Chilkroot Trail
Skagway is a tourist destination and there is a wide range of activities visitors of all ages and endurance types can do to keep busy. A good start would be a walking tour of the town, as it has a good number of historical buildings and infrastructure, nature trails, and splendid views of mountain peaks.
The following is a list of recommended activities for tourists:
1 – Adventure Tours:
This includes hiking, horseback riding, helicopter rides, glacier dogsledding, biking, rafting etc. A few companies that organizes this are Alaska Icefield Expeditions, Sockeye Cycle, Skagway Float Tours, Alaska Mountain Guides & Climbing School, Inc., Alaska Sled Dog Adventures, Yukon Jeep Klondike Adventure, Frontier Excursions, Chilkoot Horseback Adventure, etc.
2 – Boat and Fishing Tours:
Salmon fishing is quite popular in Skagway. Choctaw Charters Fishing, Dockside Charters, McCormick Charters, Chilkoot Charters, Fat Salmon Charters.
3 – Entertainment:
Liarsville Gold Rush Trail Camp of 1898, Discover Skagway Tours, Klondike Gold Fields Tours.
4 – Rail and Sightseeing Tours:
White Pass & Yukon Route Railway, Discover Skagway Tours, Princess Tours, Gray Line of Alaska, Skagway Street Car Company, Klondike Goldfield Tours, Klondike Tours.
5 – Parks and Gardens:
Skagway Jewell Gardens, Skagway Sculpture and Flower Garden, Historic Skagway Inn Kitchen Garden, Molly Walsh Park, Pullen Creek RV Park.
6 – Museums:
Corrington Museum of Alaskan History, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Skagway Museum, Mascot Saloon Exhibit and Moore House.