Reviews of Sign Post Forest (Zoo)

Joppalo

Such a cool stop! If you are driving along the Alaska Highway, make sure you set aside at least an hour or two for the Sign Post Forest. I actually had no idea this was here until I stopped for gas across the street, but it was such a unique experience! There are THOUSANDS of signs here from all over the world and it's fun walking around looking for signs from places you have been! Truly a one-of-a-kind place.

Nina Pham

70,000+ signs! Very cool… bring your own sign from home to add to the collection.

Carol Faust

So many signs!! From all over the world! Fun to walk through and check out all the different places people have come from to place their sign.

William Livengood

Very interesting place! You can bring your own sign, or there are shops in town where they will make one for you. People at info center are very helpful!

Michael Wieleba

One of the coolest little stops along the road into Yukon from Northern BC. Definitely worth stopping and stretching your legs while you walk through the "forest" and check out signs from all over the world. Even left a sign of my own behind - feel free to do so just find a spot on one of the "trees"

Johanna Marvin

We stopped by twice this summer, on the way South and on the way North! There is a nice picnic table in the middle of the sign posts for a nice lunch as the kids explored the signs then we visited with the kind ladies in the visitors center. They provided invaluable advice about the road ahead and fun coloring books and challenges to engage the kids for the next few days! Definitely a double win!

Brooke Bonner

Cool and somewhat surreal to come upon this quirky park after weeks on the road! Worth checking out!

Dawn Maeda

A very cool spot after a VERY long drive... ????

Ana De Leon

One of our stops from our road trip to Ontario. The Sign Post Forrest in Watson Lake is an interesting tourist spots and pit stop when you are leaving the Yukon via Trans Canada Highway

Bill Ducat

Ok, I was not really looking ahead on the highway, and we happened across this amazing place. Stop stretch, find your home town or some other sign that you find meaningful!

Omar Tsai

Great place to explore what others have put here already! Our family also put up our own sign!

Denise Barlock

Very very very cool place! I love how it got started with a man in the 40s who didn't want to be forgotten and how it has lived on with folks being able to leave their presence here. It's quite the humbling place and highly recommend others come and visit.

Cindy Rhodes

What a wonderful unexpected jewel! Our hostesses Trudy and Rena were so helpful, giving us awesome tips for our next drive. We put up our own sign, too! Oh, and there's COFFEE!!!!!!!!! THE GALLERY AND MINIFILM ARE AWESOME, TOO! What w obderful representatives for Canada and the a lake Watson area!!

Time Traveler

The Signpost Forest in Watson Lake was fascinated. The US army soldier who had been homesick and put the signpost at Watson Lake in 1942 while they built Alcan highway from Dawson Creek to Whitehouse during the Second World War. In 1986, there were over 5000 signs, including the original signpost of dated 1942. Today it has over 90,000 signposts, but the old "1942" signpost was no longer there. The information center at Signpost Forest was friendly and helpful.

Leo Li

must visit

Austin Chambers

Freakin sweet, theres no way you can read them all. Must see!

Nicole Smith

My family LOVED stopping here. So many great signs from people from all over the world.

Dylan Soo

A cool forest of 80,000 plus signs in Watson Lake. A place where there a places to hang out, a stage, and a history of people whom have travelled along the Alaska Highway. This is definitely a must see stop!

Steve Presswood

A novelty that's fun to visit. One may spot signs of places or people they know...or not. Either way, it's a good stop on the long road between Alaska and southern Alberta.

Hannah Peek

It's such a strange attraction that just keeps getting bigger. Search for your own country, and you'll find it. Search for even your city and you'll probably find it. Leave a mark for other visitors to know you were here. It's just the human version of a dog marking on a post.

James Espey

Interesting to walk around and see all the various locales that are represented. Visitor Center on the property open 8a-8p from late spring to early autumn. Staff there super friendly and helpful in terms of the local and regional areas.

Jon Robichaud

This place was more than I expected. I thought it was going to be a janky little place with signs etc. But once we got there and saw the massiveness of what it was we were blown away. It's fun to see signs you know from your home state or town and places you've been. Plan ahead and bring a sign if you wish to contribute. currently there are over 80,000 signs...That's impressive. Stop if you're in the area.

Rob Christiansen

Super cool place to check out

Adam

Interesting and worthwhile stop when going through Watson Lake. You can browse unique personalized signs from all over the world and/or make your own if you so wish. Right next to the tourist centre as well where they have free coffee, wifi and useful information.

