Denver Flag Stop (WP&YR mile 5.8)

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.

0.0 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.

5.8 mi

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.

4.2 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.

20.6 mi

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.

4.3 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.

6.3 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.

8.1 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.

9.8 mi

Campground

Sheep Camp Campground (Chilkoot Trail)

Last US campground before Chilkoot Pass, at mile 13, with 27 tent sites and nightly ranger briefings.

11.0 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.

20.1 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.

4.4 mi

Museum

Mascot Saloon Museum

A Broadway saloon built in 1898, closed by prohibition in 1916 and restored by NPS to its 1904 look.

4.5 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.

4.5 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.

4.5 mi

River

Taiya River

17-mile river flowing to Taiya Inlet at Dyea; the Chilkoot Trail follows its valley.

4.4 mi

River

Skagway River

The river that cuts through Skagway, followed by the WP&YR railway and the Klondike Highway up toward White Pass.

5.0 mi

Cultural site

Skagway Historic District

Almost 100 gold rush buildings along Broadway and the boardwalks, the heart of Klondike Gold Rush NHP.

4.5 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.

20.4 mi

Ghost town

Dyea Townsite

Gold rush rival to Skagway at the foot of the Chilkoot Trail, now a quiet NPS site with cemeteries, wharf pilings and wild iris.

4.5 mi

Viewpoint

White Pass Summit

The 2,865-foot pass on the US-Canada border, reached by the WP&YR Summit Excursion or the Klondike Highway.

9.1 mi

Mountain

Mount Harding

5,321-foot peak about 4.5 miles southwest of Skagway, named for President Harding's 1923 visit.

9.2 mi

Trail

7-Mile Saddle Trail (Ripinski Ridge)

Distance

20.9801014783539 mi

Steep, minimally maintained trail from Haines Highway mile 7 to the 7-Mile Saddle, Peak 3920 and Mount Ripinski.

21.0 mi

Native village

Klukwan

Chilkat Tlingit village on the Chilkat River about 21 miles northwest of Haines, home of the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center.

24.4 mi