Dyea Ghost Town
Skagway Municipality, Alaska59.5044, -135.3600
Can you visit?
Tribal land
Skagway Anvsa · Ask the tribe first
- Nearest town
- 4 miSkagway, AK
- Mild months
- May–Sep5 of 12
- Next ghost town
- 119 miSnettisham
Dyea is a ghost town in Skagway Municipality, Alaska.
On the map
- Tribal
Star: Dyea. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Skagway, AK, about 4 miles southeast in a straight line.
Ghost towns nearby
- Snettisham119 mi southeast
Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.
Who owns the land
Tribal land: Skagway Anvsa
This spot is inside Skagway Anvsa. Tribal nations set their own rules for visitors, and some parcels inside a reservation are privately owned, so contact the tribe before you go. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.
The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.
Weather by month
Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Skagway Ap.
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Skagway Ap station (USW00025335), 3.6 miles away. About 25.3 inches of precipitation a year.
Facts
| Location | Skagway Municipality, Alaska |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 59.50444, -135.36000 |
| Sources | Wikidata Q1014914 · Wikipedia article |
Questions
Where is Dyea ghost town?
In Skagway Municipality, Alaska, at 59.5044, -135.3600. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Skagway, AK, about 4 miles southeast in a straight line.
Can you visit Dyea?
Tribal land. This spot is inside Skagway Anvsa. Tribal nations set their own rules for visitors, and some parcels inside a reservation are privately owned, so contact the tribe before you go. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.
When is the best time to visit Dyea?
Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Skagway Ap.
