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The managing agency publishes official acreage."},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":"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.","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.nps.gov/klgo/index.htm","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=59.7059&b_tl_lng=-135.3643&b_br_lat=47.5993&b_br_lng=-122.3318","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=Klondike%20Gold%20Rush%20National%20Historical%20Park","directions":"http://www.nps.gov/klgo/planyourvisit/directions.htm"},"cover":{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/A511C4FC-0AAB-88E8-C03E36FE842C6A48.jpg","title":"Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Visitor Center","alt":"Visitors stand on a boardwalk outside a brick red colored wooden building with tidy golden trim.","credit":"NPS Photo","license":"Public domain (U.S. government work)","licenseUrl":null,"filePage":"https://www.nps.gov/klgo/index.htm","tier":1,"source":"National Park Service"},"images":[{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/A511C4FC-0AAB-88E8-C03E36FE842C6A48.jpg","title":"Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Visitor Center","alt":"Visitors stand on a boardwalk outside a brick red colored wooden building with tidy golden trim.","credit":"NPS Photo","license":"Public domain (U.S. government work)","licenseUrl":null,"filePage":"https://www.nps.gov/klgo/index.htm","source":"National Park Service","cover":true},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C7BBA39-1DD8-B71B-0BF0A524F09A191A.jpg","title":"Skagway Historic District","alt":"Colorful buildings","caption":"Explore history with the restored buildings at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park","credit":"NPS Photo/S. Millard","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/A4F6F1A6-04CE-7774-4999E197B2F282F8.jpg","title":"Moore Homestead, Skagway","alt":"A pale blue building with green trim sits in front of a tidy lawn with a white picket fence.","caption":"The Moore Homestead is a calm sanctuary on 5th Avenue, a block east of Skagway's busy Broadway.","credit":"NPS Photo / S. Millard","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/A4F02A12-E76B-EF1F-230803663C58F547.jpg","title":"Jeff. Smiths Parlor Museum","alt":"A park ranger and visitors stand in front of a small white building reading \"Jeff. Smiths Parlor\"","caption":"Join a ranger to tour this unique museum, full of gold rush artifacts and many decades of Skagway curiosities","credit":"NPS Photo / S. Spatz","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/386F5BBA-0B84-BF0B-FDA744F0D441554E.jpg","title":"Historic boiler at the Canyon City Townsite, Chilkoot National Historic Trail","alt":"A rusted boiler sits in a mossy glade, surrounded by small pine trees","caption":"Hikers on the Chilkoot National Historic Trail can see numerous artifacts, such as this historic boiler at Canyon City, remaining from the Gold Rush days, when the corridor was bustling with stampeders","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C7BBBA0-1DD8-B71B-0BBE49A649E59052.jpg","title":"The Chilkoot Trail","alt":"View from a mountain pass down a valley","caption":"Each summer thousands of people hike along the \"worlds longest museum\"","credit":"NPS Photo/AJ Conley","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/A661A44B-B5CB-52FC-4A498850C76193B3.jpg","title":"Gateways to the Gold Rush","alt":"Aerial image of two inlets in a deep fjord, with a small city and large cruise ships tucked in one","caption":"Stampeders embarked on their Gold Rush adventures via one of two settlements -- Dyea, now mostly reclaimed by nature; and Skagway, still bustling, now with more than a million visitors each year arriving via cruise ships","credit":"NPS Photo / T. Olstad","source":"NPS"}],"activities":["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"],"topics":["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"],"fees":[],"passes":[],"hours":[{"name":"Summer Hours","description":"Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is open year-round, though access to historic buildings and most visitor services are provided only in summer months, May through late September. From October through late April, visitor services and access to buildings is by appointment only.