souto Posted March 18, 2016 #1 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I need some help about Skagway. Could give me some suggestions on what to do, tell me some of yours experiences. I do not want to do the train ride, maybe a city tour, any tour company? Can I do it myself ?Gold Rush Cemetery , Lower Dewey Lake...:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poss Posted March 18, 2016 #2 Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) I think that if you put the word "Skagway" in the "search" column on the Alaska page, you will find numerous ideas with some nicely detailed discussions, even photos. After doing that, if you have specific unanswered questions about some of the ones that sound good to you, you can post the specific question(s) on a new post and people will be very helpful. I think that's probably your most practical way of going about receiving what you'e looking for. Edited March 18, 2016 by poss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOcruiserman Posted March 18, 2016 #3 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Take the White Pass Railway. But only if you don't have a problem with heights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poss Posted March 18, 2016 #4 Share Posted March 18, 2016 OP has already mentioned that he/she is not interested in the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowPrincess Posted March 18, 2016 #5 Share Posted March 18, 2016 The National Parks Service does guided walks. Their office can also provide self-guided hiking maps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOcruiserman Posted March 18, 2016 #6 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Sorry, my mistake. After taking the railway we spent some time in the town - a nice little place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
souto Posted March 18, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Thank you all for such quick response. I just did it Poss, sure had some good ideas. Sorry, I am Marcia, going with my husband, and 21y son. We are from Brazil. CruisermanVA,No problem with heights. I saw a tour by car, not by train to the white pass,thinking about... CowPrincess -How do I get there? Gold Rush Cemetery and Lower Dewey Lake, can I do walking?;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowPrincess Posted March 18, 2016 #8 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Info on guided NPS tours: http://www.nps.gov/klgo/planyourvisit/guidedtours.htm The building is called "National Park Visitor Service Center" on this map: http://www.alaskamagazine.com/images/articles/communities/skagway_lg.jpg Yes you can do Gold Rush Cemetery and Lower Dewey Lake on your own, but good idea to get a map of the trail anyway. The walk to the cemetery is flat. Lower Dewey has some elevation gain, if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougH Posted March 18, 2016 #9 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Skagway and the term "city" are not compatible. The main part of town is one street, not much of a city to tour. There is a nice free guided National Park walk around town talking about the history, sign up at the visitor center. At the far end of main street is the Cemetery, probably a little over one mile one way. Most ships have a pretty long port stop here, if you don't want to do the train I'd suggest renting a car and driving up into the Yukon. I took a flightseeing tour over Glacier Bay from Skagway with Mountain Flying service and loved it. (Paul is based down in Haines) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted March 18, 2016 #10 Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) Like most towns/ports Skagway has a web site. There is info on excursions, vendors, maps, town bus, etc http://skagway.com/ Most people either rent a car and drive to Emerald Lake or do the train. A low key option is to participate in the ranger led tour offered thru the Gold Rush NP, then either walk to the Gold Rush Cemetary where some of the characters are buried, or, take the town bus which will drop you near it. At the edge of the cemetary is a trail to the Falls. You can look at past trip reports to see what others did .... most ships stop there. Such as AryMay's report from 2014 ; they rented a car but this page shows the last part of the drive including a stop at the Goldrush Cemetary and Falls: http://mysouvenirmemories.blogspot.com/2014/12/skagway-part-2-wednesday-june-4.html Edited March 19, 2016 by mapleleaves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlxo Posted March 19, 2016 #11 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I need some help about Skagway. Could give me some suggestions on what to do, tell me some of yours experiences. I do not want to do the train ride, maybe a city tour, any tour company? Can I do it myself ?Gold Rush Cemetery , Lower Dewey Lake...:rolleyes: Skagway is my fav port.... I enjoyed the train. Liarsville Red Onion Yukon/Carcross walk through town Here's a vid to give you some ideas... [YOUTUBE]cF1l3vfKWAM[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cl.klink Posted March 20, 2016 #12 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Skagway and the term "city" are not compatible. The main part of town is one street, not much of a city to tour. There is a nice free guided National Park walk around town talking about the history, sign up at the visitor center. At the far end of main street is the Cemetery, probably a little over one mile one way. Most ships have a pretty long port stop here, if you don't want to do the train I'd suggest renting a car and driving up into the Yukon. I took a flightseeing tour over Glacier Bay from Skagway with Mountain Flying service and loved it. (Paul is based down in Haines) Agree with this. We took a private tour up to the Yukon. Very beautiful and a comfortable scenic ride. - Joel Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
souto Posted March 20, 2016 Author #13 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Folks you are great.;) Thanks, thanks, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE G TEAM Posted April 1, 2016 #14 Share Posted April 1, 2016 The last time DH and I cruised Alaska, we rented a jeep from Alaska Green Jeep in Skagway and had a wonderful day touring, believe it or not, Alaska, British Columbia, and the Yukon. The jeep comes with a guide book full of comprehensive directions, as well as information about your trip - where to stop (Emerald Lake), where to eat, etc. You can't get lost, the highway is the only one. We're planning on jeeping again this year:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pal Posted April 1, 2016 #15 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I wish we had more time in Skagway. I really liked that town. We rode the rail and it was great because my husband can't walk that far. I would have loved to take a formal tour and have someone tell me about the town. I found a fantastic quilt store there, but I am a quilter and spent a few hours there alone! I like narrated tours -- so much to learn about a new place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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