Explore the Yukon with Local Knowledge, History, and Ready-to-Use Travel Tools
Downloadable Yukon travel guides, road trip planners, and Klondike history resources — built by someone born and raised in Dawson City. Covering every highway, every community, and the full sweep of Yukon history.
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- Travel Guides — Detailed guides to Dawson City, Whitehorse, Old Crow, and every community in between.
- History — The Klondike Gold Rush, First Nations, the Alaska Highway, and the stories behind the territory.
- Stories & Blog — Personal essays and dispatches from a writer who grew up in Dawson City.
- Shop — Downloadable PDF guides for every Yukon destination. Instant delivery.
Latest Articles
- What to Pack for a Yukon Road TripA practical packing list for a Yukon road trip — with reasoning. Two spare tires, satellite communicator, cash north of Whitehorse, and everything else you actually need to not get stranded.
- Things to Do in Dawson CityDawson City has more to do per square kilometre than almost anywhere in the Canadian north. Here's the practical reference list — what's there, how long to allow, and how to fit it into two or three days.
- Alaska Highway Through the Yukon: Best StopsThe Alaska Highway through the Yukon runs from Watson Lake in the southeast to Beaver Creek at the Alaska border — about 1,000 km of paved highway through mountain scenery, history, and the best wildlife corridor in the territory.
- Tombstone Territorial Park Travel GuideTombstone Territorial Park sits on the first 100 km of the Dempster Highway. It's one of the most extraordinary landscapes in the Yukon — Ogilvie Mountain peaks, open tundra, and some of the best hiking in the north.
- Yukon Camping Guide for First-Time VisitorsCamping in the Yukon is one of the best ways to experience the territory — territorial parks, free government sites, and wild camping along the main routes. Here's what you need to know before your first trip.
- Whitehorse to Dawson City Drive: Stops, Fuel, and What to ExpectThe Klondike Highway from Whitehorse to Dawson City is 535 km of paved road through the central Yukon. Here's what to expect, where to stop, where to fuel up, and how to pace the drive.
Built by a Lifelong Dawson City Local
Shawn Gillespie was born in Dawson City and raised on Yukon stories. His family's roots run deep in the Klondike — through the Gold Rush era, through generations of northern living, and into the communities that shaped this territory. For years he's turned that firsthand knowledge into practical tools: travel guides built from roads he's driven, road trip planners tested on every major Yukon highway, and destination guides written from the inside out. About Shawn →
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