Paddlewheel Graveyard - Dawson City, Yukon

Poirier S.

Magnifique

Steve J.

A must do when in Dawson. Cross the river with the free ferry. Take the lower road through the campsite until it beers left by a yellow metal gate. Go through the gate down to the river and follow the flat river bank about 300 m. There are some more wrecks with big wheels in the woods close by. (within 50m of the main site)

Angela R.

I loved the Paddlewheel Graveyard. It was a nice evening for a walk, so we went down the river bank until we came to the old abandoned Paddlewheel ships.

It's quite impressive! Such history. I was amazed at how large they actually are.

The walk was not hard at all. We just followed the river & you can not miss them! We did have to cross a little stream via a fallen log. Haha. But that made it fun. I suppose you could have just stayed on the river bank & risked wet feet, but that isn't what we chose to do.

It was a fun & interesting place to explore & let your imagination roam.

You can access the river path from the campground. You can drive your car or simply walk knto the free ferry crossing the Yukon River & park in the public area. It's a 15-minute walk at most. I think. Haha.

You don't have to buy a ticket. You don't have to wait in a line. You just have to take a relaxing walk, soak up the fresh Yukon air & enjoy a bit of peaceful history.

Mike K.

Schöner verlorener Ort.
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Michael G.

One of my most favorite areas we saw on our trip to the Yukon. I would go all the way back just to walk this area again.

john C.

Not part of a regular trail. Across the river, Yukon, from Dawson City. Need to take free ferry, then walk through the Yukon River Camp ground, to the end. path starts there, down to the water. Path can be a bit tricky, recommend you don't go alone. Several old steamers there, one is right off the river bank, but several are behind it. Worth it.

charlie C.

Love this place, great history. Sad to see these monsters in their last throes of death. Visited a few times over the last 42 years.

Jean G.

6/3/24 We're in the Yukon River campground, was able to just walk the riverbed to the site.