Tarfu Lake Campground

Road accessible campground
Region
Southern Lakes
Registration required
Yes
Total sites
11
Pull through
0
Serviced
to
Gate Open
Gate open year-round
Warning

Check for special fishing restrictions that protect sensitive lake trout populations.

Site description
  • Tarfu Lake has good paddling opportunities.
  • Good place to spot mule deer and common nighthawk.
  • Tarfu means “Things Are Really ‘Fouled’ Up” in military terms.
  • Both the lake's Tagish and Tlingit names, Nústséhé Méne’ and Naagas’éi Áayi, mean "fox lake."
  • The campground is one of two in Agay Mene Territorial Park.
  • The gate will remain open after service to this campground has ended. Register your stay (payment not required). Bring your own wood and toilet paper and pack out your garbage. 
Campground peak times:
May June July August September
Campsite in open pine forest overlooking the lake, Tarfu Lake Campground, Yukon

Location

Highway
Atlin Road
Highway kilometre
32.0
GPS coordinates
60.074°N 133.809°W
Map download
Site directions
Turn off the Atlin Road and drive 3.5 km down a good dirt road to the lake.

Services available

Outhouse unisex
Bear-proof garbage bins
Picnic tables
Fire ring
Boat launch
Viewing structures or signage about local cultural and natural history
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