Silver Trail Guide — Mayo, Keno City & the Road East
At Stewart Crossing on the Klondike Highway, a secondary road heads east into silver mining country. Mayo and Keno City are 110 kilometres off the main route — for anyone interested in Yukon history, the detour is worth every one of them.
What to See on the Silver Trail
- Binet House Interpretive Centre, MayoCommunity-run museum covering the Na-Cho Nyäk Dun First Nation, the discovery of silver at Keno Hill, and the communities that grew up around the mines.
- Keno City Mining MuseumOne of the best hard-rock mining artifact collections in the Yukon — ore samples, photographs, and original equipment from the working mines. Open summers only.
- Keno Summit ViewpointAt 1,138 m the road climbs above treeline — extraordinary views of the Ogilvie and Selwyn mountains on a clear day.
- Stewart River DriveThe Silver Trail follows the Stewart River east from the junction — wide and clear, with boreal forest and open country all the way to Mayo.
- Keno City Ghost TownWith 20–30 permanent residents, Keno City is one of the most intact near-ghost towns in the Yukon. Original mining-era buildings still stand.
Getting There & Practical Info
- Stewart Crossing is at km 444 on the Klondike Highway, 91 km south of Dawson City. Highway 11 turns east here.
- Mayo is 110 km from the junction; Keno City is another 53 km beyond Mayo on gravel road.
- Fuel is available in Mayo — fill up before heading to Keno City. No fuel in Keno City.
- Cell service is minimal from Stewart Crossing to Mayo and essentially non-existent in Keno City. Download offline maps first.
- Allow a full day for the round trip from Dawson City with proper time at both museums.