A frenzied boomtown during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98, today Dyea is all but a ghost town. Step off the beaten path and get to know modern and historic Dyea. A visit to Dyea provides a great opportunity to experience the nature and wildlife of Southeast Alaska, but this scenic area in the Taiya River Valley is a far cry from what Dyea ...

Dyea (/ daɪˈiː / dye-EE) is a ghost town in the U.S. state of Alaska. A few people live on individual small homesteads in the valley; however, it is largely abandoned. It is located at the convergence of the Taiya River and Taiya Inlet on the south side of the Chilkoot Pass within the limits of the Municipality of Skagway Borough, Alaska.

This Dyea Townsite Self-Guided Walking Tour was put together by Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Take the Klondike Highway out of town until you see the sign for Dyea. Take a left onto the Dyea road and travel 9 miles to the Dyea area.

The eerie ghost town vibe of Dyea is a draw for tourists interested in learning more about the fascinating Gold Rush era. Today, Dyea lies within the boundaries of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, and visitors can take self-guided tours of the townsite or even spend the night in the area at the nearby National Park Service campground.

Dyea, Alaska, was a wild boomtown during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898, but today it is a complete ghost town. It is unknown when the village of Dyea was established, but in the decades before the gold rush, Dyea was a seasonal fishing camp and staging area for trade trips between the coast and the interior.

2020年10月31日 · The historic town of Dyea has been replaced by a forest but remnants of the town can still be found there. Make the 25 minute drive over to the Historic Dyea Townsite and you can: Picture the bustling town of Dyea that existed on the very spot that you’re walking

From 1897 to 1899, thousands of prospectors and "boomers" used the Chilkoot and White Pass Trails to reach the Klondike and Upper Yukon Valley during the Klondike gold rush. For a few brief years, Dyea became a gold rush boom town; by 1905, the majority of its buildings had been moved, burned, or torn down.

Standing in the dense, silent coastal forest at the head of Taiya Inlet in the year 2002, it is almost impossible to imagine that 104 years ago this was the site of one of the most meteoric boom towns in North American history. From silence to a booming city and back again over the span of just a few months in 1897-1898.

The ghost town of Dyea is only 10 miles by road from Downtown Skagway. Dyea is full of hidden gems that will make your next visit to Skagway unforgettable. Let’s explore Dyea’s hidden gems in today’s blog entitled…. uh….

The Former Dyea Townsite is part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park. The NPS has recently laid down a hardened trail surface that traces some of the streets of Dyea, and interpretive signs mark some key locations in former Tlingit village turned boomtown trail head for the Chilkoot Trail.