Musher's Camp® & Sled Dog Adventure in Skagway
Recommended by 97% of travelers
Skagway, USA
- 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
This is not a run-of-the-mill sled excursion—it packs in several fun activities and concludes with a treat that’s hard not to love. Follow your guide on a short tour of downtown Skagway, hop on a Unimog—a multipurpose, all-wheel drive vehicle—for a ride up a mountain, and then take a sled ride with Alaskan huskies through Tongass National Park. Afterward, get a chance to spend time with husky puppies.
- Ride a sled with a team of huskies through
- Great value: includes a tour of downtown Skagway, sled ride, and puppy session
- Take part in a ‘Kennel Talk’ where experts answer questions about sledding
- An ideal experience for animal lovers
What's Included
- Accommodation as per itinerary
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 2nd Avenue & Broadway2nd Ave & Broadway, Skagway, AK 99840, USA
Meet your driver at the NPS Visitor Center at 2nd & Broadway in town
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
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Alaska X
3 hours 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Please be sure to include personal number incase we need to contact you day of excursion!
- All ages are welcome, and most special needs may be accommodated. Round-trip transportation provided. Must have mobility to walk 100 yards either on your own or with assistance. Must be able to raise knee 12 inches to accommodate (approximately 12 steps).
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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Featured review
Vanessa_H
James, our guide, was amazing. The tour was very informative and James made it fun. Emily, our musher, was great. She even took our phone and got some nose bops of the dogs. The educational part of the tour was fun especially seeing the dogs at different stages. And of course, can't forget the puppies! We got to handle them and they were so cute!! Would recommend this tour for all ages.
Reviews
4.9
based on 237 reviews
Allison_C, Sep 2025
This experience was my husband's and my favorite part of our trip to Alaska. The first part of the trip was on a bus, and the guide gave us information on the area and the things we passed as we drove. Once we got to the base camp area, we got on a Unimog, which was a big truck with giant tires. The rest of the ride to the dog sleds was rough, and a little scary if you were sitting on the edge, but it was fun, and the scenery was beautiful. If you like riding ATVs, it's a similar experience. When we got to the top, the dogs were already hooked up to the carts and ready to go. We got on the carts and the dogs took off, and we couldn't believe how fast they were. It was so much fun racing through the forest, and the forest itself just looks so unreal and magical. After we were done with our ride, we got to meet and pet the sled dogs, then we got back on the Unimog and rode down to a beautiful overlook where we took pictures. After looking around there for a few minutes, we finished our ride back to the base camp. At the base camp we met some retired sled dogs and learned more about the dogs and the Iditarod, which is the race the dogs are training for. Next we met the older puppies at the camp, then we got to hold the youngest puppies. After we were done we had a few minutes to look around the store and the coffee shop, then we got back on the bus and rode back to town. During the ride back, the driver gave us more information about the area and we tried to spot wildlife.
I can't recommend this experience enough!
Melissa_G, Sep 2025
Staff was amazing, our musher was full of tons of interesting information. He patiently answered all of our questions. The dogs were sweet and so excited to pull the sled. They are very well taken care of!
Puppies were adorable ♥️
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Hey Melissa! So glad you had fun with the puppies, they are lil bundles of joy and very much need all the love they can get! Come again soon!
Jennifer_C, Sep 2025
Great Experience!! Our Tour Guide that picked us up in town was awesome. He gave us a lot of information about the town and what we were seeing on our travel.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Hello Jennifer! Thanks so much for leaving a review, it makes a difference. We are so glad to hear that you had a great experience on our tour - come again soon!
Kim_H, Sep 2025
This was great!!!! Before you even see the dogs, the ride up the mountain in the Unimog was fun!! Then you get to the dogs. Walking in with four teams ready to go, all of them yipping and barking was awesome!!! The ride with them truly showed their power and stamina. Sixteen dogs pulled us. Talia was our musher and went on to explain about the amount of care that goes into taking care of a team that big, and she owns all 16. She was kind enough to not only take our picture in the cart but went on to take many close ups of her dogs too. That was a nice surprise. She even helped me get my book ‘signed’ when we got back to camp by one of the team. I am grateful for that! Then there were the puppies, that was the line that had me sold on this whole excursion. Cuddle time with the puppies was great. They didn’t disappoint. All in all, it was great and I recommend it. I could have done with less stops to view the scenery and a few more minutes meeting the team and holding the puppies, especially since you have to share with others.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Hey Kim! Thanks so much for sharing your experience, it's always great to have guests with a real enthusiasm and love for the dogs. It's truly their favorite activity to get picked for the sled team that day - thanks for loving on em'. We hope to have you back another year (And to meet the next generation of puppies!)
Angela_G, Sep 2025
If you love the sled dogs, this is the experience for you! We enjoyed being pulled by the adult team and being able to love on them after, meeting a couple of the newly retired dogs as well as the "teenagers" - of course holding the babies is always a highlight. If you're a dog lover - you'll love this! I felt it was reasonably priced for the experience. All transportation was provided, our tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable about the area. This has been my favorite experience thus far.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Hello Angela! Thanks so much for sharing your experience, the dogs love having guests as much as you love meeting them. They've got a lot of energy to get out! We hope to see you again next year.
virginia_k, Sep 2025
I don’t know where to start… so organized and professional! Overall an incredible day with so much adventure! The dog sledding was like nothing else we have ever done before! Our driver was so kind and considerate and most of all knew so much history… we all loved it! The ride out was beautiful !! This is a must do in Skagway!!!
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Hey Virginia! Thanks so much for sharing your feedback, I'm so glad you had a wonderful experience. We are lucky to have such hardworking and fun guides to make these tours possible - we hope you visit again soon.
Cameron_D, Sep 2025
Awesome place! Guides were very friendly and informative. The dogs and puppies were so fun to interact with. Our three year old loved riding the training sled!
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Hello Cameron! We are so glad to hear you and the family had a fun time - please come again soon!
Ericka_H, Sep 2025
This was a fun experience and we all loved to hold the puppies. The ride to the camp was beautiful and our guides through out the experience were great.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Hello Ericka! I'm so happy to hear you had fun on your tour - you came in a great weather window too, lots of sun! Thanks for sharing.
Ruth_B, Aug 2025
It was fabulous. Great tour guide friendly musher, dogs were great and puppy time.
Definitely a must do!
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re thrilled to hear you had such a fabulous time. Our guides and mushers always love sharing their passion for the dogs and the adventure, and we’re glad you enjoyed the puppy time too! It’s definitely a highlight for us. We hope to see you again for another unforgettable experience!
Christine_S, Aug 2025
A great adventure! Loved everything about it - the bad jokes by our driver, their unique Unimog monster truck vehicles that climb the steep roads thru gorgeous moss covered forest to get you up to the dog camp, the dog sled ride - of course!!, getting to pet the dogs afterward, and then getting to hold many adorable sled dog puppies at the end ! Would 10/10 recommend !
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Wow, thank you so much for your amazing review! We’re so glad you enjoyed the adventure from start to finish—bad jokes included! 😄 The Unimogs are definitely an adventure on their own, and it’s fantastic to hear you loved the scenic ride through the moss-covered forest. Of course, the dogs and puppies are always the stars of the show, and we’re so happy you got to experience it all. A 10/10 recommendation means the world to us—thank you for sharing your experience, and we hope to welcome you back for more puppy cuddles and epic sledding!
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