page_title: Carmacks, Yukon
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Carmacks, Yukon / Geography
caption_attribution_description: A bridge across the Yukon river at Carmacs, Yukon, Canada
context_page_description: Carmacks is a village in Yukon, Canada, on the Yukon River along the Klondike Highway, and at the west end of the Robert Campbell Highway from Watson Lake. The population is 493. It is the home of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, a Northern Tutchone-speaking people.
context_section_description: Carmacks is situated at the confluence of the Nordenskiold and Yukon rivers, approximately 180 km (110 mi) north of Whitehorse and 360 km (220 mi) south of Dawson City on the North Klondike Highway. It is the site of one of the four bridges over the Yukon River. The Campbell Highway also intersects the community and carries on to Faro, Ross River and Watson Lake, providing a gateway to the Canol Road and some of Yukon's most spectacular scenery.
caption: The Yukon River bridge at Carmacks
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