Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Active and Adventure Travel Guide

The Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is divided into two units, the Seattle and Skagway units. The Seattle unit commemorates the important role that Seattle played as the staging area for the 1890s gold rush. It was from here that news of the gold strike in Canada's Yukon Territory spread across the country, and from here most prospector's left for the gold fields. The Skagway unit tells the story of thousands of gold hungry stampeders brought to Skagway and Dyea, Alaska, by news of the gold strike.
Today the park has a visitor center in Skagway and administers the Chilkoot Trail and White Pass Trail units.
Sturgill's Landing is a four- to five-hour hike that starts from the south end of Lower Dewey Lake and continues south through a mixed stand of spruce, hemlock, and lodgepole pine. Just before reaching the stream, the trail turns sharply to the right and descends on loose rocks above the stream gully. Look for a pathway to the right leading toward picnic tables. From here, the trail continues south to the beach. Ruins of the sawmill are across the creek.

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