Haines, Alaska to Haines Junction, YT

This 153 mile/246 km highway connects Haines, Alaska, with Haines Junction (a small community at km 1635 on the Alaska Hwy.) Although the highway is maintained year-round if you plan on traveling the route between September  15 and June 1 be sure to check weather conditions before you head out: Alaska  State Troopers Office (in Haines) at 907-766-2552, or the Royal Canadian Mounted  Police detachment (in Haines Junction) at 867-632-5555 or Yukon Government Highways 1-800-661-0408 or 867-667-8215.

Emergency Services
Haines Volunteer Fire Dept.-911 or 766-2121.

Haines Junction--634-4444/634-5555 RCMP.

Mileage markers in place along the highway read from Haines, Alaska (mile  0) to Haines Junction (mile 153/km 246).

mile 0 Haines.

mile 3.4/km 5.5 Indian Graveyard. Visible from highway.

mile 3.5/km 5.6 Haines Airport.

mile 4.1/km 6.6 Parking along Chilkat River.

mile 6/km 9.7 Parking along Chilkat River.

mile 9.5/km 15.3 West boundary Chilkat Eagle Preserve.

mile 11/km 17.7 Parking.

mile 13.9/km 22.4 Fourteen Mile Slough, parking, fall fishing for  Dolly Varden, salmon.

mile 19/km 30.6 Large parking area beside Chilkat River. There are often bald eagles along this stretch of the river.

mile 20.2/km 32.5 Parking.

mile 20.7/km 33.3 Parking.

mile 21.5/km 34.6 Klukwan Indian Village.

mile 23.8/km 38.3 Chilkat River bridge.

mile 27.2/km 43.8 Mosquito Lake State Recreation Site. Access via  2.7-mile side road. 13 units border lake. Trout, whitefish. Store.

mile 28.8/km 46.3 Muncaster Creek.

mile 30.9/km 49.7 East boundary Chilkat Eagle Preserve.

mile 31.6/km 50.9 Little Boulder Creek, parking.

mile 33.1/km 53.3 Visitor facilities.

mile 33.8/km 54.4 Big Boulder Creek, parking. Dolly Varden catches permitted. This creek is closed periodically to salmon fishing, check locally  for current regulations.

mile 34/km 54.7 Parking.

mile 36.3/km 58.4 View of Saksaia Glacier.

mile 40.5/km 65.2 U.S. Customs. Dalton Cache Station. All traffic  entering the U.S. must stop at customs. Open year round 7am to 11pm Alaska Time. Alaska is one hour earlier than the Yukon.

mile 40.8/km 65.7 Canada Customs. Pleasant Camp. All travelers entering Canada must stop. Open year-round 8am to midnight PST (time in the Yukon).

Distances along BC/Yukon highways are marked by kilometre posts. (A  kilometre is 6/10 mile.) Distances shown in the highway description are from Haines, Alaska. Haines Junction is at km 246/mile 153.

km 78.2/mile 48.6 Five Mile Creek.

km 87.4/mile 54.3 Seltat Creek parking area.

km 89/mile 55.3 Parking.

km 92/mile 57.2 Three Guardsmen Lake.

km 95.8/mile 59.5 Stonehouse Creek, Three Guardsmen Pass can be seen to the northeast.

km 96.2/mile 59.7 Clear Creek.

km 102.1/mile 63.4 Haines Road Summit 1070 meters/3,493 feet. Highest  point on the highway. Parking.

km 103/mile 64 Parking.

km 107/mile 66.4 Chuck Creek, parking.

km 109/mile 67.7 Nadahini River.

km 115/mile 71.5 Airstrip.

km 116.3/mile 72.3 Mule Creek.

km 124/mile 77 Goat Creek.

km 127/mile 78.9 Holum Creek.

km 131/mile 81.4 Twin Lakes.

km 133.9/mile 83.2 Large parking area.

km 134.4/mile 83.5 Mansfield Creek.

km 136.4/mile 84.8 Stanley Creek.

km 144.8/mile 90 Blanchard River.

km 144.9/mile 90 Blanchard River maintenance camp.

km 145.6/mile 90.5 Entering Kluane Game Sanctuary.

km 145.7/mile 90.5 BC/Yukon border.

km 150.3/mile 93.4 Parking.

km 159.4/mile 99 Million Dollar Falls Yukon Government Campground.  1 km/.6 mile side road. Picnic tables, toilets, shelters, water, 33 camp sites,  playground-obstacle course, and hiking trails. Fee area. Be aware, this is grizzly bear country.

km 159.5/mile 99.1 Takahanne River. Million Dollar Falls trailhead, large parking area.

km 162/mile 100.6 Scenic view of the Kluane Mountain Range and BC's  Tatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Park.

km 171.1/mile 106.3 Motheral Creek.

km 173.5/mile 107.8 Parking.

km 174.2/mile 108.2 Vand Creek.

km 182/mile 113 Klukshu Creek, parking.

km 183/mile 113.7 Klukshu Indian Village. A summer fish camp of the  Klukshu Indians. Museum and gift shop.

km 185/mile 115 Gribbles Gulch.

km 186.8/mile 116 St. Elias Lake Trailhead parking area. Kluane National Park borders the highway from here to Haines Junction.

km 188/mile 116.8 If you are traveling toward Haines Junction this is your first view of Dezadeash Lake.

km 193.9/mile 120.5 Parking area on Dezadeash Lake.

km 195.8/mile 121.7 Dezadeash Lake Yukon government campground, 20 camp sites, toilets, boat launch, no drinking water. Fee area. Dezadeash is Indian for "Lake of the Great Winds". The lake is shallow and 15 miles long, storms come up quickly. Good fishing for lake trout, northern pike, and grayling.

km 202.2/mile 125.6 Viewpoint, parking at Rock Glacier Trailhead.

km 206.5/mile 128.3 Dalton Lodge.

km 219.7/mile 136.5 The Cabin Bed & Breakfast.

km 219.8/mile 136.6 Kathleen Lake Public Campground, 1 km/.6 mile  side road. 42 camp sites, water, toilets, tables, hiking trails, boat launch,  and fishing for lake trout and grayling. One of the Yukon's most beautiful lakes.

km 221.5/mile 137.6 Kathleen River, parking. Good rainbow, grayling, and lake trout.

km 226.3/mile 140.6 Parking with information plaque on World Heritage  Site. View of Kathleen Lake.

km 233.2/mile 144.9 Quill Creek.

km 239/mile 148.5 Parking at Auriol trailhead.

km 241.9/mile 150.3 Rest area; toilets. Good view of Haines Junction area and valley.

km 245/mile 152.2 Dezadeash River bridges and hiking trails.