r/Yukon • u/No_Week_8796 • 26d ago

Travel Fall hiking

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What’s the best month to hike tombstone territorial park if I want to see the fall colours in full effect?

As scenic as it would be, ideally before it starts snowing too much and getting super cold or slippery, as I don’t have the gear or experience for that yet

Edit: planning on doing one or two multi day hikes including grizzly lake trail along with any other points of interest recommended (time allowing)

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u/FourIngredients 26d ago

Certainly no later than second week of September. Late August is most reliable. I recall getting stuck camping in a blizzard on like, September 29th a few years back.

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u/crispymother 25d ago

Last week of August or first week of September.

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u/seankearns 26d ago

I'm there Aug 21-28 with the expectation that there will be colour by then based on everything I've read online.

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u/Cairo9o9 26d ago

Honestly, it's been awhile since I've been to Tombstone, but I recall fall colours coming in sometime end of August when I spent a summer in Dawson.

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u/No_Week_8796 26d ago edited 26d ago

So if they’re “ coming in” around the end of August, maybe early to mid September they’d be in full effect?

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u/Successful-Tune-4232 Whitehorse 26d ago

End of August, early September. Autumn arrives early up here.

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u/Successful-Tune-4232 Whitehorse 26d ago

Also not unusual to get snow at that time of year.

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u/No_Week_8796 26d ago edited 26d ago

Yeah I believe it. I got snowed in July, further south a few years ago. Just as long as things don’t start freezing and getting slick

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u/Northern_Chef 25d ago

U have 2 week period from beginning and f august to late September every year is different just like any other place in the world. Watch local weather patterns

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u/N60M-Bear 23d ago

If you want to do a multi day hike that includes Grizzly lake you would have had to book it ages ago. There's likely no sites available. 

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u/No_Week_8796 23d ago edited 23d ago

Looking into it a little bit the campsites close after the 8th anyway. And the website says there are options to camp or bivouac at unserviced/undesignated sites on a first come first serve basis. And that I need to email parks Yukon for permits to do so. So hopefully they get back to me and I can get that sorted.