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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.

A hiker walks the Chilkoot Trail between moss-covered rocks and trees

National Park Service Invites Public Input to Develop Chilkoot National Historic Trail Comprehensive Management Plan

2024-06-14

The National Park Service (NPS) is requesting public input on the Chilkoot National Historic Trail Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP), which will provide a framework for managing and developing the trail over the next 20 years.

new primitive log bridge will allow foot traffic to cross a side channel of the Taiya River at Mile 1.5.

NPS Increases Access on the Chilkoot National Historic Trail

2024-05-31

As of June 1, 2024, a new primitive log bridge will allow foot traffic to cross a side channel of the Taiya River at Mile 1.5. Along with a re-route at mile 2.0, hikers can access the Chilkoot Trail up to Mile 4, for day use only. The bridge allows visitors to enjoy about a 7-hour roundtrip day-use experience this summer.

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park