Big Creek Campground Watson Lake, Yukon Canada

Mileage:  42,366

My morning coffee spot at Wye Lake Park across from the Downtown RV Park.

We chose to have a short ride today.

We wanted to try the Yukon Government Park outside of Watson Lake.

Big Creek Campground is 12.00 CD or a little less than 10.00 USD.

The camping fee includes unlimited firewood.  Yukon officials are smart.  If you have plenty of free firewood then you won’t move wood from somewhere else…wood that could potentially be filled with invasive pests that might damage local habitat.  The firewood is free but you have to split it yourself.  That’s no problem because Tim has his brother’s ax and Tim thinks about Jeff every time he uses it.

There are no hookups here, no WiFi, and no cell service – but it is remote and quiet and lovely.

Tim spent awhile talking to the camp ranger.  He services 9 parks within 350 km.  In the winter, he lives in the bush where he says “there are no bugs, no animals, and no people.”

Mosquitoes…an ever-present byproduct of the camping experience.  From the Everglades in February to the Yukon in June…these hearty little suckers can survive in any habitat!

We are camped right next to Big Creek.

We packed a lunch and went to explore in the Jeep.  We found several off-road trails.

Although we had seen lots of scat and also some animal tracks, we didn’t see any animals while we were 4 wheeling.  After we had turned to head back to Big Creek, we saw a large grizzly eating dandelion by the roadside along the tree line.  Yikes!  We were just in those woods!

The wildflowers are just starting to bloom.

Happy Father’s Day to Tim and David – two really great dads!