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Parks in the Yukon

Gold-rush history, icefields, hot springs and the midnight sun — the sights worth your time, with real hours and honest entry prices.

Kluane icefields and boreal valley in the southwest Yukon
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Kluane National Park and Reserve

Canada's tallest peaks, the largest non-polar icefields on Earth, and grizzly-dense valleys within a two-hour drive of Whitehorse.

Free day use; backcountry permit required for overnight tripsDetails →
Jagged black granite peaks of the Tombstone Range under autumn tundra
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Tombstone Territorial Park

2,200 square kilometres of jagged granite spires, permafrost tundra, and Beringian wildlife along the Dempster Highway.

Free day-use; backcountry camping requires a paid permitDetails →
British Mountains and Firth River in Ivvavik National Park
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Ivvavik National Park

A roadless Arctic park protecting the Porcupine caribou calving grounds and the wild Firth River, reachable only by charter plane.

Free, cost is entirely in reaching itDetails →
Old Crow Flats wetland complex in Vuntut National Park
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Vuntut National Park

A 4,345 sq km roadless wilderness of unglaciated Beringian tundra and the Old Crow Flats, co-managed with the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation.

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Historic whaling buildings at Pauline Cove, Herschel Island
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Herschel Island - Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park

Yukon's only Arctic Ocean island, a 19th-century whaling station, and a living Inuvialuit homeland now facing rapid climate change.

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Ice-covered grizzly bear fishing chum salmon in Fishing Branch River
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Ni'iinlii Njik (Fishing Branch) Territorial Park

The "ice bears" of the Fishing Branch, grizzlies fishing an unfrozen river while frost forms on their coats.

Free, but access is strictly limited to a single licensed operatorDetails →
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Coal River Springs Territorial Park

A rare, actively growing set of cold-water tufa terraces in one of the most remote corners of the Yukon.

Free, permit requiredDetails →
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Agay Mene Territorial Park

A proposed 719 sq km park of kettle lakes and boreal wilderness along the Atlin Road, co-managed with the Carcross/Tagish First Nation and the Teslin Tlingit Council.

Free (registration only, no payment)Details →
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Kusawa Territorial Park

A roughly 3,070 sq km glacial lake and mountain park an hour west of Whitehorse, the classic Yukon paddle and campground.

Free day-use; camping fee appliesDetails →
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