Region:
North Yukon
Registration required:
Yes
Total sites:
17
Pull through:
3
Serviced:
June 9 to September 30, 2024
Gate open:
June 9 to September 30, 2024
Site description:
- A great place for a picnic or overnight stay on your Dempster Highway adventure.
- Nestled in one of the few boreal forests stands in the region.
- The campground is named after the river, whose Gwich’in name, Chii Deetak, means “river flowing between the rocky hills.”
- The open tundra begins to the north and goes to the Beaufort Sea.
- The Arctic Circle is a 40 km drive to the south.
- October to April: Register your stay (payment not required). Bring your own wood and toilet paper and please pack out your garbage.
Campground peak times:
May
June
July
August
September
Location
Highway:
Dempster Highway
Highway kilometre:
446.0
GPS coordinates:
66.91172°N 136.35541°W
Map download:
Rock River Campground map (318.4 KB)
Site directions:
40 km north of the Arctic Circle.
Services available
Outhouse unisex
Bear proof garbage bins
Blue bear-proof recycling bins
Picnic tables
Cook shelter
Fire ring
Bear proof cache
Tent pads or sites available via walking trail