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PUBLIC LANDS IN YUKON

Parks Canada for information about all public land in Canada, including the Yukon and Northwest Territories.

Kluane National Park The Tutchone people named this "place of many fish"  Kluane (kloo-AH-nee) and along with Wrangell-St. Elias National Park just across the border in Alaska, this region makes up one of the largest protected wilderness areas on Earth.

Canada's highest point Mt. Logan (19,545 ft. / 959 m) is here as are the largest non-polar ice fields in the world.  The northeastern section along the Alaska Highway is easily accessible to backpacking, hiking, fishing, biking, canoeing and much more.  For information on getting to the Park from Fairbanks or Haines visit Alaska Direct Bus  They make regular runs between Fairbanks, Kluane National Park and Haines, Alaska year round. 

Kluane National Park Visitor Reception Center  
(867) 634-7207  Open 9am - 7 pm in Summer.
Located on Logan St. in Haines Jct., Yukon directly on the Alcan Highway.  Here you can obtain wilderness & fishing permits, topographical maps, and trail information. 

Hanies Junction & Kluane Information

Sheep Mountain Information Centre
9am - 5pm in summer.
is located 72 km north of Haines Jct., (toward Alaska) on the Alaska Highway and here you can register for hikes into the northern section of the park.

Yukon Parks & Outdoor Recreation - PO Box 2703, Whitehorse, YT., Y1A 2C6 (867) 667-5648; Fax: 393-6223

OTHER YUKON TRAVEL SITES
Tourism Yukon
Travel Industry Association of Yukon.
Klondike Visitors Association
Yukon Quest Dog Sled Race
Yukon College
Yukon Chamber of Commerce
Yukon Convention Bureau

First Nations Tourism Association

Yukon News

 

Distance between Whitehorse and :
Fairbanks = 602 mi / 970 km 
Anchorage = 724 mi / 1,167 km

 

Distance between Dawson City  and :
Fairbanks =  393 mi / 580 km
Anchorage 515 mi / 824 km

Whitehorse = 327 mi / 526 km