THE YUKON - British Columbia: Including the Alaska Highway - page 662

The highlight of Atlin is the surrounding scenery. Wandering along the lakeshore you'll
have outrageous views of sparkling peaks, glaciers, waterfalls, and mountain streams. Tied
up on the lake in front of town is the SS Tarahne, a 1916 steamer that has been restored.
Sights
Atlin Historical Museum (3rd St. and Trainor St., 250/651-7522, 9am-5:50pm daily June-
early Sept., adult $4), housed in a 1902 schoolhouse, lets you relive the excitement of the
Gold Rush. Scattered through town are many historic buildings and artifacts pretty much
untouched from the Gold-Rush era.
South of Atlin along Warm Springs Road are various lakes, camping areas, and, at the
end of the road, warm springs. The springs bubble out of the ground at a pleasant 29°C
(84°F) into shallow pools surrounded by flower-filled meadows.
Practicalities
Holding a prime downtown, lakefront location is the Atlin Inn (1st St., 250/651-7546 or
800/682-8546, www.atlininn.com , from $119 s or d), which comprises 18 motel rooms and
a string of kitchen-equipped cottages. It also has an inviting pub with a lakefront patio open
daily at 4pm.
For primitive camping, the first of four spots through Atlin to the south is Pine Creek
Campground ($10), with pit toilets and firewood (no drinking water).
CARCROSS AND VICINITY
Rather than drive straight through to Whitehorse, many travelers hang a left at Jake's
Corner to Carcross (a contraction of “caribou crossing”), on Highway 2 between Skagway,
Alaska, and Whitehorse. This picturesque village of 400 sits at the north end of Lake Ben-
nett, which forms the headwaters of the Yukon River. It was an important stopping point for
miners during the Klondike Gold Rush and today is chock-a-block with buildings from that
era.