Can I reserve Yukon government campsites?
No. All 41 Yukon government campgrounds are first-come, first-served. They very rarely fill — even in peak July you'll usually find an open site by mid-afternoon.
Discover 88 campgrounds in Yukon — from provincial and national park sites to private RV parks and municipal campgrounds: 61 provincial, 3 federal and 24 private.
Yukon camping is the road-trip dream — 41 territorial campgrounds along the Alaska, Klondike and Dempster Highways, all walk-up only and refreshingly cheap ($20/night, includes firewood). The window is short (mid-May to mid-September) and the daylight is endless. Bring bear spray.
Kluane National Park is the Yukon's showpiece — home to Canada's highest peak (Mount Logan at 5,959 metres), the largest non-polar icefields in the world, and grizzly bears fishing for salmon in glacier-fed rivers. The Kathleen Lake campground is spectacularly situated at the foot of the King's Throne, and the day hike up gives you views of an icescape that stretches to the horizon. Flightseeing tours from Haines Junction over the icefields are a once-in-a-lifetime splurge.
The Klondike Highway from Whitehorse to Dawson City follows the path of the 1898 gold rush, and Dawson itself is a living time capsule: dirt streets, saloon-front buildings, and Diamond Tooth Gertie's — Canada's oldest casino — where you can try your luck after a day on the trail. Camp at the Yukon River campground right in town, or drive out to Tombstone Territorial Park where jagged granite peaks and tundra valleys create a landscape that's been called 'Canada's Patagonia.'
The Alaska Highway section through Yukon is the classic northern road trip. Campgrounds at Congdon Creek, Pine Lake and Marsh Lake are strung along a route that passes emerald lakes, mountain passes and the occasional bison herd crossing the road. In June, the midnight sun means you can hike at 11pm in full daylight — an experience that's disorienting, magical, and uniquely Yukon.
Season: mid-May – mid-September · Reservations: All Yukon territorial campgrounds are first-come, first-served
No. All 41 Yukon government campgrounds are first-come, first-served. They very rarely fill — even in peak July you'll usually find an open site by mid-afternoon.
Yes — Yukon government campgrounds include firewood in the $20/night fee. Just refill your bin from the supply at the entrance.
Late June through mid-August. Solstice gives you 20+ hours of daylight and the bugs ease off by late July.