Watson Lake, Yukon - Simpson Lake, Yukon

Day 10 – Monday, August 8 2005
Watson Lake, Yukon – Simpson Lake, Yukon
Miles Driven: 53

From Watson Lake we decided to leave the Alaska Highway for a while and take the road less traveled into the Yukon. The Campbell Highway is 373 miles long, mostly gravel, beginning in Watson Lake, and ending at the Klondike Highway near Carmacks, Yukon. We didn’t know what to expect, starting out on a 370 mile gravel road, but were pleased to find the road surprisingly smooth for gravel. Since we had decided to take our time and camp several times along the highway, we only traveled 53 miles to Simpson Lake Yukon Government campground. Tim had purchased a four day Yukon fishing license in Watson Lake so he tried his luck, which wasn’t very good. The campground was very nice with lots of available firewood and we were the only ones camped there so it was quiet. This is what we liked most about traveling the back road, very few people.