Agay Mene Territorial Park

Agay Mene ('big lake' in Tagish) was formally established in 2017 and covers a chain of shallow, warm-water lakes east and south of Marsh Lake. This is the Yukon that locals actually use on weekends: canoeing on Lubbock Lake, fishing for northern pike, hunting camps along traditional Carcross/Tagish trails, and cross-country skiing on winter tracks. It is not spectacular in the Kluane sense — no glaciers, no summits — but it is intimate, wildlife-rich and, at under an hour from Whitehorse, the easiest true wilderness park in the territory.

There are no marked trails, no boardwalks, and no staffed sites. Access is via unsigned pullouts on the Alaska Highway and a rough 4x4 track south from Judas Creek. The Carcross/Tagish First Nation posts seasonal cultural information at the main access. Bring a canoe, a topographic map, and expect to see moose, black bears, sandhill cranes and — in the marshy shallows — trumpeter swans staging in September.

Hours & entry

Free entry

Park open 24/7 year-round · No visitor centre — self-guided access · Best access May-Oct; winter access by snowmobile trail

What to see

Lubbock Lake canoe put-in and pike fishing — Unmarked pullout at Km 1382 Alaska Highway, north shore access

Trumpeter swan staging (September) — Shallow bays of M’Clintock Bay, Marsh Lake south end

Traditional Carcross/Tagish trail interpretive signs — Judas Creek trailhead, 4 km south of the Alaska Highway pullout

Tips from the ground

Combine with the M’Clintock Bay Swan Haven interpretive centre (open April) for the spring migration.

Cell service dies at Jake's Corner — download offline maps in Whitehorse before you go.

Fishing needs a Yukon angling licence ($20/day for non-residents), sold at Riverside Grocery in downtown Whitehorse.