Tombstone Park Heli Hike

Discover the wonder of Tombstone Territorial Park’s backcountry – by helicopter!

After a scenic heli tour into the Ogilvie Mountain Range, your group and an experienced guide are dropped off at Talus Lake for four full days of photography, hiking, and exploring.

Tombstone Park Trip Itinerary:

Day 1 – Arrival in Dawson City

Once in Dawson City, you check into your hotel and receive a pre-trip briefing from your guide. The evening is yours: enjoy some of Dawson City’s unique night life or take the evening to relax – tomorrow is a big day!

Day 2  – Dawson City to Tombstone Territorial Park

After breakfast, we meet at your hotel for a morning shuttle to TransNorth Helicopters where we load up for our trip into the park.  The helicopter takes us over Dawson City, the Dempster Highway, and into the impressive Ogilvie Range.  We land at Talus Lake – the most remote of Tombstone’s three backcountry campsites.  After setting up camp and enjoying a hearty lunch, your guide takes you on an afternoon trekking adventure.  Dinner is served back at the campsite where we overnight. 

Day 3 – Talus Lake to Divide Lake

After a warm breakfast and hot coffee, the group breaks camp and set off to explore Divide Lake.  Total trekking time to Divide lake is approximately three hours.  After setting up camp, there are a number of side trips available for the rest of the afternoon.  We dine and camp at Divide Lake campground this evening. 

Day 4 – Divide Lake to Grizzly Lake

After a leisurely morning at Divide, we depart for Grizzly Lake, aiming to arrive in the mid-afternoon. Today is the most difficult day of hiking. We negotiate rocky scree whilst climbing over Glissade Pass before descending into Grizzly Lake. This evening we rest up at Grizzly Lake, and enjoy another delicious meal and our last night of backcountry camping.  

Day 5 – Grizzly Lake to Dawson City

After breaking camp this morning we head back towards the Dempster Highway down the Grizzly Creek valley.  Today, we cover 13km over approximately eight hours, largely downhill.  You’re transported back to Dawson City by van in time to check into your cozy hotel room and get freshened up.  This evening, you’re reunited with your guide for dinner and an evening of entertainment at Diamond Tooth Gertie’s Gambling Hall. 

Day 6 – Unlimited Touring in Dawson City

Today is entirely up to you.  Join us for a historic driving tour of Dawson City and the Goldfields  to learn about the world-famous Gold Rush of 1898.  Take a mountain bike to enjoy some leisurely exploring around town, or for something more exciting, arrange a trail head drop-off with us for a downhill adventure.  Take an evening van trip up to the top of the Midnight Dome for breathtaking views of Dawson City and the Yukon River valley. You can easily do all of the above in a day, or, for the laid back traveler, you may just choose to walk up and down the streets of Dawson to explore our cafes and shops. 

Day 7 – Dawson City to Whitehorse

Today includes a late morning shuttle to the Dawson City Airport.  Once in Whitehorse, the rest is up to you – heading home, or does the adventure continue?