Campground
Canyon City Campground (Chilkoot Trail)
Chilkoot Trail camp at mile 7.7 with 11 sites, a warming cabin and the Canyon City townsite half a mile away.
2.3 mi
Campground
Finnegan's Point Campground (Chilkoot Trail)
First Chilkoot Trail campground, 4.8 miles from the trailhead, with six tent sites and Irene Glacier views.
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · NPS
- Ownership
- Public
- Total sites
- 6
- Tent only sites
- 6
- Reservable
- Yes
- Booking url
- recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10382456
- Water
- Untreated
- Toilets
- Vault
- Bear lockers
- Yes
- Nearest town
- Skagway
Six tent sites in the forest near the Taiya River at mile 4.8 of the Chilkoot Trail, with vault toilets, bear-proof food lockers and a warming shelter; filter water from the river. Hikers get views of Irene Glacier. Overnight use of the Chilkoot Trail requires a permit (June 1 to September 12) from Recreation.gov, validated at the Trail Center on Broadway between 5th and 6th, and campers must stay in designated campgrounds.
Location
In pictures
Hiking · Backpacking · Camping
Sources
- Finnegan's Point CampgroundNational Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · Accessed 2026-11-11
- Planning Your Chilkoot Trail HikeNational Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · Accessed 2026-11-11
- Permits and ReservationsNational Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · Accessed 2026-11-11
- Chilkoot Trail PermitsRecreation.gov · Accessed 2026-11-11
Last updated 2026-11-12
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Ghost towns
Public use cabins
Public-use cabin
Denver Caboose Cabin
Retired WP&YR caboose turned Forest Service cabin, 5.5 miles north of Skagway beside the railway; sleeps six.
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Public-use cabin
Laughton Glacier Cabin
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Rivers
Airports
Airport
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8.0 mi
Airport
Haines Airport (HNS)
State airport on the Haines Highway about 3 miles from town, with a 4,000 ft paved runway and commuter flights to Juneau.
23.9 mi
Museums
Museum
Moore House and Cabin
The home of Skagway's founding Moore family at 5th and Spring, with Captain William Moore's 1887 cabin.
8.4 mi
Museum
Mascot Saloon Museum
A Broadway saloon built in 1898, closed by prohibition in 1916 and restored by NPS to its 1904 look.
8.4 mi
Museum
Jeff. Smiths Parlor Museum
Soapy Smith's gold rush saloon, a roadside museum since 1935, reopened by NPS in 2016; free timed tickets.
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Museum
Klondike Gold Rush NHP Visitor Center (Train Depot)
The park visitor center in the 1898 White Pass & Yukon Route depot at 2nd and Broadway: exhibits, ranger talks and a film.
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Cultural sites
Cultural site
Skagway Historic District
Almost 100 gold rush buildings along Broadway and the boardwalks, the heart of Klondike Gold Rush NHP.
8.4 mi
Cultural site
Fort William H. Seward National Historic Landmark
Alaska's only pre-war Army post, built 1902 to 1904 at Portage Cove; its homes and parade ground are an easy walk from downtown.
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