Watson Lake

Watson Lake is a town in southeastern Yukon, close to the British Columbia border, with a population of 1,567 (Yukon Bureau of Statistics, June 2007).

Get in

View of Watson Lake Airport

Alaska highway (historical mile 635) from Fort Nelson or Whitehorse. The Watson Lake Airport provides corporate and charter services only.

Get around

Local taxi services are available.

See

• 🌍 Signpost Forest, At the intersection of the Alaska and Robert Campbell Highways. In 1942, a homesick U.S. Army G.I. working on the Alaska Highway posted a sign with the name and distance of his home town. The tradition has continued to this day and now the signpost forest contains over 72,000 signs.  

Do

• Northern Lights Centre, On the Alaska Highway in Watson Lake, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. If you can't see them outside, see them inside. This centre features a northern lights multimedia presentation in a 100-seat theatre. It also features other interactive displays discussing the science and folklore behind the northern lights. Open during the summer season only. In the winter, the centre is used for community events, movies, and space science education. 

Buy

Eat

• Wolf It Down Restaurant, Mile 650, Alaska Highway (23km west of Watson Lake), ☎ [phone]. Bakery and home-style meals, at Nugget City. 

Drink

• Andrea's (old Belvedere), ☎ [phone]. Hotel, Bar and restaurant 
• Bee Jays, ☎ [phone]. Truck stop, tire repair, mechanic and restaurant 
• Kathy's Kitchen, ☎ [phone]. Restaurant 
• Tags, ☎ [phone]. Restaurant 

Sleep

• Cozy Nest Hideaway, 1175 Campbell Hwy., ☎ [phone]. A beautiful and friendly bed and breakfast on the lake. Open year round. $70 single, $80 couple. 
• Andrea's Hotel, ☎ [phone]. 2 Queen size beds/ all non smoking, not pet friendly. Restaurant and lounge also available. Satellite TV, wireless internet/wifi. Open year round. 
• Watson Lake Hotel, ☎ [phone]. 
• Dragon's Den Hotel/Motel, ☎ [phone]. 2 queen size bed, non smoking and smoking rooms, pet friendly, Chinese restaurant and lounge opening soon. Satellite TV, wifi, kitchenettes, open all year round. 
• Air Force Lodge, 136 Adela Trail, Watson Lake, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. $69 single, $79 double. 
• Nugget City, Mile 650, Alaska Highway (23km west of Watson Lake), ☎ [phone]. RV park, cottages, and tenting area. Restaurant, gift shop, and vehicle service centre on-site. 
• Stampeder's, ☎ [phone]. 2 beautiful fully loaded cabins,wireless internet,satellite T.V.,open year round. 
• A Nice Motel, ☎ [phone]. 10 rooms/1queen bed, kitchennettes, wired internet,satellite T.V. fireplace. 
• Big Horn Hotel, ☎ [phone]. Jacuzzi room,kitchenettes,single/double rooms, satellite T.V.,wireless internet. Open year round. 
• Cedar Lodge Motel, ☎ [phone]. 12 rooms,4 suites and 5 kitchenettes, open year round, satellite T.V. 

Connect

Finding a pay phone should not be a problem in Watson Lake. If all else fails, there is one just inside Super A Foods and inside Andrea's Hotel, along the Alaska Highway.

• Watson Lake Community Library, 701 Adela Trail (Town of Watson Lake Administration Building), ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Provides free public Internet and computer access. 

Go next

You've probably encountered Watson Lake while traveling along the Alaska Highway. Heading north 264km towards Whitehorse, you will find Teslin with beautiful scenery and a good photo opportunity as you approach the Teslin River Bridge (second longest bridge along the Alaska Highway). Heading south 210km towards Fort Nelson, stop for a relaxing sit in the natural Liard River Hot Springs (open year round).

Routes through Watson Lake

Whitehorse ← Jct S ←	W  E	→ becomes → Muncho Lake Prov. Park → Dawson Creek
END ← Jct N S ←	W  E	→ END