Kluane National Park and Reserve
A UNESCO World Heritage Site home to Canada's highest peak, Mount Logan, and vast icefields. Kathleen Lake is the classic stop on a one-day self-drive.
Together with the Wrangell–St. Elias sites in the United States, the park forms a World Heritage Site. Its interior holds the largest non-polar icefield on Earth. From Whitehorse, drive west on the Alaska Highway about 160 km to the Haines Junction visitor centre, then continue about 27 km south to Kathleen Lake. From the lakeshore you can walk the lake trail or the King's Throne trail for views over the water. Sightseeing small planes fly over the icefields and Mount Logan, but the cost is high. Bears are common here, so carry bear spray.
Opening hours
Open all day; visitor center open in summer
Nearby sights
- Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs (Takhini Hot Springs)
- Yukon Wildlife Preserve
- Fish Lake
- Lake Laberge
- Yukon Transportation Museum
- Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
- Whitehorse Waterfront & Trolley
- Old Log Church Museum