Headlines screamed "Gold!" The dream of a better life catapulted thousands of people to Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Their journey shaped them, and changed the people they encountered and the north forever. Today, the park remembers the trails, boomtowns, and stories of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Gateway to the gold rush
The historic district in Skagway, Alaska is one of three units of the park in Alaska.
Skagway Historic District
Explore history with the restored buildings at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Walking Tour
Enjoy a free historic walking tour with a ranger.
The Chilkoot Trail
Each summer thousands of people hike along the "worlds longest museum"
Captain William Moore Cabin
The first building in Skagway was built in 1887, ten years before the Klondike gold rush.
