Carcross Desert

Yukon · Canada

Carcross Desert, Canada
Photo: JKBrooks85, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
June to September
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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Often called the smallest desert in the world, this pocket of sand dunes near the village of Carcross was left by a glacial lake. The wind-sculpted sand sits amid mountains and boreal forest.

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