Camping in Yukon is easy thanks to the Yukon Government Campgrounds. In contrast to expensive, and often crowded, state and provincial parks across North America, these rustic territorial campgrounds offer affordable, dry, RV camping at scenic locations throughout Yukon. No need to reserve ahead: sites are available on a first come, first served basis and payment is by cash to the iron ranger. They even include free firewood with your stay.
Yukon’s capital city is Whitehorse, so named for the rushing rapids of the Whitehorse River which claimed more than a few lives of desperate prospectors during the heady days of the 1896 Klondike gold rush.
Yukon Territory’s entire population is around 40,000 people, with three quarters of them living in the capital. Whitehorse is RV friendly and the city makes tourists feel welcome! The Yukon Visitor Information Centre in downtown Whitehorse has designated pull-through RV spots with free all day parking, while multiple RV parks around the city offer a variety of camping options. We were allowed to park our RV free overnight in the gravel lot beside the library at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre, right on the Yukon River. Alternately, just a 10 minute drive from the Visitor Centre, Long Lake Overlook offers quiet, scenic, free boondocking in a large roadside gravel lot surrounded by forest.
This is very much the trip I went on July 2019. You are right it is beautiful territory. So much to see and do. Glad to see you at the square dance covention.