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.
People sit at picnic tables in brush free area in front of a white tent structure
Camping Permits Now Open for U.S. Side of Chilkoot Trail
Starting April 15, visitors can reserve backcountry camping permits for the U.S. side of the Chilkoot National Historic Trail for the 2026 summer season.
Wooden cabin surrounded by trees in a forest clearing.
Landmark Conservation Law Supports Completion of Sheep Camp Ranger Station Restoration
The National Park Service today announced that Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park and Chilkoot National Historic Trail recently completed an eight-week rehabilitation of the Sheep Camp Ranger Station and adjacent tool shed. Supported by the Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund signed by President Donald J. Trump in 2020, the key backcountry hub along the historic Chilkoot Trail was repaired with approximately $400,000 in GAOA funding.
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