Highlights on the Silver Trail

Distance: 470 kilometers

Signpost Hill - take the 10 km road to the summit where you can note distances from cities around the world, take in spectacular scenery, and view marmots, pikas and other alpine animals.

Community of Elsa - the site of a major silver discovery and headquarters of the United Keno Hill Mines.

Devils Elbow - this pullout provides views of the Stewart River, where you might see Moose feeding on aquatic vegetation.

Images of the Silver Trail

The Silver Trail

Journey from Dawson City to Stewart Crossing, then east on the Silver Trail of the historic frontier mining towns of Mayo and Keno City.

Stewart Crossing

Your journey on the Silver Trail begins at Stewart Crossing. At one point, Stewart Crossing was a trading post for gold miners, later a staging route stop over between Whitehorse and Dawson City. Spend the night - Moose Creek and Ethel Lake campgrounds are located north and south of the junction.

Mayo

Once a fur-trading centre, then a Gold Rush rover port and now part of the Trans Canada Trail, mayo is a natural place for adventures on horseback or canoe. See an operating placer mining operation. The Binet House Interpretive Centre has a fine collection of historic photos, geological displays and local crafts. Visit the interpretive viewing deck overlooking the Stewart River. Camp at Five Mile Lake and walk the lakeside trail.

Keno City Mining Musem

Experience the 1880's mining era, explore the Keno City Museum, a restored dance hall. Drive up Keno Hill to the signpost. Locals and naturalists recommend you look for Artic butterflies and marmots that inhabit the hillsides. Spend the night at Lightning Creek Campground, or a cabin in town. Eat at the snack bar or bakery housed in an historic 1922 building and ask about the miner's window cache.