Planning a Trip to the Peel Watershed?
Sign the Peel Watershed Statement of Support
The northern Yukon's vast Peel watershed, with its eight premiere navigable rivers, offers some of the finest wilderness paddling and hiking in the world – a claim we have no hesitation in making. Still a mystery to most people, this country has a fascinating natural history and human story, which together offer the attentive wilderness traveller an unmatched northern experience.
Today, we are still able to paddle and walk in these wild places, where timeless beauty and solitude nourish the human spirit - a landscape that still harbours the full suite of boreal and sub-arctic life. If you have the privilege to travel in the Peel country, to dip your paddle in the clear waters, or complete a high country traverse in the Wernecke Mountains, we urge you to add your voice to the call for protection.
Enjoy the wild rivers of the Peel watershed, and relish walking the valleys, high ridges and summits of these ancient northern mountains – above all, appreciate what the nature of this place has to teach you, and leave no trace of your passing.
Travel Information and Guiding Services
The Yukon has many experienced river guides with a wealth of information on the Peel River region. For information on guided trips in the Peel watershed, and a list of outfitters who provide services or rent equipment for self-guided excursions, visit: www.yukonwild.com
These guiding services support protecting the Peel watershed:
- Deuling Stone Outfitters
- Nahanni River Adventures
- Sila Sojourns
- Walden's Guiding and Outfitting
- Widrig Outfitters Ltd.
More Resources
Two books are available with information on paddling in the Peel watershed: Paddling in the Yukon (2004) by Ken Madsen and Peter Mather, and A Travellers Guide to the Wild Rivers of the Peel Watershed (2008), by Juri Peepre and Sarah Locke. For online purchase of Yukon's river guidebooks, visit: www.yukonbooks.com.
For more information on the comprehensive Travellers Guide to the Wild Rivers of the Peel Watershed, visit: www.yukonwildrivers.ca
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