Interior

Here you'll find rushing whitewater rivers, all forms of wilderness lodges, abundant wildlife, fur trade and gold rush history. A trip down the Yukon River is a journey in time, taking you past abandoned gold rush settlements, wrecked paddlewheelers and hard-scrabble frontier farms. There are even some old timers who still live on the river, miles from civilization.

Canol Road

There are also many mines in the Yukon interior. Closed in 1998, Faro had a fully modernized open pit mine complete with mill. Faro was the leading producer of lead-zinc-silver ore in the Yukon. If you need some road accessible wilderness, think Canol Road. Whitewater rivers, beautiful lakes and lots of mountain scenery are the Canol trademark.

Fort Selkirk

At Five Finger Rapids, five massive spires of vertical rock create a set of turbulent rapids. In the winter, these rapids freeze into fabulous ice sculptures with the occasional open patch of boiling water. The old fur trading post, Fort Selkirk, is located on the banks of the Yukon River downstream from Minto (an old stagecoach stop). Fort Selkirk is a living historic site that has been restored and maintained to its original condition.