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM","monday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM","thursday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM","sunday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM","tuesday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM","friday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM","saturday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM"},"exceptions":[{"name":"Spring hours","start":"2027-04-30","end":"2027-05-01","hours":{"wednesday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM","monday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM","thursday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM","sunday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM","tuesday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM","friday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM","saturday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM"}},{"name":"Spring Training","start":"2027-05-02","end":"2027-05-02","hours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"Closed","thursday":"Closed","sunday":"Closed","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"Closed","saturday":"Closed"}},{"name":"Winter Hours","start":"2026-10-01","end":"2027-04-29","hours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"Closed","thursday":"Closed","sunday":"Closed","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"Closed","saturday":"Closed"}}]}],"directions":"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.","weatherInfo":"Skagway has a highly variable climate with frequent rain and high winds. Average temperatures May through September range from 47-60ºF. Average temperatures October through April range from 28-38ºF.","contacts":{"phone":"9079839200","email":"klgo_information@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[{"name":"Klondike Gold Rush Visitor Center","description":"The visitor center is located in the historic White Pass & Yukon Route depot. Talk to a ranger, learn about daily programs, watch park film \"Gold Fever: Race to the Klondike,\" and more. Restrooms, water stations, and benches are available for visitors.","url":"http://www.nps.gov/klgo/planyourvisit/visitorcenters.htm","lat":59.453486011,"lon":-135.318493192},{"name":"Visitor Center Museum","description":"The Visitor Center Museum is located on 2nd and Broadway, next to the National Park Service visitor center. The visitor center museum and the parks’ administrative offices share a building. The first floor is dedicated to the museum, while the upper floors are used for the park's administrative offices.","url":"https://www.nps.gov/klgo/planyourvisit/hours.htm","lat":59.45350120994589,"lon":-135.31852799721253},{"name":"The Chilkoot Trail Center","description":"The Chilkoot Trail Center is the registration and information center for the Chilkoot International Trail. Hikers hiking on the Chilkoot Trail must stop here prior to starting their hike. During permit season, regularly scheduled orientations are at 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm. This facility is wheelchair accessible and service animals are welcome. This building does not have public restrooms.","url":"https://www.nps.gov//klgo/planyourvisit/the-trail-center.htm","lat":59.455466748,"lon":-135.314728076},{"name":"Mascot Saloon Museum","description":"Mascot Saloon Museum is an authentic post-gold rush saloon. This facility is wheelchair accessible and service animals are welcome. There are public restrooms in this building.","url":"https://www.nps.gov/klgo/learn/historyculture/mascot.htm","lat":59.45412505847439,"lon":-135.31751275057104},{"name":"Administrative Office","description":"Visitors can find the Administrative Offices on the second floor of the Visitor Center Museum. These offices serve as a resource for the public when other facilities are closed, providing information about job opportunities, park facilities, and answering general inquiries.","url":"","lat":59.453527982997336,"lon":-135.31840860846387}],"campgrounds":[{"name":"Finnegan's Point","description":"At mile 5 (8 km) in from the trailhead in Dyea, Finnegan's Camp is the first backcountry campground on the Chilkoot Trail. On clear days, you can see the Irene Glacier across the river. In order to camp overnight along the U.S. side of the Chilkoot Trail, you must purchase a backcountry permit via Recreation.gov and attend an orientation at the Trail Center in Skagway. In 2026, crossing the international border between the U.S. and Canada along the trail is prohibited.","url":"https://www.nps.gov/klgo/planyourvisit/finnegans-point.htm","reservationUrl":"http://www.nps.gov/klgo/planyourvisit/permits.htm","sites":6},{"name":"Dyea Campground","description":"The Dyea Campground is located 9 miles from Skagway. Nestled in the trees along the banks of the Taiya River with limited amenities, the Dyea Campground