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A Guide to Dezadeash Lake Campground, Yukon

by Murray Lundberg


Campgrounds in the Yukon Territory

    The Dezadeash Lake Campground, operated by Yukon Parks, is located at Km 195.7 of the Haines Highway. It has 20 campsites, none of them pull-throughs. It also has a boat launch and a kitchen shelter. The campground is well situated as a base for hiking several of the trails in Kluane National Park. The nightly fee at Dezadeash Lake Campground, as at all Yukon Parks campgrounds, is $12, and includes firewood.

    Dezadeash Lake Campground is open and fully serviced from May 15 until September 7 (in 2020). It is not gated in the off-season, though, and can be used. Snow is not plowed, and all campers must register (no fee), bring their own toilet paper and firewood, and pack out their garbage.

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Map of Dezadeash Lake Campground, Yukon
Click on the map to open a pdf version (647 Kb).

Dezadeash Lake Campground, Yukon
The campground entrance from the Haines Highway.

Dezadeash Lake Campground, Yukon
Tenting sites, the kitchen shelter, outhouses and registration/pay station.

Dezadeash Lake Campground, Yukon
Inside the kitchen shelter.

Dezadeash Lake Campground, Yukon
One of the campsites, with very good beach access.

Dezadeash Lake Campground, Yukon
Most of the sites are tight for larger rigs.

Dezadeash Lake Campground, Yukon
The concrete boat launch.