Coal River Territorial Campground — Alaska Highway

Coal River Territorial Campground sits on the Alaska Highway in the far southeast corner of Yukon, just inside the territory after crossing from BC. It’s a basic Yukon gov site — pit toilets, fire rings, picnic tables — strung along the river flat in dense boreal spruce. It gets overlooked because most rigs blow past toward Watson Lake without stopping, which means you’ll often have it to yourself. The Coal River drains wild country to the north; fishing can be decent depending on the run.

Highway access is straightforward — the Alaska Highway is paved through here. Nearest fuel and supplies are in Watson Lake to the northwest. This is the southern end of the Yukon before the big interior opens up, and it’s a useful night-one camp if you’ve crossed from BC late in the day. No cell service. Weather window is long enough that late May through early September works reliably.

First Yukon camp north of the BC border.