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Chilkoot Trail Bridge Out
A bridge, south of Canyon City (6 1/2 miles fromtrail head) has collapsed under heavy snow load and is out until further notice. Hikers should be prepared to wade through a boggy section, and water may be knee or waist deep during high water conditions. More »
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Chilkoot Travel Advisory-Increased Avalanche Risk
Park Canada Travel Advisory: Due to a cold, late spring persistent winter conditions exist on the Chilkoot Trail. Visitors will encounter late-winter snowpack conditions with increased avalanche risk and more snow covered trail sections. More »
Hydrologic Activity
Indian River gauge collecting data in Sitka National Historical Park NPS The flow of streams and rivers in Southeast Alaska determines when fish run, impacts hikers traveling on the Chilkoot Trail, and sets the pace for nearly all the region's ecosystems. The freshwater flowing from the glaciers, mountain snowpack, and high annual rainfall in Southeast Alaska amounts to more freshwater output than is discharged from the Mississippi River drainage, and area four times the size of southeast Alaska. Monitoring this important environmental vital sign is imperative to gauging how changes in streamflow will be affected by melting glaciers, meandering river channels, and global climate change. The Southeast Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network's (SEAN) streamflow monitoring program tracks flow in all three parks in the region including; Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (NHP), Sitka NHP and Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (NP & P). In cooperation with local municipalities and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), SEAN is collecting data from the Taiya River in Dyea, AK (Klondike), the Indian River in Sitka, AK, and the Alsek River in Glacier Bay NP & P. Additionally, there is potential to also monitor the Salmon River in Gustavus, AK, adjacent to Glacier Bay NP & P. For more information on this monitoring program visit the SEAN Streamflow web page. or Download the one page PDF Streamflow Resource Brief |
Did You Know?
Wild Iris blooming in the meadows and marsh lands of Dyea, Alaska offers a visual treat for visitors. These delicate beauties are closely related to the domestic iris or flag you may have in your garden. You can see them bloom in Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, mid-June to mid-July.