Squanga Lake Campground

Road accessible campground
Region: 
Southern Lakes
Registration required: 
Yes
Total sites: 
16
Pull through: 
4
Serviced: 
May 17 to September 30, 2024
Gate open: 
May 17 to September 30, 2024
Site description: 
  • On the shore of Squanga Lake.
  • Has 2 floating docks.
  • One of the few Yukon lakes where Squanga Pygmy Whitefish live.
  • The Tagish and Tlingit names, Desgwąąge Méné and Dasgwaranga Áayî*, mean "Whitefish Lake."
  • Watch quietly at dusk to see Little Brown Bats leave the bat house to hunt mosquitoes.
  • Keep an eye out for a pair of Osprey who nest nearby and dive for fish in the lake.
Campground peak times: 
May June July August September
Children by the bat house at Squanga Lake Campground, Yukon

Location

Highway: 
Alaska Highway
Highway kilometre: 
1316.0
GPS coordinates: 
60.445°N 133.603°W
Map download: 
Squanga Lake Campground map (201.55 KB)

Services available

Outhouse unisex

Bear proof garbage bins

Blue bear-proof recycling bins

Picnic tables

Cook shelter

Fire ring

Bear proof cache

Boat launch

Boat dock

At least one wheelchair accessible outhouse

At least one wheelchair accessible campsite

Hand pump or water tank provided

Viewing structures or signage about local cultural and natural history

Tent pads or sites available via walking trail