Klondike Highway

The 717 km (445 mi.) Klondike Highway, completed in the late 1970s, leads from Skagway (Alaska) through Whitehorse to Dawson City and the Klondike goldfields.

It follows the route taken by the prospectors in 1898, a grueling and perilous journey from Skagway over White Pass to Carcross, from where they continued by boat, raft and later by sternwheeler through Whitehorse to Dawson City.

Tourists can now travel this legendary stretch by boat, an unforgettable experience and far less harrowing than it was 100 years ago. Information is available from the Visitor Centers in Whitehorse and Dawson.

Southwards from Dawson the Klondike Highway provides the link with Whitehorse.