Region:
Whitehorse
Registration required:
Yes
Total sites:
16
Pull through:
1
Serviced:
May 4 to October 2, 2023
Gate open:
Gate open year-round
Site description:
- Lake is best known from Robert Service’s poem “The Cremation of Sam McGee.”
- Traditional gathering place for the Southern Tutchone people.
- The lake's name in Southern Tutchone is Tàa’an Män, “head of the lake.”
- Starting point for boaters going on the lake or down the Yukon River. See facilities along the 30-Mile section.
- Interpretive panels about the wreck of the A.J. Goddard and The Thirty Mile (Yukon River), a Canadian Heritage River.
- Good place to see waterfowl, including Double-crested Cormorant if you're lucky.
- The gate will remain open after service to this campground has ended. Register your stay (payment not required). Bring your own wood and toilet paper and pack out your garbage.
Campground peak times:
May
June
July
August
September

Sara Nielsen
Location
Highway:
Klondike Highway
Highway kilometre:
225.0
Secondary road kilometre:
3.0
GPS coordinates:
61.0751°N 135.19941°W
Map download:
Lake Laberge Campground map (243.17 KB)
Site directions:
Turn east off the highway and follow the Deep Creek Road for 3 km.
Services available
Outhouse unisex
Bear proof garbage bins
Blue bear-proof recycling bins
Picnic tables
Cook shelter
Fire ring
Boat launch
At least one wheelchair accessible outhouse
Hand pump or water tank provided
Sandy or cobble beach within short walking distance
Viewing structures or signage about local cultural and natural history