Into the Yukon Wilderness

The Yukon is a true wilderness. Vast areas are completely undeveloped, and most of the territory is outside of cellular telephone range. If you plan to go out into the backcountry, you're going to be a long way from help.

In many ways, your wilderness travels will be similar to the journeys of the old-time prospectors, trappers and First Nation peoples.

Environment Yukon has published a booklet, Into the Yukon Wilderness, that provides clear and simple guidelines to follow as you plan your backcountry trip. It is available at all Visitor Information Centres and Environment Yukon offices, or you can download a PDF file.

Into the Yukon Wilderness (English - PDF 586 Kb)

Dans la nature sauvage du Yukon (Français - PDF 577 Kb)

Die Wildnis des Yukon (Deutsch - PDF 979 Kb)

There are some important differences betwen the journeys of a hundred years ago and today. Today, you need a licence to fish and hunt, and must follow the laws that apply to using the land. And you are expected to travel through the backcountry leaving few signs of your passage.

If you do these things you'll earn the respect, and appreciation, of the people who call this land home. So go ahead and plan the wilderness journey you've been dreaming about.