looking down on the rest area from the ridge above.
Looking back down the tote road to the modern Alaska Highway.
