Carcross Travel Guide

Carcross is a small Native American village with a great gift shop and ice cream parlor. The visitor center was being remodeled when we were there so we did not get to visit, but the Retirement Home is a must see. You can also get your passport stamped at the Post Office. Carcross is also home to the world's smallest desert... quite literally... most ppl don't think of a desert in the Yukon but there is one, made up of glacial sand. Caribou Crossing is just outside of Carcross and open during the tourist season.  The most fantastic BBQ chicken and all-you-can-eat homemade donuts are served up along with hot drinks to ward off the Yukon chill.  There's an ice cream parlor here, as well as a museum, sled dogs & puppies, horses (watch your backpack) and ATV rides into the desert.  This place was the highlight of all the places we visited during our Alaskan cruise... made me want to come live up here in the beautiful Yukon Territory.

Well well, small little town with a few souvenir shops that are great to visit. You will find lots of neat things with cariboos on them. That's because the full name of the city is Cariboo Crossings. if your travelling the Alaska Highway it's worth having a look.