Haines Junction Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Village in Yukon, Canada
About Haines Junction
For around 2,000 years, the Southern Tutchone people had seasonal hunting and fishing camps in the area of present-day Haines Junction. The original name of the area was "Dakwakada", a Southern Tutchone word meaning "high cache". It was common for Tutchone people to use raised log caches to store food year-round or temporarily while they hunted and fished in an area. The Haines Junction area was also important for trade between the coastal and interior peoples. It lies at the interior end of the Chilkat Pass, one of only three passes that allowed travel between the coast and the interior, which was used extensively for trade between the coastal Tlingit and Southern Tutchone people. Haines Junction was established in 1942 and 1943 during the construction of theAlaska Highway. In 1943, a sec
Top Attractions in Haines Junction
Explore the best things to see and do in Haines Junction:
- ★Da Ku Cultural Center
- ★Icefield Discovery
- ★Kluane Glacier Air Tours
- ★Kluane National Park and Reserve
- ★Our Lady of the Way Catholic Church
- ★St. Christopher's Anglican Church
- ★St. Elias Convention Centre
Where to Eat in Haines Junction
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Frosty Freeze
- 🍴Lucky Dragon Restaurant
- 🍴Village Bakery & Deli
Where to Stay in Haines Junction
- 🏨Alcan Motor Inn
- 🏨Cozy Corner Motel and Restaurant
- 🏨Haines Junction B&B – Aspen Place Suite
- 🏨Haines Junction FasGas and RV Park
- 🏨Parkside Inn
- 🏨Raven's Rest Inn
Haines Junction Travel Guide Sections
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