Big Creek to Watson's Lake: Yukon Cycling

By Dave Briggs · Published 2009-08-21 · Last updated 2026-07-19

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The cycling journey across Canada continued with the day's ride between Big Creek and Watson Lake. Here, I checked out the world famous signpost forest!

Cycling out of Big Creek Campground

(Blog post written: Aug 21 2009)

It rained all night, and showed no signs of stopping in the morning. I went into the campground kitchen, and there was already a guy in there who kindly offered to cook me a pancake.

I had nothing else to share with him but porridge and my incredible hot chocolate with added farting ingredients, and so we had breakfast and a chat.

With a general lack of food, and the knowledge that I really need to start pushing some mileage, I packed up and made ready to go. The guy (who's name I either forgot to ask or forgot whenever he mentioned it, sorry mate) gave me a beer before he also left... Cheers!

Then, it was time to hit the road and continue cycling in the Yukon of Canada.

Watson Lake

I reached Watson Lake within four hours, and the rain was relentless for the entire journey, with mist and clouds all around. The sun was nowhere to be seen.

I went through a stage of weakness where I considered booking into a motel, but toughened up again when I saw the prices, and headed for the 10 dollars a night campground instead.

My tent was surprisingly dry when I set it up, which was a bonus, but the rain just didn't stop.

World Famous Signpost Forest in Watson Lake

I cycled back into the main section of town, and stocked up with food before paying a visit to the 'World Famous Signpost Forest'. I think it may be world famous in only Canada though, if you know what I mean.

Apparently, the first signpost was nailed up during the war by a homesick G.I., and its grown through the years until now, they boast over 66,000 signposts. It really doesn't get any more cutting edge than this, does it?

Dave Briggs
Dave is a UK travel writer living in Athens since 2015. With 20 years of firsthand travel experience and over 80,000 km of bicycle touring across six continents, he's been blogging at Dave's Travel Pages since 2005. Every guide is based on places he's actually been.

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