Kluane National Park and Reserve

This park is very challenging to access, but it is an absolute must visit if you're in this part of the Yukon Territory. The mountains here are some of the most beautiful mountains I've ever seen. The park also has very unique geology and tons of glaciers. To my knowledge, it's one of only two national parks in all of territorial Canada that you can drive to. Kluane NP is also the western-most point of Canada. The actual western-most point is on an icefield, but you can find the marker near Kathleen Lake.

If your visiting the Yukon, this Park is a must visit. Amazing drive, scenic around every winding bend. Silver city was a great stop along the way. Amazing to see the old log cabins still standing.

My personal favourite National Park so far, amazing landscape and it's very peaceful here. definitely worth the special trip to visit this beautiful park.

Fantastic. Most beautiful place i have ever seen. You could walk and camp here for weeks and still see new things and enjoy it. Just be careful of bears.

Out of this world beautiful! Highlights have to be: Kathleen Lake, King's Throne Trail, Kluane Lake, Destruction Bay, Soldier's Summit Trail (1km) and Sheep Creek Trail.

Great park with. Only had time time to hike King's Throne and only to the saddle. Round trip took around 3hrs return carrying a 9 month old. Great hike, fairly technical ascent.

A beautiful spring drive to Haines from Fairbanks. We saw lots of wildlife, even a porcupine walking south using the correct side of the road! He didn’t seem to mind being passed by a truck pulling a trailer loaded with dog boxes and 21 dogs.

Visited Kluane recently on a day tour with Arctic Range. What a stunning, majestic national park! Totally deserves its UNESCO World Heritage status. And the drive from Whitehorse to Kluane seriously needs to be among the best road trips/drives in the world. We stopped along the frozen shores of Kathleen Lake for a picnic lunch and also saw a great panoramic view from Dezadeash Lake. We also visited Tombstone Territorial Park up north during the same Yukon trip, which provided a great contrast to Kluane. So glad we visited both of them to have a fuller taste of the Yukon's amazing landscape!

Wow...I can't believe I discovered Kluane National Park of Canada! Here I was driving along the Alcan (Alaska/Canada) Highway, making my way through Yukon Territory and I stumbled upon this...a National Park Visitor Center/Headquarters situated off to the side of the road! And...I'm a huge National Parks enthusiast! It was meant to be! Our destinies have crossed paths, lol. Welp...does it really count if I just stayed by the Visitor Center and took some photos without actually attempting any hiking trails or exploring around? At least I got a picture with the park sign! I think that should count for something, lol. But, actually, when I zoomed in on Google Maps, I couldn't believe how big this park was! It covered the whole southwest section of the Yukon. And...now it kind of all makes sense. Before arriving here, I passed through the town of Haines Junction, YT and the Welcome Sign there said, "Gateway to Kluane". And in the moment I thought to myself, "what is Kluane"? It sounds like some villain from a Superman movie, lol. Now, hehehe, I'll forever know. Too bad during my stop here it was around 7pm. Had it been earlier, I definitely would have wandered around. During my initial research for venturing out to Canada and beyond, I was so fixated on the famed Canadian Rockies from Banff to Japer, AB. But, I really should have dug deeper into maybe some of the more under the radar stops along my travel itinerary that I could unknowingly skip. This place did pass me by. Or maybe there's just nothing to really see here? But, still, in my book, I'm checking it off as an official visit, lol, sort of I guess. Back to the story, unfortunately, the Visitor Center was closed. At least I walked around, read a few of the informational posts about Kluane NP and took some brief photos. I will say...this place is so remote. I mean, it is in the middle of nowhere! Although it was already late in the day, it just felt like I was the only human being alive in the wilderness. My pictures came out decently. Just...what a barren and primitive type of landscape it is here. To be more detailed, the mountains surrounding the flat plains were alpine looking with some tints of color. The background also had a very desert-like feel to it. Obviously there was no cell phone reception, but I felt like I could scream and not be heard for miles and miles away. The only signs of activity were the ones like myself just driving the highway and (most likely) trying to make it to Alaska. But, there is a bit of hope. I am currently writing this review from a library in Anchorage, AK, so for a return drive back to Florida (where I'm from) I can revisit this place if I choose to. Though, some tourists I have met on my travels have mentioned that taking the Cassiar Highway would be more of a scenic way to go. We shall see. Lastly, the only other thing I can say is that just past the Visitor Center when I returned back out on the road, I did notice some hiking trailheads just off to the side, so, overall, I don't think you really need to head too far off the beaten path of the Alcan Highway to explore this Kluane National Park. Alright, well, hope Kluane NP can receive some recognition and more reviews in the future.

So wild and beautiful | You need a car Quick Points: -reminds me of Alaska -from Whitehorse to Haines Junction area -rock glaciers and scenery When you think of Kluane, you think of the REI backpacking adventure of seeing bears and amazing glaciers. I wish I could write an epic review on that experience that I've never had (yet), but my fiancee and I had a different experience of the park, and we had a great time. I've also never been to Alaska (yet), but my fiancee keeps telling me that the landscape in the Yukon reminds him of Alaska. When you drive outside of Whitehorse, you immediately feel like you're in this wild land. There aren't any cities, people walking around like zombies operating their cell phones and other electronic devices, it is a completely natural and somewhat harsh landscape. I said 'harsh' because winters are tough and you could get easily lost if you're unfamiliar to the territory. It's simple: there's a long stretch of road and some houses spread here and there tucked away. The thing that gave me goosebumps was the road sign warning us that we're approaching the "NO 9-1-1 Service" zone. I've NEVER seen that anywhere before!! That was real comforting, for sure. So, if your car breaks down, you best be hoping someone is traveling on the same road you're on soon so you can get help. It was a far drive from Whitehorse to Haines Junction, and Kluane is a huge area with a bunch of spots along the way to stop and sight-see. We stopped at a couple of rock glaciers and admired the scenery at the top. This is literally a whole day's event (from Whitehorse to Kluane and back to Whitehorse). We just drove around to these spots to enjoy the lake and see what else was up the road before we turned back. The autumn colors of the mountain were gorgeous. We also stopped at this super small town where the river runs through it and it is known for all these bears to eat the salmon there. I guess because it was raining, no one was outside and no bears were in sight. Bummer :( There's plenty to do in Kluane. You can backpack, hike some trails, enjoy the scenery at some pull-outs, and just drive for miles enjoying the road. The major thing is that you need a car if you're coming from Whitehorse. We'd love to come back here.