Yukon Campgrounds in Sept.?

"And the pats on the back make me feel good! So thanx for that! "

Sometimes that is all the payment that one needs! Thank You again! Gary

Sue T you are a great resource on here. I've never traveled to AK, but if I do I will study your information first. Thanks for posting and helping those who are Alaska bound. A tip of the hat!
James

Yah ... and because I'm not a tourist business, Yukon Tourism can't provide any financial assistance to assist with my website expenses. Yukon Tourism provides funding to tourism businesses to aid with promoting Yukon, but I'm not a business. I just promote Yukon.

I feel many RVers benefit from my site, based on the emails I receive. As well as motorcyclists camping their way to Alaska. BUT because I don't sell tours or packages, I'm not eligible for funding, as are the Yukon tourism businesses that do sell. Doesn't make sense, to me anyway.

I don't want to sell ads on my website, because then the site becomes one that caters to the advertisers rather than the travellers.

Oh well ... I do it for fun and interest. Love sharing the photography and information! And the pats on the back make me feel good! So thanx for that!

GaryKH wrote:
Thank You for the info Sue! I've enjoyed looking through your pics on your web site. You have put a lot of time into that & i'm sure helped a lot of people in the process!! Looks like you could get a job with Yukon tourism :) LOL!!!!

Not a chance, Gary - she knows too much and doesn't take 2 months to answer questions.

Thank You for the info Sue! I've enjoyed looking through your pics on your web site. You have put a lot of time into that & i'm sure helped a lot of people in the process!! Looks like you could get a job with Yukon tourism :) LOL!!!!

Usually Meziadin and Boya Lake close after the first snow fall. They don't have a way of clearing the snow so they close. Unless the provincial gov't has set a firm date now to save $$. The BC Parks website indicates Boya Lake closes on first snow fall but may not have firewood or services after Sept 26.

In Yukon, the territorial government campgrounds vary with their closing dates. It seems to depend on the contractor caring for the campground, and on the first snow. It also depends on how active the bears in the area might be as they feed up for winter. Congdon Creek campground on the shores of Kluane Lake often closes early in the season due to a local grizzly feasting on soapberries around the campground.

The private RV parks are variable too. Some highway lodges and RV parks close immediately after Labour Day, because the owners also want to head south. Usually the businesses owned by locals remain open through September to catch the business from the Alaska RVers heading south. A park owner in Haines Junction told me she gets most of her business in September and early October with the southbound folks.

Some are getting ready to close in September so may have already blown their water lines out but can let you fill the tanks at a communal water tap.

We often travelled from Vancouver Island to Yukon in late August and September. Never had a problem finding campgrounds, other than the one trip southbound between Fort Nelson and Dawson Creek. Everything was full with gas & oil field workers living in their RVs at the campgrounds. We eventually pulled into a rest area and slept.