Museum
Mascot Saloon Museum
A Broadway saloon built in 1898, closed by prohibition in 1916 and restored by NPS to its 1904 look.
0.0 mi
Cultural site
Skagway Historic District
Almost 100 gold rush buildings along Broadway and the boardwalks, the heart of Klondike Gold Rush NHP.
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · NPS
- Site type
- Historic site
- Fee
- 0 USD
The Skagway Historic District and White Pass National Historic Landmark preserves almost 100 structures from the Klondike Gold Rush along Broadway and the side streets. The National Park Service owns and has restored several, including the original railroad depot (now the visitor center), the Mascot Saloon, Jeff. Smiths Parlor and the Moore House. Park in the free all-day lot at Spring Street and 2nd Avenue. No entrance fee.
Location
In pictures
Cultural tours · Photography
Sources
- Directions and TransportationNational Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · Accessed 2026-11-11
- Fees and PassesNational Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · Accessed 2026-11-11
- MuseumsNational Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · Accessed 2026-11-11
- Skagway Historic District and White PassNational Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · Accessed 2026-11-11
- NPS Klondike Gold Rush NHP / Chilkoot TrailNPS
Last updated 2026-11-12
Nearby within 25 miles
Museums
Museum
Jeff. Smiths Parlor Museum
Soapy Smith's gold rush saloon, a roadside museum since 1935, reopened by NPS in 2016; free timed tickets.
0.0 mi
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.
0.1 mi
Museum
Moore House and Cabin
The home of Skagway's founding Moore family at 5th and Spring, with Captain William Moore's 1887 cabin.
0.2 mi
Airports
Airport
Skagway Airport (SGY)
State airport at the edge of town with a 3,550-foot paved runway; Alaska Seaplanes is the only scheduled airline.
0.4 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.
16.3 mi
Rivers
Ghost towns
Campgrounds
Campground
Dyea Campground
NPS campground 9 miles from Skagway and half a mile from the Chilkoot trailhead: 22 first-come sites at $10 a night.
3.8 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.
8.4 mi
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.
10.6 mi
Campground
Pleasant Camp Campground (Chilkoot Trail)
Quiet Chilkoot Trail camp at mile 10.7 with 11 sites; the least-used campground on the US side.
12.8 mi
Campground
Sheep Camp Campground (Chilkoot Trail)
Last US campground before Chilkoot Pass, at mile 13, with 27 tent sites and nightly ranger briefings.
14.3 mi
Campground
Haines Hitch-Up RV Park
Private full-hookup RV park on Main Street, walking distance to downtown; open May 1 to September 15.
15.9 mi
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.
4.5 mi
Public-use cabin
Laughton Glacier Cabin
Forest Service cabin sleeping six below Laughton Glacier, reached by the WP&YR train to mile 14 and a 1.5-mile trail.
10.2 mi
