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Carcross, Yukon:
Lodging, Tours, Shopping & Attractions



A Guide to Carcross, Yukon

Accommodations & Dining

Chilkoot Trail Authentic Sourdough Bakery
Located in the historic police barracks in downtown Carcross, offering the culinary creations of chef Lisa Armstrong for breakast, lunch and snacks.

Montana Services and RV Park
RV park (40 sites), restaurant, fuel, general store, coin-op laundry and more. No Web site.

Spirit Lake Wilderness Resort
Motel, RV park and restaurant on the highway north of Carcross.

Wheaton River Wilderness Guest Cabin
A rustic riverfront cabin deep in the mountains halfway between Whitehorse and Carcross.

The Montana Roadhouse
"Accommodation in True Klondike Style".


Tours, Shopping & Attractions

Caribou Crossing Trading Post
Located just north of the village, featuring a natural history museum, gift shop, lunches and ice cream and much more.

Carcross Post Office
Canada's oldest continuously-operating post office.

Historic Buildings Walking Tour
Self-guided tour brochures are available for download or at the Visitor Reception Centre in the railway station.

Motherlode Jewellery
Tanya Kennedy creates a wide variety of unique jewellery.

Mountain Do - Singletrack Mountain Biking
On the slopes above Carcross, Yukon, bike trails are bringing local histories full circle.

Murray's Guide to the South Klondike Highway
A mile-by-mile guide to the highway and its many attractions, with almost 50 photos.

Plants of the Carcross Dunes
Known locally as "The World's Smallest Desert", the Carcross Dunes are home to a wide variety of plants, some of them very unusual.

Tagish Lake Kennel
Based in Tagish, Ed Hopkins and Michelle Phillips offer year-round tours - dog sledding in the winter, kennel tours and husky cart rides in the summer.

Tales from Wolf Willow Cottage
Situated on a small lake in the Yukon wilderness near Carcross, Wolf Willow Cottage is the perfect place to contemplate the mysteries of the northern world and the animals that live there.

Tough Canoeing on Lake Bennett
Heading into the wilderness can result in some changes in your plans!



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