is a restful place from busy town. The campground is within a short drive or bike ride of the historic townsite of Dyea and a half mile from the Chilkoot Trailhead. The campground is monitored by National Park Service rangers and is open when free of snow.","url":"https://www.nps.gov/klgo/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm","reservationUrl":null,"sites":22},{"name":"Sheep Camp","description":"At mile 13 (km 20.9), Sheep Camp is the last campground on the U.S. side of the Chilkoot Trail before the Chilkoot Pass and border. As a result, it is popular in peak months and can be fully booked. To stay at all campsites along the trail, you must purchase a permit via Recreation.gov and attend an orientation at the Trail Center in Skagway before starting your hike. In 2026, the international border between Canada is closed to hikers on the Chilkoot Trail; you will need to turn around at the pass.","url":"https://www.nps.gov/klgo/planyourvisit/sheep-camp.htm","reservationUrl":"http://www.nps.gov/klgo/planyourvisit/permits.htm","sites":27},{"name":"Canyon City","description":"The Canyon City campground sits 7.7 mi (12 km) from the Dyea trailhead. It is just a half mile from the historic Canyon City townsite, where you can see artifacts leftover from the gold rush days. (Please do not take or disturb artifacts!) In order to camp overnight along the U.S. side of the Chilkoot Trail, you must purchase a permit via Recreation.gov and attend an orientation at the Trail Center in Skagway. Crossing the international U.S.-Canada border via the trail is prohibited as of 2026.","url":"https://www.nps.gov/klgo/planyourvisit/canyon-city.htm","reservationUrl":"http://www.nps.gov/klgo/planyourvisit/permits.htm","sites":11},{"name":"Pleasant Camp","description":"Located at mile 10.7 (17.3 km) and just after a relatively large elevation gain, Pleasant Camp is a \"pleasant\" spot to spend some time. As the least-used campground on the Chilkoot, it offers hikers a tranquil evening. However, it makes a long day-hike to the Chilkoot Pass/international border and back. As of 2026, crossing the border into Canada is prohibited. To stay at any campground on the trail, you must purchase a permit via Recreation.gov and attend an orientation at the Trail Center in Skagway.","url":"https://www.nps.gov/klgo/planyourvisit/pleasant-camp.htm","reservationUrl":"http://www.nps.gov/klgo/planyourvisit/permits.htm","sites":11}],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"glacier-bay-national-park-and-preserve","km":127},{"slug":"admiralty-island-national-monument","km":224}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=klgo"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.617Z","alerts":[{"source":"NWS","kind":"Winter Weather Advisory","severity":"Moderate","title":"Winter Weather Advisory issued November 8 at 1:01PM AKST until November 9 at 6:00PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK","text":"A strong system is expected to move through the area Sunday night\ninto Monday. Temperatures below freezing combined with snow levels\nbelow 1,000 ft are indicative of snowfall for upper elevations.\nMid-level southeasterly flow suggests potential for White Pass to be\nsheltered from much of the precipitation, but would allow for ample\nmoisture to make it into the Haines Borough, falling as snow at the\nborder. The winter storm watch will be upgraded to a winter storm\nwarning for the upper elevations of the Haines Highway near Haines\nCustoms, and replaced with a winter weather advisory for the Klondike\nHighway near White Pass.\n\n* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 8 inches\npossible.\n\n* WHERE...The Klondike Highway, near White Pass.\n\n* WHEN...From 3 AM to 6 PM AKST Monday.\n\n* IMPACTS...Possibility for reduced visibilities due to blowing snow.\nTravel could be difficult.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting up to 25 mph may cause blowing\nsnow and reduce visibilities.","instruction":"Slow down and use caution while traveling. For the latest road\nconditions where available call 511 or visit 511.alaska.gov.","url":"https://alerts.weather.gov/search?id=urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.04240b64754defdc73dd2ac03b8534e5828c6d1c.002.1","starts":"2026-11-09T03:00:00-09:00","ends":"2026-11-09T18:00:00-09:00","id":"nws-urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.04240b64754defdc73dd2ac03b8534e5828c6d1c.002.1"}],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/klondike-gold-rush-national-historical-park/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/klondike-gold-rush-national-historical-park.geojson"}