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Small Towns of Yukon

Gold Rush history, northern lights, midnight sun, and the Alaska Highway —5communities with stories worth the drive.
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Our Yukon Communities

Every Yukon town on the platform

Five communities — from the territory's capital to the most westerly settlement in Canada

🌷 Spring 2026 picks
Klondike Region
Dawson City
Dawson City
The heart of the Klondike Gold Rush. Wooden boardwalks, the Dawson City Museum, Dredge No. 4, and the midnight sun — plus a golf course you reach by free ferry across the Yukon River.
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Southern Yukon
Whitehorse
Whitehorse
The territory's capital and gateway to the Yukon. Miles Canyon, the SS Klondike sternwheeler, Takhini Hot Springs, the Beringia Centre, and some of the best northern lights viewing in Canada.
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Southwest Yukon
Haines Junction
Haines Junction
Gateway to Kluane National Park — one of Canada's largest protected wilderness areas. Glaciers, grizzlies, and the St. Elias Mountains, home to Mount Logan, the country's highest peak.
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Silver Trail
Keno City
Keno City
A near-ghost town at the end of the Silver Trail with a population of around 20. The Keno City Mining Museum tells the story of the Yukon's silver mining boom. One of Canada's most remote communities with a road.
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Western Yukon
Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek
The most westerly community in Canada, right on the Alaska border. A small highway settlement on the Alaska Highway with a visitor centre, a few services, and the feeling of being at the very edge of the country.
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Yukon’s tourism is supported by Tourism Yukon (Department of Tourism and Culture, Government of Yukon). 1000towns complements territorial marketing by giving individual communities national visibility — connecting travellers from across Canada with Yukon towns they’d never find on their own.

People of the Yukon

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Notable Canadians with roots in the Yukon

pj johnson | Yukon Poet Laureate
📍 Whitehorse, Yukon
pj johnson | Yukon Poet Laureate
On Canada Day, July 1st, 1994, pj johnson was honoured to be invested as the first official Yukon Poet Laureate in Canada.
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Pierre Berton | Journalist
📍 Whitehorse, Yukon
Pierre Berton | Journalist
Born in Whitehorse during the Gold Rush era. One of Canada's most celebrated authors and broadcasters, with nearly 50 books on Canadian history.
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Travel guides

Guides featuring Yukon

Curated guides, hidden gems, and stories from the towns that make this country extraordinary

🌷 Spring 2026 picks
Summer Winter
Top 10 Towns with Unique Festivals
Top 10 Towns with Unique Festivals
Elvis festivals, pumpkin regattas, and ice-fishing derbies across small-town Canada.
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Winter
Top 10 Canadian Towns for Dog Sledding Adventures
Top 10 Canadian Towns for Dog Sledding Adventures
Husky teams, frozen trails, and wide-open wilderness — 10 small towns where dog sledding is the main event.
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All-season
Top 10 Towns with the Coolest Airbnb
Top 10 Towns with the Coolest Airbnb
Treehouses, lighthouses, and cabins you won't believe — all in small-town Canada.
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Municipalities & Tourism Organizations

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We work with municipalities and tourism organizations to give small towns the visibility they deserve — through enhanced town pages, Google Ads promotion, and featured content across Canada’s coast-to-coast small-town tourism platform.

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