Lakes
Research 5 lakes within weekend reach of Whitehorse, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Whitehorse. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Whitehorse. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Whitehorse, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Schwatka Lake is a lake reachable from Whitehorse as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Schwatka Lake, about 4 km (2 mi) from Whitehorse
Image credit: Image: Jennoit / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Chadden Lake is a lake reachable from Whitehorse as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Chadden Lake, about 6 km (4 mi) from Whitehorse
Image credit: Image: Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Fish Lake is a lake reachable from Whitehorse as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Fish Lake, about 16 km (10 mi) from Whitehorse
Image credit: Image: FoxyStranger Kawasaki / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Marsh Lake is a lake reachable from Whitehorse as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Marsh Lake, about 49 km (30 mi) from Whitehorse
Image credit: Image: grampymoose / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Emerald Lake is a marl-bottomed lake along the South Klondike Highway near Carcross. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Emerald Lake, about 53 km (33 mi) from Whitehorse
Image credit: Image: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0