Road accessible campground
Region
Whitehorse
Total sites
16
Pull through
1
Serviced
to
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.
- There are no reservable campsites at this campground.
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
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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 1 wheelchair accessible outhouse
Sandy or cobble beach within short walking distance
Viewing structures or signage about local cultural and natural history