Aimee & Mike

A must see!! People from all over the world have printed signs with their name, country and date. They are signs, hats, sunglasses, shirts, boots. You name it and it has been left here as a memory.

Benjamin Berthold

An Amazing variety of signs from all around the world. How did they get there? A feast for an active imagination that can enjoy wondering about the adventures of other travelers.

Ryan Divine

This place is definitely worth the stop. It's awesome!

John Thomas

This place keeps growing and is fun to see the many signs people have put up over the years. I found one that my wife and I had put up three years earlier. The signs are made from every material that people had around. You could spend a day looking at signs and not be able to read them all. If your driving stop and add your sign. We had to use a ladder we had in our RV to find a space.

Jason Brown

Great historical legacy of the cooperative effort between the U S and Canada to build the Alaska Highway. Found the sign my wife and I put up on our way through when we were dating and added the kids' names to it. Not a lot to do other than look at the signs and some old equipment. The inventiveness and humor of some of the sign makers if interesting. Bring something to make your own sign from, and something to hang it with.

Kayla Grasley

So interesting to see every unique sign left

nimat alhaffar

Like . It is a nice see while there

Spencer Watson

Really neat place to visit and you can spend hours looking at all the signs.

Stephen Guilbert

Really really cool roadside stop with interesting history. Worth a few minutes to look around.

Brick Family Adventures

An amazing stop. The amount and types of signs that are here are outstanding and it is nice to see that everyone has their own way to leave a signature

Lisa Friend

Traveled through 20+ years ago and definitely didn't have as many signs.

Kaitlyn Frey

So cool! Could have spent hours here if it wasn't so chilly!

Samantha McGowan

The sign post forest is fun to look around but don't miss out in the visitor center right being it. The ladies in there were the kindest and most helpful people I have come across in a long time, and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face when I left them.

Alannah Monica

This is such a neat little spot sort of in the middle of no where, but you can't miss it passing through Watson Lake. It's definitely worth a stop - to add your own license plate or sign! Apparently this spot has the most stolen property in one area! It's like an art installation meets graveyard. You can see signs from all over the world, and many license plates and wooden posts with names and locations etched in. As you walk through the "trees" of signs and license plates you can't help but wonder the stories behind every piece. Did that person drive without a plate? Did they get caught? Were they on their way to Alaska? How did such a big sign from Germany get here? Is that a population sign from a small town in the states? Did they plan to steal it and bring it here or was it just sitting in their car? Did they fly with a sign? So many questions but no real answers.

Lyle Pitts

Loved it... and now I have my very own...

Roamin' Rich

Who couldn't love this place???? So much to see from all over the world! I can't wait to send my own contribution!!!

Troy Remy

I'm not a "touristy" sort of person and usually do not care to stop at points of interest. That being said, this place is sooooooo cool! A must check out kind of place. Even found a sign from my home town in Colorado!

Adrian Meyer

Should someone be nearby, would it be possible to post a photo of my old shield? Thank you

Amanda Gornik

This was a very cool site seeing experience. We really enjoyed it.

OHM ohmmassagetherapy

Passing through on my way to Anchorage. First time on the alcan highway so I posted my sign. Very hard to find a spot but with some looking I managedto find a spot not too far away from where my mom and dad had hung their sign several years ago. Fun experience checking out all the signs from all over the world.

CS Whelihan

So cool! A place to visit for sure!

Amanda Woods

Really cool touristy spot that worth a stop or atleast a slow drive by!

Cecile McVittie

An amazing collection of place signs from all over the world!

Kip Nissen

The Sign Post Forest is always a stop, to check on our sign and remember past trips driving the Alcan.

Laurence MacKenzie

Great little road side stop with sign posts from everywhere!

Kay Grote

Not a planned stop, but what a travel treat! So fun to just stop in this strange place with so much history and thousands of stories. Fun to just stroll through and wonder about all the signs and license plates from around the world!

Devipriya Raju

Though this place hasn't anything apart from the licence plates.. It holds a historic significance and a good place for taking shots. I would recommend tourists to get something in remembrance of their trips and add that to this post.. Many have done and it's a good memory..

Doug Williamson

Very interesting and a great piece of Alaska Hwy history.

Harjot Grewal

Interesting place to check out. Story is that Americans who were building the Alaska Highway were homesick and one worker posted the sign of his hometown. Soon, the others began doing the same until this place became known as the sign post forest. It's cool to walk around and see signs from all over the world. I believe you can leave your own sign but you have to arrange that with the visitor center. It's a lot bigger than I expected.

