Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park

Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 Interpretive Program Schedule

From Monday September 1, 2008 through Sunday June 21, 2009

No daily scheduled interpretive programs are offered. Park movies ( Days of Adventure Dreams of Gold, Seattle Gateway to the Goldfields, and Hiking the Chilkoot Trail ) are shown on a request basis. All programs are free.

Educational group are strongly suggested to schedule their visit to the park. Please consult our Field Trip information page.

The park is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.

Current Operating Hours: (Sept 1, 2008 - Dec 31, 2008)
Open seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Winter Operating Hours: starting (Jan 2, 2009 - March 8, 2009)
To Be Announced

2009 Summer Interpretive Program Schedule

From Monday June 22, 2009 through Monday September 7, 2009

All programs are free and open to the public. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is a unit of the National Park System. The park was established in 1976 to preserve and interpret the history and stories associated with the 1897-1898 stampede to the Yukon gold fields and Seattle’s role in this international event.

Program schedule based on staffing and facility availability. Seating capacity for our theater is 72. The gold panning demonstrations are limited to 30 and the walking tour to 25. No reservations are taken.

9:30 Seattle: Gateway to the Goldfields (15 minute video)

10:00 Gold Panning Demonstration (approximately 20 minutes)

10:30 Days of Adventure, Dreams of Gold (27 minute video)

11:00 Seattle: Gateway to the Goldfields

11:30 Days of Adventure, Dreams of Gold

12:00 Hiking the Chilkoot Trail (15 minute video)

12:30 Seattle: Gateway to the Goldfields

1:00 Days of Adventure, Dreams of Gold

1:30 Seattle: Gateway to the Goldfields

2:00 Walking Tour of Pioneer Square (approximately 80 minutes)

2:00 Days of Adventure, Dreams of Gold

2:30 Seattle: Gateway to the Goldfields