The Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site of Canada
is a traditional transportation route through rugged mountain terrain,
connecting the upper Yukon River in British Columbia with the Pacific
Coast on the Taiya Inlet in Alaska. It is best known as the route used
by thousands of prospectors on their way to the Yukon gold fields during
the gold rush of 1897-1900.
Follow the fabled Chilkoot Trail along the
centuries old path first crossed by Chilkoot Tlingit traders and later
stormed by the Klondike Gold Rush stampeders. Hike through narrow
windswept valleys and scale the precipitous Chilkoot Pass. Visit a
Victorian-era church still standing in a vanished boom town.
Le lieu historique national du Canada de la
Piste-Chilkoot est une route traditionnelle qui traverse un terrain
montagneux accidenté. Elle relie le cours supérieur de la rivière Yukon
à la côte du Pacifique au niveau du passage Taiya en Alaska. Elle est
connue comme étant la route empruntée par des milliers de chercheurs
d'or venus au Yukon pendant la ruée vers l'or de 1897-1900.
Suivez la formidable piste Chilkoot, ce chemin
plusieurs fois centenaire. Il a d’abord été traversé pour la première
fois par les commerçants Tlingit de Chilkoot. Plus tard, ce sont les
prospecteurs de la ruée vers l’or qui l’ont pris d'assaut. Parcourez en
randonnée les étroites vallées balayées par le vent et montez dans la
montagne vers le col Chilkoot. Visitez une église de l’ère victorienne
toujours intacte dans une ville abandonnée qui fût jadis prospère.
Source: Canada's Historic Places & Parks Canada Websites (2022)
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Established: 1987
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Brochures
The contents of brochures can be
viewed by clicking on the cover. These items are historical in
scope and are intended for educational purposes only; they are
not meant as an aid for travel planning.
Hike the Legendary Date Unknown
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Bennett Walking Tour Date Unknown
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Hiker Preparation Guide c2010s
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Guide de préparation du randonneur c2010s
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Hiker Preparation Guide 2019
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Guide de préparation du randonneur 2019
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Maps
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2014
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2014
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Avalanche Date Unknown
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Avalanche Date Unknown
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Documents
Management Documents
Commemorative Integrity Statement / énoncé d'intégrité commémorative (Parks Canada, May 1, 1996)
Management Plan / Plan directeur (Parks Canada, 2010)
Historical Documents
Abandoning the Cult of the Artifact: Cultural Landscape Management on the Chilkoot Trail (David Hems, extract from CRM, Vol. 20 No. 4, 1997)
Attitudes toward limiting overnight use of the Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site (©Tom W. Elliot, University of Montana Thesis, 1994)
Boating on the Chilkoot Research Bulletin No. 290 (David Neufeld, Parks Canada, March 1991)
Cultural Resource Background: Log Cabin Shelters at Lindeman, Chilkoot Trail NHS (David Neufeld, Parks Canada, 2008)
Cultural Route and the Heritage Management Challenge: The Klondike Gold Rush: A Case Study (Guy Masson, extract from 15th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium, October 2005)
Heritage Character Statement / Énoncé de valeur patrimoniale, Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church / Église presbytérienne St. Andrew (FHBRO No. 88-176, May 1, 1992, Canadian Register of Historic Places)
Other People's History: Commemorating the Cultures of Yukon First nations (David Neufeld, extract from CRM, Vol. 20 No. 4, 1997)
Over the Chilkoot with Duff Pattullo (Robin Fisher, extract from The Beaver, Outfit 67:4, August-September 1987)
Preserving the Past On the Trail of '98 (Jeffrey Murray and Jennifer Hamilton, extract from The Beaver, Outfit 67:4, August-September 1987)
Resolving Inter-Group Conflict in Winter Recreation: Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site, British Columbia (©Siobhan Jackson, Simon Fraser University Thesis, February 2001)
The Chilkoot: A Literature Review Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 203 (Richard J. Friesen, Parks Canada, 1977)
The Chilkoot Pass and the Great Gold Rush of 1898 / Le col Chilkoot et la ruée vers l'or de 1898 History and Archaeology/Histoire et archéologie 48 (Richard J. Friesen, Parks Canada, 1981)
The Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site: a Canadian cultural route management approach (©Guy Masson, paper at Australia ICOMOS Making Tracks Conference, 2001)
The Chilkoot Trail: Then and Now (Dow V. Baxter, extract from The Beaver, Outfit 296, Summer 1964)
The Effects of a Restrictive Management Approach on the Chilkoot Trail Visitor Population: A Twelve-year Trend Study (©Anne-Marie Légaré, Summer 2006)
of related interest
A Wild Discouraging Mess: A History of the White Pass Unit of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (Julie Johnson, 2003)
Chilkoot Trail: From Dyea to Summit with the '98 Stampeders Occasional Paper No. 26 (Robert L. Spude, ©Cooperative Studies Unit University of Alaska, 1980)
Hikers on the Chilkoot Trail: A Descriptive Report (Peter Womble, Wendy Wolf and Donald R. Field, January 1978)
The Chilkoot Trail: Cultural Landscape Report for the Chilkoot Trail Historic Corridor Part 1: History, Existing Conditions, & Analysis (2011)
The Wreck of the A.J. Goddard: A sternwheeler from the days of the Klondike Gold Rush / L'épave du A.J. Goddard : Un bateau à aubes de l'époque de la Ruée vers l'or du Klondike (Lindsey Thomas, Doug Davidge and John Pollack, Government of Yukon, 2012)
Wild Rivers Survey 1971 - Yukon: Chilkoot Trail, Bennett Lake, Nares Lake, Tagish Lake, Atlin Lake and Marsh Lake Reports (Ian Donaldson, Parks Canada, c1971)
Books/Livres
The following visual bibliography is just a
sampling of the books which have been published for this park.
ParksCanadaHistory.com does not endorse these, but are merely presenting them for
informational purposes only. As most are copyrighted, we are only able
to provide the covers, and not contents, of these publications.
Hikers on the Chilkoot Trail: A Descriptive Report Peter Womble, Wendy Wolf and Donald R. Field 1978
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Chilkoot Pass: A Hiker's Historical Guide to the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Archie Satterfield 1980
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A Hiker's Guide to the Chilkoot Trail Date Unknown
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Chilkoot Trail: From Dyea to Summit with the '98 Stampeders Robert L. Spude 1980
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Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 26 1981
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Lieux historiques canadiens: cahiers d'archéologie et d'histoire no 26 1981
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Gateway to Gold Skagway, the White Pass, & Chilkoot Trail Past and Present Marina McCready 1990
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Chilkoot Trail: Heritage route to the Klondike David Neufeld and Frank Norris 1996
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Hiking With Ghosts: The Chilkoot Trail, Then and Now Frances Backhouse 2000
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Chilkoot: An Adventure in Ecotourism Allan Ingelson 2001
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The Chilkoot Trail: Cultural Landscape Report for the Chilkoot Trail Historic Corridor Part 1: History, Existing Conditions, & Analysis 2011
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Hiking The Chilkoot Trail: Beyond the History Cynthia Johnson 2018
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My Alaska Klondike Adventure Along the Chilkoot Bernardette Costa 2013
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