Ghost town
Canyon City Townsite (Chilkoot Trail)
Gold rush settlement ruins near mile 7.7 of the Chilkoot Trail, with an old boiler and stoves among the trees.
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · NPS
- Era
- Klondike Gold Rush
- Access modes
- Hike
Hike
Canyon City was a short-lived gold rush settlement on the Chilkoot Trail, about half a mile from today's Canyon City campground. Artifacts remain in the forest, including the steam boiler that once powered a tramway hauling freight from Canyon City toward the pass, and rusted stoves; it is illegal to lift or move them. Reach it on a long day hike (about 16.75 miles round trip from the trailhead, including the Canyon City loop) or as part of a Chilkoot trip.
In pictures
Hiking · Cultural tours
Sources
- Boiler at the Canyon City Townsite (NPS photo gallery)National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · Accessed 2026-11-11
- Chilkoot Trail Day HikesNational Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · Accessed 2026-11-11
- Chilkoot Trail and DyeaNational Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · Accessed 2026-11-11
- Canyon City CampgroundNational Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · Accessed 2026-11-11
Last updated 2026-11-12