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.
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.