The Faro Travel Guide

Wildlife, wilderness, and the Yukon's unexpected arts town

Faro is the Yukon's most surprising town. Built as a company town for what was once the world's largest open-pit lead-zinc mine, it has reinvented itself as a wildlife destination and arts community — and the herds of Fannin sheep and moose that wander its outskirts are about as unexpected as a town council that funds a summer arts residency. This guide is for the traveller willing to go a little further off the main road.

Welcome to Faro
Best Time to Visit
Getting There
Wildlife Viewing
Campbell Region Interpretive Centre
The Anvil Mine & Industrial Heritage
Hiking & Outdoor Activities
Arts & Community Life
Practicalities
Where to Stay & Eat