Vuntut National Park of Canada

How to Get There

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The closest community to the park is Old Crow. With a population of 300, Old Crow is a true northern community relying on the land for the majority of its sustenance. It is both the most northerly and the most isolated community in the Yukon. Old Crow is known for its friendliness and is recognized as a destination for wilderness travel. The closest road, the Dempster highway, is about 175 km away and as a result most people fly to Old Crow from Whitehorse, Dawson or Inuvik. Old Crow, situated along the Porcupine River, is one of staging areas for trips into the park. Vuntut National Park is approximately 50 km by air or 190 km by river north of Old Crow. There is presently an office in Old Crow staffed with a Parks Canada community liaison officer.

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Vuntut National Park of Canada
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There are no facilities or services of any kind in the park. Travelers must be entirely self-sufficient and able to handle any medical or wildlife related emergency on their own.

• No road access; the closest road, Dempster Highway is about 175 km away.
  
• One air carrier offers scheduled service to Old Crow from Whitehorse and Dawson City in the Yukon and Inuvik in the Northwest Territories:
   
  • Air North (867) 668-2228
    
• Government of Canada Topographic Maps that cover the Vuntut National Park and Old Crow area at the 1:250,000 scale are:
   
  • Old Crow 116-O et 116 N
  • Monts Davidson 117 B
  • Rivière Blow 117 A.

These may be ordered from:

Canada Map Office
615 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0E9

Phone: 1-800-465-627

7 Mac's Fireweed Books
203 Main St.
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Y1A 2B2

Phone: 1-800-661-0508 or (867) 668-2434