Chilkoot Trailhead Service
Frontier Excursions & Adventures provides wilderness hikers with transportation to the Chilkoot Trailhead and Dyea, and pickup service from Log Cabin and Carcross to Skagway. Reservations are recommended as seating is limited, but are not necessarily required. Service is provided May-September.
trailhead dropoff service: $10 p.p.
Skagway to the trailhead is 9 miles (15 km). Scheduled daily, call for service. Minimum of 2 for service. Reservation or space available basis.
log cabin pickup: $35 p.p.
Log Cabin to Skagway is 30 miles (50 km). By reservation. Minimum of 2 people for service.
carcross pickup: $50 p.p.
Carcross to Skagway is 65 miles (108 km). Minimum of 4 for service, by reservation.
combo offer. save almost 15% when you buy Log Cabin Pickup Service and Trailhead Drop Off Service together (a $45 value, prepayment required). $40 p.p. No refunds once you're on the trail!)
To book this service please send us an email at or call us at 1.877.983.2512.
chilkoot trail information
The Chilkoot Trail is a 33-mile trail used during the Gold Rush of 1898 by stampeders heading to the Klondike gold fields. Starting in Dyea, Alaska, and straddling the US/Canada border, the trail ends on the shore of Lake Bennett, Yukon Territory, Canada. The average trip length for the hike is 3-5 days. Permits are required, and reservations are limited. The charge for the permit is $55 CAD, children 5-16 are half price. In addition, reservations are $10 CAD per person. For information, please call Parks Canada at (800) 661-0486.
For further information, maps, etc. the Trail Permit Center in Skagway is open seasonally from 8 am to 4:30 pm, phone number (907) 983-9234. Prior to May you may contact the National Park Service in Skagway at (907) 983-2921. Additional information on planning, reservations and permits may be found on the web at www.nps.gov/klgo under the quicklink "The Chilkoot Trail."