Robert Gmelin

Well many years ago I took a group of Boy Scouts to Alaska after a brief visit at the Canadian Scout jamboree. I’m now living in British Columbia and enjoying a never ending dream. My plans are to travel the Alaska Highway revisiting memories. Detective work will have to be done to locate the 20th Cambridge Scout Groups sign there at the Sign Forest near Watson Lake; era 1995 year of the Lord. Gypsy Bob

Debbie

Could spend hours looking at all the different signs and trying to find one from your area!

Damian Online

It's interesting, don't get me wrong.... but did you really come into one of the most beautiful areas of Canada to look at some stolen street signs. Go take a drive down the 37, or hit any side trail in the area... forget the signpost forest, stop and spend a few days and explore the back-country here

Bpraim

Had to stop and add our sign, was a little set back with the change in atmosphere around the park. Things are not so nice.

Rebecca “Becky” Hicks

This is just so cool to walk around! You get to travel the world in just a short walk!

Steven Mansour

Quirky little stop with signs from all over the country / continent / world. Fun to walk around the displays and try to imagine all the stories of folks who've passed through here before. Area is kept clean and it's real easy to find (right through the main street of town, on your right before leaving towards Whitehorse). You can also bring your own sign to leave here or graffiti one of the farm vehicles with a sharpie.

Anjith Jayaraj

Great place to see variety of boards from all over the world. You can put up your own sign post here.

stan cook

Bring your sign and drop it off. Such a wonderful place to look around and wonder. Nice little break.

Angela Carter

Special place started in 1942 by a homesick soldier from Illinois who was working construction on the Alaska Highway. It is spectacular! Too many signs to count...and you can't stop looking!

Zach Woock

A must visit attraction in the Yukon!

Lynn Tatro

I always stop here to see what is new and enjoy the area. Great place to play Pokemon Go. You can easily earn gold in a gym because the turnover is slow.

Justin Knowlton

Over 80 thousand signs of different varieties all posted up here. Quite amazing if you think about it. The people in the. Visitor center were extremely nice. A fun place to attach you legs if you are on a long trip.

LeeAnna Springer

Easy pit stop, rest place to get out and stretch legs. Kids love it because in the center of the signs there are old tractors they can climb on and take pictures. Benches throughout to rest and view signs. Unique and cute.

Mikayla Ide

Super cool! I even found signs from my hometown of Kalamazoo, MI!

Martin Hall

Very interesting place, signs and tags an such from all over the world, at the beginning of the Alaskan Highway

Erica Rowley

Very cool place! Could use a legit gift shop; Seems like a huge missed opportunity there.

Desmond Hedderson

This is a fascinating place to stop in Watson Lake. You really could spend an entire day wandering through the truely huge place. With dozens of signs and small notes to read you really can get lost just wandering through searching for your home town and wondering what the stories are for the people who have left these behind.

Allison Shrestha

I thought this place was really fun. Signposts from all over the world. If you're driving through its worth a stop. Right off the highway!

Light

Loved the sign post forest! We traveled from Ontario and were able to find a spot for our sign. Such a cool place :)

Jeff Samson

Great place to grab gas, lunch, a few groceries and some great tasting Yukon Gold beer.

Brian Norton

This is definitely a cool place. I've never quite seen so many signs in one area. About 80,000 signs from all over the world. Give yourself a couple hours to go through everything.

Michael James

The signs stopped in time! You could spend hours reading everyone’s signs, definitely a must see when travelling through!

Brent “Soonta REtire” Dreamer

Not sure how many signs are here but I am guessing upwards of 85 or 90,000. So cool seeing large signs from all over the world. We put ours up near the K.Y.D. sign as we watch them on YouTube. A must see if you're passing through Watson Lake, Yukon.

Milton Ruiz

I stop almost every week at this place. Friendly staff, good food for people on the go or simply you can sit an enjoy at the dinning area (Opened again during COVID-19 with the new normal restrictions and social distancing ). The variety store has a lot of stuff and prices are not bad at all.

Sharp Life

Neat stop. Wish I knew about it sooner to bring a sign. Neat idea. Cute cars for kids to play on. Kids loved it and wanted to stay longer.

Jerry Yen

Cool attraction in Watson Lake by the Alaska Hwy. See if you can find signs from where you’re from.

Jerald Taylor

The sign post forest is a totally free spirited phenomenon. Just happened to find a couple from Aiken, SC where I used to live. It started out when some of the Alaska Highway builders placed signs indicating where they lived and many people have added over the years. Nothing spectacular, but signs from all over the world.

Katrina Bishop

An amazing place...So many Signs and License Plates from all over the World...it is Huge...A must see if traveling to Watson Lake, Yukon Canada.

