Musher's Camp and S'more Roasting Experience

This is a good excursion for people with young children. With teenagers or just adults it wouldn't be much fun. Our son got to pet a couple of puppies and eat a smore. He enjoyed going to the gift shop afterwards to buy a dog stuffed animal. The staff here are friendly and polite. There is a little shop for snacks and toys for the kids, there is also a place to get coffee. The staff will take photos of your children with the dogs that you can purchase for a moderate fee.

Our driver Patrick was the only highlight of our excursion. He was friendly and funny and spent the hour-ish drive to and from the camp telling interesting stories and jokes. The interaction with the puppies was limited. Isabel gave us an interesting intro about sledding and racing but was reluctant to then actually provide much interaction with the dogs. She offered one 3 month old puppy to hold and pet but claimed the other pups were too aggressive for us. She promptly handed us over to Oliver who was supposed to introduce us to the 3-4 week old puppies. Again just a very limited effort to help us interact with the animals. Oliver didn’t seem to know much about the puppies. Then we seemed to be rushed over to the s’mores and away from the dogs. There is a nice little waterfall we were directed to in order to use up the rest of our time. Overall we were just very disappointed with the staff other than Patrick, who was great.

What a great excursion! Our tour guide, Clint, was extra special. He lives in Skagway and shared the history of the town and the surrounding areas. When we got to the mushers camp, there was an informative presentation about mushing and the Iditarod. After that, we got to meet and hold some 3 month old puppies and then some one month old ones. They were cute and cuddly. It was an unforgettable experience.