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Teslin Viewpoint and Rest Area, Yukon

by Murray Lundberg


Campgrounds and Rest Areas in the Yukon

    This large gravel rest area overlooking Teslin and the Nisutlin Bay Bridge is located at Km 1242 of the Alaska Highway. It has outhouses, garbage bins, picnic tables, a gazebo, and interpretive panels.


Teslin Viewpoint and Rest Area, Yukon
An aerial view of the location of the Teslin Viewpoint and Rest Area.
Click on it to open an interactive map in a new window.
Teslin Viewpoint and Rest Area, Yukon
The gazebo and Nisutlin Bay Bridge in early September.
Teslin Viewpoint and Rest Area, Yukon
The sloped gravel parking lot is very large.
Teslin Viewpoint and Rest Area, Yukon
The Nisutlin Bay Bridge, at 584 meters (1,917 feet) is the longest bridge on the Alaska Highway.
Teslin Viewpoint and Rest Area, Yukon
A damp July morning.
Teslin Viewpoint and Rest Area, Yukon
The view in late winter, the date of which varies a lot - this was April 13th.
Teslin Viewpoint and Rest Area, Yukon
One of the chinook salmon information panels - see and read them all here.