Canada's largest icefield, Mount Logan, and grizzly country all in one 22,000 km² UNESCO wilderness.
Kluane is the crown jewel of the Yukon: 17 of Canada's 20 highest peaks sit inside its boundaries, including Mount Logan at 5,959 m. The park protects the largest non-polar icefield on the planet, plus healthy populations of grizzlies, Dall sheep, and mountain goats. Most visitors base out of Haines Junction, where the Da Ku Cultural Centre doubles as the Parks Canada visitor centre. From there the Alaska Highway skirts the eastern edge for 200 km with pullouts at every viewpoint.
Strategy: give it a full day minimum. Do the King's Throne trail (10 km return, steep) for the classic Kathleen Lake view, or book a flightseeing tour out of Silver City for the icefields — the only way to actually see Logan. Grab your day pass at the visitor centre before heading in; bear spray is essential and rented at Kluane Outfitters on Kluane Boulevard.
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Kluane National Park and Reserve: what to expect
Kluane is the crown jewel of the Yukon: 17 of Canada's 20 highest peaks sit inside its boundaries, including Mount Logan at 5,959 m. The park protects the largest non-polar icefield on the planet, plus healthy populations of grizzlies, Dall sheep, and mountain goats. Most visitors base out of Haines Junction, where the Da Ku Cultural Centre doubles as the Parks Canada visitor centre. From there the Alaska Highway skirts the eastern edge for 200 km with pullouts at every viewpoint.
Strategy: give it a full day minimum. Do the King's Throne trail (10 km return, steep) for the classic Kathleen Lake view, or book a flightseeing tour out of Silver City for the icefields — the only way to actually see Logan. Grab your day pass at the visitor centre before heading in; bear spray is essential and rented at Kluane Outfitters on Kluane Boulevard.
Tickets & free entry
Entry costs $12 daily park pass. Free entry: Free for youth 17 and under · Free on Canada Day (July 1). Opening hours: Visitor Centre daily 9:00-17:00 (mid-May to mid-Sep) · Park backcountry open 24/7 year-round · Tachäl Dhäl Centre daily 9:00-16:00 (Jun-Aug).
Cheap hotels in Yukon: how Yukon Hotels works
Yukon Hotels is a curated guide to the whole territory, not just Whitehorse. We cover downtown Whitehorse and the Riverdale side, Dawson City on the Klondike, Haines Junction at the gateway to Kluane National Park, Watson Lake near the BC border, Carcross on the South Klondike Highway, and the smaller stops along the Alaska and Dempster Highways like Teslin and Eagle Plains. Each area page lays out what a night actually costs, which streets to sleep on, and what you can walk to versus what needs a truck.
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Where to stay in Yukon
Downtown Whitehorse is where 90 percent of first visits should start. The grid between 2nd Avenue and 4th Avenue, from Main Street south to Hanson, puts you a five-minute walk from Klondike Rib and Salmon, Burnt Toast Cafe, the MacBride Museum and the Millennium Trail along the Yukon River. The Edgewater Hotel, Coast High Country Inn and Best Western Gold Rush Inn all sit inside this box. Riverdale, across the Robert Campbell Bridge, is quieter and cheaper but you will drive for dinner.
Dawson City is a different creature: unpaved streets, wooden boardwalks, and the Downtown Hotel with its Sourtoe Cocktail. Stay on Front Street or 2nd Avenue to walk to Diamond Tooth Gerties, the SS Keno and Klondike Kate's. Haines Junction, 158 km west of Whitehorse, is the base for Kluane; the Raven Hotel and Parkside Inn put you 30 minutes from the Kathleen Lake trailhead and the Kings Throne hike. Carcross suits day-trippers who want Emerald Lake and Carcross Desert at sunrise.