Yukon Register of Historic PlacesYRHP

Watson Lake Sign Post Forest

Watson Lake Sign Post Forest

Watson Lake Sign Post Forest

Watson Lake Sign Post Forest

Watson Lake Sign Post Forest

Watson Lake Sign Post Forest

Watson Lake Sign Post Forest

Watson Lake Sign Post Forest

Watson Lake Sign Post Forest

Character Defining Elements

Watson Lake Sign Post Forest

Character Defining Elements

- Location at the Wye, the corner of the Alaska Highway and the Robert Campbell Highway, and proximity to the road

- The site’s prominence in views from the highways and the surrounding area

- Formal rows of sign posts covered with a variety of signs arranged in meandering, evenly spaced rows divided by gravel walkways.

- The setting of the sign posts within trees and rolling hills

- The growth and evolution of the Sign Post Forest as a living landscape that pays homage to the original spirit of the site