Road accessible campground
Region
North Yukon
Registration required
Yes
Total sites
11
Pull through
0
Serviced
to
Gate Open
to
Site description
- Lies below Sapper Hill, a collection of dolomite cliffs. The route to the cliffs is a popular day hike.
- Sapper is the nickname for army engineers and the hill is named in honour of the Third Royal Canadian Army Engineers who constructed the Ogilvie Bridge.
- The Gwich'in name Chü Akan means "beaver house mountain." It refers to a story about ancient giant beavers in the area.
- The creek's Gwich'in name, Chuu Ts'ann Njik, means "smelly water creek."
- You can often see peregrine falcons and golden eagles at the cliffs.
Campground peak times:
May
June
July
August
September
Location
Highway
Dempster Highway
Highway kilometre
193.0
GPS coordinates
65.3523°N 138.27186°W
Map download
Engineer Creek Campground map
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Services available
Outhouse unisex
Bear-proof garbage bins
Blue bear-proof recycling bins
Picnic tables
Cook shelter
Fire ring
Bear-proof cache
Hiking trails
Viewing structures or signage about local cultural and natural history