Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

Enjoy a free historic walking tour with a ranger.
Headlines screamed "Gold!" The dream of a better life catapulted thousands of people to Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Their journey shaped them, and changed the people they encountered and the north forever. Today, the park remembers the trails, boomtowns, and stories of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Map showing location of park.
National Park Service reopens Chilkoot National Historic Trail in Klondike Gold Rush 
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park will reopen the Chilkoot National Historic Trail for the season on June 1, 2025. After continued partial closures from historic flooding damage, the entire section of trail in the park will once again be open to hikers.
Aerial view of town in a valley with cruise ships in port
Photo by NPS Photo/S. Millard
Colorful buildings
Photo by NPS Photo/S. Millard
People standing around a ranger in front of a building.
Photo by NPS Photo
View from a mountain pass down a valley
Photo by NPS Photo/AJ Conley
Group of people gathered around a log cabin with a ranger
Photo by NPS photo/K. Pontius