Apply for a park permit
- Complete the application form.
- Submit your completed application.
Email: parkpermits@gov.yk.ca
In person: Yukon Parks offices in Dawson, Inuvik, or Whitehorse.
Fax: 867-393-6223
Mail:
Government of Yukon
Parks Branch (V-4)
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Do I need a permit?
You need a permit for the following land and air-based activities within Yukon territorial park boundaries.
Commercial guided recreation activities, including, but not limited to:
- hiking;
- horseback riding;
- dog mushing;
- canoeing;
- kayaking;
- sport fishing;
- mountain biking;
- skiing;
- snowmobiling;
- paragliding or hang gliding;
- wildlife viewing; and
- photography.
You also need a wilderness tourism licence to work as a wilderness tourism operator in Yukon.
All research and educational activities run by colleges, universities or non-profit organizations, including, but not limited to:
- collecting samples;
- creating research plots;
- monitoring;
- surveying;
- inventory;
- field trips;
- field courses;
- workshops; and
- public education events.
You also need a scientists and explorers licence to do research in Yukon.
Land use or industrial development activities, including, but not limited to:
- land use or occupation for commercial, industrial, or residential activities; and
- aircraft landing within park boundaries.
You also need a Dempster Highway development permit for any development or off-road vehicle use (except snowmobiles) in the Dempster Highway corridor.
Commercial film and photography shoots, including, but not limited to:
- motion pictures;
- documentaries;
- advertisements; and
- other commercial products like calendars, books, postcards, etc.
Special events, including, but not limited to:
- Cultural or community events;
- sporting events;
- school trips;
- festivals; and
- large private events.
You also need a permit to camp in a territorial campground.
Additional permits and licences
You may also need the following permits and licences.
- A camping permit to camp at Government of Yukon campgrounds.
- A wilderness tourism licence.
- A scientists and explorers licence for research.
- Approval or permit for paleontological or archaeological activities.
- An access permit for access and work within highway right-of-ways.
- A land use permit for certain land use activities.
- A Dempster Highway development permit.
- An environmental impact screening committee process for activities at Herschel Island.
Contact:
For more information about park permits, email parkpermits@gov.yk.ca or phone: 867-667-5648 or toll-free in Yukon, NWT and Nunavut: 1-800-661-0408, ext. 5648.