Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
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.
Park headquarters and visitor center are located at 2nd and Broadway in Skagway, Alaska. To get to Skagway by car: you can access the park via the Alaska Marine Highway or the South Klondike Highway. By plane: you can fly into the Skagway Airport. By water: You can visit the park by cruise ship, tour boat, or ferry. The park visitor center is less than half a mile from all docks.
- Arts and Culture
- Camping
- Backcountry Camping
- Car or Front Country Camping
- Group Camping
- RV Camping
- Climbing
- Mountain Climbing
- Food
- Picnicking
- Guided Tours
- Self-Guided Tours - Walking
- Hiking
- Backcountry Hiking
- Front-Country Hiking
- Junior Ranger Program
- Playground
- Wildlife Watching
- Birdwatching
- Park Film
- Museum Exhibits
- Shopping
- Bookstore and Park Store
- Gift Shop and Souvenirs
- Architecture and Building
- African American Heritage
- Archeology
- Ruins
- Arts
- Asian American Heritage
- Birthplace
- Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite
- Colonization and Settlement
- Commerce
- Trade
- Engineering
- Explorers and Expeditions
- Industry
- Mining
- Logging and Timber Cutting
- Immigration
- Maritime
- Migrations
- Military
- US Army
- Native American Heritage
- Social Movements
- Civil Rights
- Voting Rights and Suffrage
- Transportation
- Roads, Routes and Highways
- Trains and Railroads
- Tragic Events
- Massacres
- Westward Expansion
- Homesteading
- The Gold Rush
- Women's History
- Animals
- Birds
- Climate Change
- Coasts, Islands and Atolls
- Foothills, Plains and Valleys
- Forests and Woodlands
- Coniferous Forests
- Deciduous Forests
- Rainforest
- Geology
- Glaciers
- Mountains
- Natural Sounds
- Oceans
- Scenic Views
- Trails
- Unique Species
- Wilderness
Gateway to the gold rush
The historic district in Skagway, Alaska is one of three units of the park in Alaska.
Skagway Historic District
Explore history with the restored buildings at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Walking Tour
Enjoy a free historic walking tour with a ranger.
The Chilkoot Trail
Each summer thousands of people hike along the "worlds longest museum"
Captain William Moore Cabin
The first building in Skagway was built in 1887, ten years before the Klondike gold rush.