Taking the George Black Ferry Into Dawson City, Yukon Territory

The George Black Ferry is free.  It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, when the Yukon River is free of ice.

A closer view of
Dawson City.

The ferry landing on the

Dawson City side of

the river.

The radio station lists the times

when the ferry is out of service

for refueling & maintenance.

Eric pulls into the

RV lane.

People tired of overcrowding in
Dawson City moved across the
river to West Dawson in 1899.

A ferry guided by a cable linked
the two communities together
in 1902.

We are loaded onto

the ferry. 

It's close quarters for the man
directing the cars, trucks &
RVs onto the ferry.

Everyone rides in their vehicles

 with the engine off & the

 emergency brake engaged.

We have landed on the eastern
shore of the Yukon River.

Fellow riders disembark.

Eric drives slowly down
the ramp to shore.

Our next stop is the

Gold Rush Campground,

where we have reservations

for a week.