Guide to Planning Your Hike

Current Information: The Chilkoot Trail (designated a National Historical Trail in December of 2022), is open for day use only on the U.S. side for the first 4 miles of the trail in Historic Dyea. The Chilkoot Trailhead Parking area in Dyea allows for parking and access to the trailhead for day use hiking this summer.

The trail is open as far as mile 4.0. Visitors can enjoy about a 7-hour roundtrip day-use experience. The Chilkoot Trail on the U.S. side has no public access past mile 4 due to a major washout onto private property. Severe flood damage sustained in September and October 2022 destroyed two major bridges along the Taiya River, and washed-out or displaced other bridges, campsites, trail tread and visitor amenities. Additional work both on the trail and with local landowners is needed before the park can allow the public to access the entire length of the Chilkoot Trail to the Canadian border.

The National Park Service continues repairs on the trail along the lower Taiya watershed as park staff rebuild bridges and infrastructure after the severe flooding in 2022 on the U.S. side of the trail.

Overnight camping on the U.S. side of the Chilkoot Trail will not be permitted at this time.

Please check back for trail updates.

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This short video brings to light the common risks and challenges that hikers may encounter on the trail. If you are interested in hiking the Chilkoot Trail check out this video to see if you are up to the challenge. Happy Trails.