Yukon 2009 Vacation Planner - (Page 20) WAT S o N L A K E DECiSioN PoiNT – roADS LESS TrAvELLED The robert Campbell Highway offers a quiet, more remote alternative to the popular Alaska Highway corridor. it traverses one of the Yukon’s less visited regions, a place where wildlife and solitude are abundant. Travellers can turn north onto the Campbell Highway at Watson Lake by the Sign Post Forest and visitor information Centre, or via the South Canol road near johnsons Crossing. Services are available at ross river and Faro. Don’t miss the Campbell region interpretive Centre in Faro. Whichever way you choose to drive the Campbell Highway, it turns a trip to the Klondike into a magnificent circle tour. don’t leave without Albert Creek Bird Banding Station While in Watson Lake, stay another day and visit the Albert Creek Bird Banding Station located near Upper Liard, eight miles northwest of Watson Lake. The bird banding station is open daily from the beginning of May to mid-June and again from the end of July to mid-September. The station provides an excellent opportunity to learn about birds of southeastern Yukon in an up-close and personal setting. For further information, contact the Yukon Government Environment Office in Watson Lake at (867) 536-7365 or obtain a map to get to the station from the Watson Lake Visitor Information Centre. Liard Hot Springs Indulge in a restorative, steaming soak at one of the North’s very special places, Liard Hot Springs. Just a few hours southeast of Watson Lake, the hot springs are an eagerly anticipated stop for highway travellers or a must-see day trip from Watson Lake. A 10-minute stroll on the boardwalk through steaming marshes and lush forest leads to two natural hot spring pools. The water is hot year-round, and both pools have wooden decks, stairs and change rooms nearby. For campground reservations, contact B.C. Parks toll-free: 1-800-689-9025. Km 765 (215 km from Watson Lake) Lucky Lake recreation Site Don’t miss the Yukon’s only outdoor waterslide, a great destination for families. Enjoy the nearby Boreal Forest Interpretive Trail, views of Liard Canyon, picnicking, swimming and lounging on the sandy beach. Learn about Yukon trees along the two-km nature trail through a mature Northern boreal forest. The trail ends at a viewing platform overlooking the mighty Liard River. Km 970 (10 km south of Watson Lake) incrediBle scenery, wonderful people, amazing history. Wendy lucas, revelsToke, briTish columbia, canada Canoeing in southern Yukon – YG photo by D. Crowe 20
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