Spruce Beetle Trail Recreation Site

Recreation site (day use only)
Region: 
Kluane
Serviced: 
May 17 to September 30, 2024
Gate open: 
Gate open year-round
Warning: 
Visibility is limited in this older growth forest, so make noise and bring bear spray. Watch your step in rooted trail sections. Trail is slippery after rain.
Site description: 
  • The trail is a 2 km loop from the parking area to a viewing platform.
  • Interpretive panels show the spruce beetle lifecycle and its impact on Yukon forests.
  • Gates are closed from 11pm - 7am daily. 
viewing deck at Spruce Beetle Trail, Yukon.

Location

Highway: 
Alaska Highway
Highway kilometre: 
1597.0
GPS coordinates: 
60.84085°N 137.7686°W
Map download: 
Spruce Beetle Trail Recreation Site Map (3.96 MB)

Services available

Outhouse unisex

Bear proof garbage bins

Hiking trails

Viewing structures or signage about local cultural and natural history