Discovery Claim National Historic Site
Discovery Claim
The site where gold was discovered in August 1896, sparking the Klondike Gold Rush. An interpretive trail takes you through the original mining ground.
In August 1896, George Carmack, along with two Indigenous men, Skookum Jim and Dawson Charlie, found gold in the valley then known as Rabbit Creek. News of the find brought roughly 100,000 people north, and the valley was renamed Bonanza Creek. The site is a National Historic Site with a short interpretive trail and signboards, and entry is free. About 1 km back along the road is Claim No. 6, a free mining claim run by the Klondike Visitors Association, where you can bring your own gold pan and try panning for gold. It is about 15 km along Bonanza Creek Road and can be visited together with Dredge No. 4.
Opening hours
Open all day (roads may be snowbound in winter)
Nearby sights
- Dredge No. 4 National Historic Site
- Midnight Dome
- Crocus Bluff
- Robert Service Cabin
- Jack London Museum & Cabin
- Dawson City Museum
- Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall
- Old Post Office