Road accessible campground
Region
Klondike
Registration required
Yes
Total sites
20
Pull through
0
Serviced
to
Gate Open
Gate open year-round
Warning
Check road conditions and drive carefully on windy gravel road, especially after rain.
Site description
- Tatchun Lake (Tatchän Män) has many small bays, islands and shoreline vegetation to explore by boat.
- You can get to the dock at the campground by foot only.
- A short walking trail to a view of the lake begins by the day-use area.
- The boat launch is 2 kms west on Frenchman Road.
- Ancient camps are still used here today by the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation to fish whitefish, trap beaver and hunt caribou and moose.
- 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
Location
Highway
Klondike Highway
Highway kilometre
382.0
Secondary road
Frenchman Road
Secondary road kilometre
9.0
GPS coordinates
62.299°N 136.139°W
Map download
Tatchun Lake Campground map
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Site directions
The Frenchman Road connects the Robert Campbell Hwy and North Klondike highways; the campground is 9 km from the North Klondike and 42 km from the Robert Campbell.
Services available
Outhouse unisex
Bear proof garbage bins
Picnic tables
Cook shelter
Fire ring
Boat launch
Boat dock
Hiking trails
At least one wheelchair accessible outhouse
Hand pump or water tank provided