That caribou herd was decimated during the Klondike Gold Rush, but a recovery program raised the number of animals to about 450.

At the time, Caribou Crossing was a popular stopping place for prospectors going to and from the gold fields of Dawson City.

Caribou Crossing was also a station for the Royal Mail and the Dominion Telegraph Line, and it served as a communications point on the Yukon River.

In 1904, Caribou Crossing was renamed Carcross as a result of some mail mix-ups with the Cariboo Regional District in nearby British Columbia.

It lies on the Klondike Highway between Whitehorse and Skagway, Alaska and offers a variety of historic attractions and outdoor activities.

The day tours offer stops at the Yukon sign, the Caribou Crossing Wildlife Museum, Dog Sledding Zoo and the actual town of Carcross.

Tourist buses serving cruise ships passengers at the port of Skagway, Alaska, USA make day trips to Carcross.

[19] The White Pass and Yukon Route currently terminates in Carcross, as tracks further north to Whitehorse have not been restored.