Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park

Present Operating Hours: (September 8, 2009 - December 31, 2009)
Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Winter Operating Hours: starting (January 2, 2010 - March 8, 2010)
Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

No daily scheduled interpretive programs are offered. Park movies (Days of Adventure Dreams of Gold, Seattle Gateway to the Goldfields, and Hiking the Chilkoot Trail) are shown on a request basis. All programs are free.

The park is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.

Educational groups are strongly suggested to schedule their visit to the park. Please consult our Field Trip information page.

* PENDING * 2010 Summer Interpretive Program Schedule

Monday June 15, 2010 through Monday September 3, 2010

All programs are free and open to the public. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is a unit of the National Park System. The park was established in 1976 to preserve and interpret the history and stories associated with the 1897-1898 stampede to the Yukon gold fields of Canada and Seattle’s role in this international event.

9:30 Seattle: Gateway to the Goldfields (15 minute video)

10:00 Gold Panning Demonstration (approximately 20 minutes)

10:30 Days of Adventure, Dreams of Gold (27 minute video)

11:00 Gold Fever: Race to the Klondike (30 minute movie)

11:30 Days of Adventure, Dreams of Gold

12:00 Hiking the Chilkoot Trail (15 minute video)

12:30 Seattle: Gateway to the Goldfields

1:00 Gold Fever: Race to the Klondike

1:30 Seattle: Gateway to the Goldfields

2:00 Walking Tour of Pioneer Square (approximately 80 minutes)

2:00 Days of Adventure, Dreams of Gold

2:30 Seattle: Gateway to the Goldfields

3:00 Gold Panning Demonstration (approximately 20 minutes)

3:30 Days of Adventure, Dreams of Gold

4:00 Gold Fever: Race to the Klondike

4:30 Seattle: Gateway to the Goldfields

Program schedule based on staffing and facility availability. Seating capacity for our theater is 72. The gold panning demonstrations are limited to 30 and walking tours to 25. No reservations are taken.