The 10 Best Nature & Parks in Skagway, Alaska (AK)

May 7, 2022 Myesha Cogley

The Municipality and Borough of Skagway (/ˈskæɡweɪ/) is a first-class borough in Alaska on the Alaska Panhandle. As of the 2010 census, the population was 920. Estimates put the 2015 population at 1,057 people. The population doubles in the summer tourist season in order to deal with more than 900,000 visitors. Incorporated as a Borough on June 25, 2007, it was previously a city (urban Skagway located at 59°27′30″N 135°18′50″W / 59.45833°N 135.31389°W / 59.45833; -135.31389) in the Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Census Area (now the Hoonah–Angoon Census Area).
Restaurants in Skagway

1. Davidson Glacier

Skagway, AK +1 907-983-4444 http://www.alaskaexcursions.com/glacier-safari-2
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5.0 based on 435 reviews

Davidson Glacier

See the Davidson Glacier up close, from the vantage point of our 30-foot Voyager Canoes. The Glacier Point Wilderness Safari brings you into the Alaskan Wilderness and gives you a taste of the “True Alaska”.Your adventure begins at your cruise ship where we’ll board a high-speed vessel made for wildlife viewing en route to an Alaskan paradise. We’ll ply the waters of the deepest Fjord in North America with a naturalist guide, watching for whales, sea lions, porpoise, and many other species of marine wildlife. We land at Glacier Point and board our Safari Buses for a short drive over the terminal moraines. Our award-winning guides share with you the wonders of this Glacial Wilderness. A quarter mile hike will lead us to the iceberg-studded lake where we’ll paddle our canoes to the face of the glacier. This is an ideal family adventure and one you won’t soon forget!

2. Upper Dewey Lake

near downtown Skagway, Skagway, AK http://www.nps.gov/klgo/planyourvisit/longerhikes.htm
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5.0 based on 62 reviews

Upper Dewey Lake

3. Coyote and Toad's Garden

100 Rio Faux Lobo, Skagway, AK 99840 +1 907-612-0338 [email protected]
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5.0 based on 3 reviews

Take a crash course in Cannabis 101 at Coyote and Toad's Garden in Skagway Alaska. We offer a comprehensive tour including native wild medicinal herbs, alternative methods of growing, as well as visiting a personal, legal marijuana growing operation and getting to experience the different strains we grow.

4. Jewell Gardens

Mile 1.5 Klondike Hwy Box 535, Skagway, AK 99840 +1 907-983-2111 [email protected] http://www.jewellgardens.com/
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4.5 based on 729 reviews

Jewell Gardens

Escape to the tranquility of beautiful Jewell Gardens & Garden City Glassworks. Stroll Alaska's most spectacular certified organic Show Garden and watch the action at SE Alaska's only public Glassblowing Hot Shop. Book a tour for a unique hands-on "hot shop" adventure which is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to blow your own glass art in the Last Frontier! Join us for lunch or tea service at our restaurant "Poppies" where many of the meals served include organic produce picked fresh from our gardens. Open daily

Reviewed By Pepicody - Mukwonago, United States

This was my second trip here but first to do the glassblowing. It was one of the best excursions I did on our Norwegian cruise. Hampton was an awesome guide and Sam did all the hard work ... Learned so much and the gardens are beautiful ... A nice complement to learning all about glassblowing and making my own ornament as a keepsake.

5. Yakutania Point

Dyea Rd, Skagway, AK 99840 http://www.seatrails.org/com_skagway/trl-yakutania.htm
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4.5 based on 91 reviews

Yakutania Point

Reviewed By skid1127 - Chicago, United States

We arrived at Skagway via Princess Cruises and this is an excellent short hike from the ship. Part way through town and part way in nature. This flat terrain hike takes you to a rocky outcrop.

6. Lower Dewey Lake Hiking Trail

Skagway, AK http://skagway.com/skagwaytrailmap.pdf
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4.5 based on 167 reviews

Lower Dewey Lake Hiking Trail

Reviewed By C4856BLmarkw - Gold Coast, Australia

A great hike and no need to be superfit, just take your time. Allow 1-3 hours depending on how many different tracks you want to take. If you want a swim in the dam take your towel. beautiful picturesque lake, lovely trees and an easy track to follow. A liitle steep at the start but not difficult. follow signs from the rail tracks just across from the train station in Skagway or just ask a local.

7. Pitchfork Falls

Yukon Highway, Skagway, AK 99840 http://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/waterfall/Pitchfork-Falls-13/
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4.5 based on 39 reviews

Pitchfork Falls

8. Skagway Sculpture & Flower Garden

225 8th Ave, Skagway, AK 99840 +1 907-983-3311
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4.5 based on 15 reviews

Skagway Sculpture & Flower Garden

9. Liarsville Gold Rush Trail Camp

Liarsville Road, Skagway, AK 99840
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4.0 based on 362 reviews

Liarsville Gold Rush Trail Camp

TOUR INCLUDES: All-you-can-eat fire grilled salmon and accompanying menu items, access to Liarsville historic exhibits, live melodrama and entertainment, gold panning and all the gold you discover. Round-trip transfer from cruise ship dock. FULL DESCRIPTION: At the foot of the White Pass, nestled beside a waterfall, discover Liarsville Gold Rush Trail Camp and Salmon Bake, so named for the journalists dispatched to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush who fabricated tall-tales from this very location. Your Liarsville experience begins with an all-you-can-eat alfresco feast in the forest that includes WILD Alaskan-caught salmon freshly grilled over an alder wood fire, Chilkoot Chicken, Panners Pasta, Liarsville Rice Medley, Prospector Pete's Reindeer Beans, Sluice Box Slaw and other fresh salads, cornbread, coffee, lemonade, and blueberry cake for dessert. Beer and wine are available for purchase. After your meal, mosey on over to our gold rush era trail camp. Here, you'll enjoy the waterfall and the authentic exhibits of Liarsville. Browse for souvenirs in the Fancy Goods Gift Shop. In the Hippodrome a cast of sourdoughs and dance hall girls will entertain you with a hilarious melodrama and a poem by the "Bard of the North," Robert Service. You'll be taught the art of gold panning, then be set free in the Liarsville gold fields, where you are guaranteed to find that precious metal that drove men and women wild with gold fever! You are guaranteed to find gold in every pan! Once you've made your fortune, take time to wander through the camp and visit the Fancy Goods store, bordello and laundry tents to view the antiques and vintage clothing left behind by the miners and ladies of the evening. Help yourself to complimentary cookies and apple cider and have your picture taken with one of the dance hall girls or the camp's lovable mascot, an Alaskan malamute named Dolly.

Reviewed By BrittyK - Lubbock, United States

Liarsville is a fascinating place. We were a group of 8, half of those being elderly people. We arrived after our train trip through the White Pass, and started with an all you can eat campfire lunch that was delicious and a fun experience. This is a small place, but they definitely give you a good perspective on what things were like during the gold rush days, as well as a short lesson in gold panning. If you enjoy history, you should enjoy this.

10. Pullen Creek Stream Walk

Pullen Creek, Skagway, AK 99840 http://taiya.org/pullen-creek-stream-walk/
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4.0 based on 17 reviews

Pullen Creek Stream Walk

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