The bar is open, serving food and beverages and there are rooms for rent upstairs.
RVrs should probably camp around Mayo, YT as the road from Mayo to Keno is dirt and a little rough. Small RVs could park in the Keno City campground.', '/~/media/Images/NorthToAlaska/ViewPoints/_UserDefined/Seeking-Sourdough/DSC_0247.jpg', '6358CCE5A1ADFCCC0E125E169BB0E107CD692B0C')">
Jun 27, 2014
Keno City, Yukon
If you have the time, consider visiting Keno City, YT. This little town is an eclectic mix of miners, retirees, and artists. You can get some of the best pizza in the world (according to locals) and meet some interesting people.
Leo Martel moved to Keno in 1984 and bought a home there in 1986. He's a former miner that decided that the Keno City Hotel needed renovation and has spent the last eight years doing just that.
It's been a labor of love, and as he calls it, "a money pit". But he keeps going, fixing up one section of the building at a time.
The bar is open, serving food and beverages and there are rooms for rent upstairs.
RVrs should probably camp around Mayo, YT as the road from Mayo to Keno is dirt and a little rough. Small RVs could park in the Keno City campground.
You can pick up information about traveling the Dempster at the Wester Arctic Visitor Center in Dawson before attempting this road. Be sure you pick up a copy of “The Dempster Highway Travelogue” They can be obtained at the Wester Arctic VC or Tombstone Interpretive Centre, at KM 71 on the Dempster. ', '/~/media/Images/NorthToAlaska/ViewPoints/_UserDefined/Seeking-Sourdough/_DSC0023.jpg', '6D5C3D4E2B9AB53CC141DF6B02F1AADAB8170C7D')">
Jun 30, 2014
The Dempster Highway
The side trip up the Dempster Highway to Inuvik is considered one of the most beautiful drives in the Yukon. The Dempster is one of only two roads in North America that cross the Arctic Circle.
Be prepared! The road is dirt/gravel all the way to Inuvik, 450 miles from Dawson. A sign at the start of the road says "There are no emergency medical services on the Yukon section of the Dempster" and other services are few and at least 200 miles apart.
You can pick up information about traveling the Dempster at the Wester Arctic Visitor Center in Dawson before attempting this road. Be sure you pick up a copy of “The Dempster Highway Travelogue” They can be obtained at the Wester Arctic VC or Tombstone Interpretive Centre, at KM 71 on the Dempster.