Recreational Opportunities

Dawson has limitless recreational activities from a lifetime potential of wilderness backpacking and river trips to organized sporting activities for adults and kids.

For the latest Dawson City Recreation and Leisure Guide via email: City of Dawson

White water canoeing/kayaking and calmer Yukon River canoeing: limitless! www.travelyukon.com

The Yukon River Quest Canoe Race takes place in June and is a 700 km race on the Yukon River from Whitehorse to Dawson (takes teams 3-5 days). It is the longest endurance marathon canoe race in the world. www.polarcom.com/~riverquest

Hiking, Backpacking: limitless backcountry!
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Also nearby trails (including the Trans Canada Trail) for day hikes and Territorial campgrounds and nearby lakes for family camping trips.

Swimming:
Enclosed 25 metre pool and hot tub. Open May till October. Supervised by qualified life guards. Lessons, adult and child, including 'Parent and Tot' and 'Aquafit'and adult 'Lane Swims'.

Soccer field:
Adult and children

Biking:

Mountain biking trails, fairly technical.

Road biking: bike the Dempster Highway to Inuvik (one way bike, one way bus is an option).

Kluane to Chilkat International Bicycle Relay in June (160 mile, 1-8 person relay from Haines Junction, Yukon to Haines, Alaska) www.kcibr.org

Golf: Top of the World Golf Course. 9 holes. Open May to September. Golf pro on site. Lessons (kids and adult). Midnight Sun Golf Tournament on solstice weekend with tee off at midnight! Ladies nights.It's not unusual to share the course with an occasional moose!

Paragliding/Hangliding: Off the midnight Dome. Lessons available. Tandem jumps available. Annual Paragliding weekend in Dawson mid April.

Skate board park

Tennis/Basketball: outdoor court

Rock Climbing: at Crocus Bluff, just at the outskirts of town.

Horseback riding: Lessons for kids and 4H club.

Fishing: salmon (king and chum), trout, northern pike, arctic grayling, ling cod

Hunting: moose and caribou (for many families this is our main meat source for the year)

Boating: on the Yukon River

Running:

Dawson Run Club 5 km fun run every Wednesday evening.

Gold Poke Run 5 km in May

Solstice run in nearby Mayo June 21 (marathon, half-marathon and 10 km) www.mayomidnightmarathon.ca

Triathlon in July

Dome Run (8 km up 1800 ft) in July

Klondike Road Relay in September (110 mile, 10 person relay from Skagway Alaska to Whitehorse. Dawson usually has 2-3 teams entered) www.sportyukon.com/klondikeRoadRelay/default.php

Terry Fox Run in September.

Gardening: Dawson takes flower and vegetable gardening seriously. Many beautiful flower gardens throughout town and many people with vegetable gardens and greenhouses. Our growing season is short (last frost late May and first frost end of August) but intense! You can weed your garden at 3 am in the daylight! Prizes for the best gardens in town and horticultural fair in August. Gardening courses.

Baseball:

Two fields. Adult slow pitch leagues. Tournaments. Kids soft ball and T-Ball.