• Stampeders Hiking the Golden Stair case with heavy packs

    Klondike Gold Rush

    National Historical Park Alaska

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  • Chilkoot Trail Bridge Out

    A bridge, south of Canyon City 6 1/2 miles from the Chilkoot US trail 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 wa

Indoor Activities

Map talk with a Park Ranger

Visitor Center Activities:
(located at 2nd & Broadway)

Enjoy a Ranger Presentation each day at 10 AM - 45 minute talks on various topics in the visitor center auditorium. Summer only. Porgrams and facilities are wheelchair accessible and service animals are welcome.

See the 30 minute film "Gold Fever: Race to the Klondike" in the visitor center auditorium at 8, 9, 11 AM & 12, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 PM. Winter visitors should ask at park headquarters for the movie. Hearing assistance and audio description available upon request. Theater is wheelchair accessible and service animals are welcome.

Check the schedule posted in the visitor center for park sponsored evening programs and other ranger talks. Topics vary and may include: wildlife, Klondike Stampeders, the Chilkoot Trail then and now, Life & Crimes in Skagway 1898 and more!

 
Mascot Saloon regulars - manikins at bar museum
Explore the Mascot Saloon - an authentic 1910 saloon museum where you can almost hear the tinkling of the piano competing with the conversation of hopeful prospectors. Open daily early May through mid-September, 8 AM - 6 PM at Third and Broadway. This facility is wheelchair accessible and service animals are welcome.
 
Welcome to the Moore House

Visit the historic Moore House and Cabin to experience early homesteading in this lonely valley. Open daily, early May through mid-September, 10 AM to 5 PM at Fifth and Spring Streets.This facility is wheelchair accessible and service animals are welcome.

Did You Know?

Historic photo of Native Tlingit packer carring a pack of goods on his back, wearing Western gear

The Chilkoot Trail was an important trade route connecting the Tlingits with interior First Nation peoples long before the Klondike Gold Rush.  Dyea or Deiyaa (Tlingit for "to pack") was a small Native settlement used as a fishing camp and staging area for trade expeditions to and from the interior.