What it's like
Yakutania Point is a low point on Taiya Inlet, just south of Skagway's airport terminal. It sits where the town's flat ground meets the water, and it is reached by a trail that starts close to the old waterfront streets.
A visit is simple. You walk out along the trail, cross the Skagway River on a footbridge, and reach the point with its view down Lynn Canal toward the Chilkat Mountains. A covered picnic shelter and a privy sit on the trail. The trail also joins Smuggler's Cove, so a walk can be extended.
Good to know
- The city is level and only a few blocks wide, so you can walk to the trailhead without a taxi.
- A covered picnic shelter and privy sit on the trail, so you can stop for lunch.
- Shore anglers fish from points in Taiya Inlet such as this one.
Yakutania Point
A short walk from town to a point on Taiya Inlet, with a view down Lynn Canal toward the Chilkat Mountains. Trails, a footbridge and a picnic shelter make it an easy stop.
Tours that go here
Prices are per person, booked with our partner, Shore Excursions Group.
Dyea townsite
The Dyea townsite is the remains of a gold rush boomtown at the head of the Taiya River Valley. Today it is a lush natural area where you walk among old ruins and wild plants.
Lower Dewey Lake
Lower Dewey Lake is a moderate loop trail just outside Skagway's town center, leading through spruce and hemlock forest to a mountain lake. Most people walk it as a half day in the hills above town.
Chilkoot Trail
The Chilkoot Trail is a historic route through the Coast Mountains, from the Dyea trailhead out toward Bennett in British Columbia. Most people here walk a short section or a day hike.
Gold Rush Cemetery and Lower Reid Falls
A short forest walk behind Skagway's old cemetery, ending at a view of Lower Reid Falls. It is an easy round trip that most people finish in about two hours.
The same kind of day, elsewhere
Sightseeing and scenic rides