Kayla Elenbaas

Such a cool find on our road trip

Sash Johnson

It's a cool place to visit, even if it's really touristy. Watson Lake is almost a required stop on the Alcan so if you gotta stop, you should stretch your legs and see it. But once you have seen it you really don't need to go back. It's just a one-time thing.

Touareg Travel Edge (W D)

Nice historic place. Bring a sign.

James Campbell

Awesome to see sign posted from all over. Look for a sign I left in 2008 grown so much needle in hay stack.

Tyson Doonan

Great little spot. They have signs from all over the world and from over half a century ago. It is very interesting to see that many people have driven the same road as you for the same reasons as you, ADVENTURE! All in all the sign post forest is a must do for any Alaska highway roadtrip. Next time we will bring a sign to add to the collection for sure!

Parker Freeman

Really neat. Found signs from 1960’s. Left our own.

rudel stricker

An unbelievable collection of tables, which travelers prepared, just to bring it to this place. You just don't need more than a minute to find a plate or sign, that someone brought from your hometown...

Robert Schlager

incredible and a lot larger than i'd expected - a must stop on the alaskan highway

rudd plate

This place needs a morningwood drive sign

doug richards

Nice to see, left our own sign, a retired license plate.

Jonathan Gilder

What a history... The entire story can be found at the Museum across the street.

Keith AKA LastRide

We were just passing through Watson Lake when we stumbled upon the Sign forest. WOW, allow for a couple hours to read the 10,000 plus signs.

Jessica Bermel

If you're traveling through the Alaska highway, this is a must! Plan to watch the 18 minute video inside, it makes your trip on the highway more interesting with a brief history on it.

kelli bologna

Put up two signs in 1995. Was traveling thru from California to Alaska. Stopped to try and find our signs. Unique place. A must stop on your travels.

Rob Deighton

Very cool they have a count in the visitor center 88 000 plus so if your going threw Watson lake make sure to stop and put up your own sign

jordy grovestine

Amazing place so many neat signs.

Ivan Mast

Thousands of signs from all over!

Ted Ayles

Very interesting and excellent and entertaining tour.

Bobbi Padron

I was moving from Alaska to Mississippi in 2008. It qas a very long drive going along the AL-CAN... the road u can take from Alaska thru Canada to the lower 48 atates. Its a wonderful experience because not only isthe drives scenery breathtaking but there have intereating things all along the way to srop & enjoy. One of my absolute favorite is the Sign Post Forest. My only complaint is i didnt hve enough time to walk around & see them all!!!

Richard Ferris

This is a piece of Pop Culture that you shouldn't Miss Even if you think it's silly. These type of one of the kind displays are unique and what makes traveling special. Whether you find a sign from your hometown neighboring town or from friends at once came to Alaska there are so many signs that you will be unable to see them all even if you look. Definitely stop at sign Forest wander around and have a one-of-a-kind experience

Abby Micku

Our friends and ourselves posted 2 signs in 2014, they are both gone. Let's see if our new one will still be here next time we return!

Nancy Johnson

Beautiful, creative sign posts..

Ken Godwin

So many signs, so little time! What a great place to take a break from driving to walk around a bit. There are signs from all over the world!

Gavin Tout

Great place to stop for a little walk. Some cool personal history.

Charlotteruthbryant Bryant

I thought I'd take a little picture. HAHAHAHA. The plates went on and on and on, FOREVER.

jérémy fabian

A fun stop on the way to Whitehorse. I figured out too late that you can bring your own sign and add it to the collection. Pretty cool!

Joseph Pavlic

Sign forest was OK but the town is a dump. All businesses appear to be owned by a few families. All the bars are open only for 3 hours a day from 11am to 2pm. Streets are a series of large potholes. Stores are delapitated with extremely poor selection of goods. Try to plan your trip so you don't have to eat drink or sleep in Watson Lake.

Tonya Mangan

Very cool reading all of the signs

David Ellingsen

Really interesting to walk through all the signs. You can get screws (and borrow a screw driver) at the very helpful Visitor Centre.

Michael Ackeral

It is a very interesting place to stop on the road to Whitehorse. People from all over the world have put up signs from where they are from or just to commemorate their trip. There are some very interesting signs. Would recommend anybody stopping there to have a look. And also bring their own sign to add. As spaces fill they just add more posts to put up more signs. Don't know how many signs there are but must be up in the thousands.

Donna Bornholdt

Way bigger then I expected. What a sight!

Annie Rice

So so fun. We brought signs from home to hang and we enjoyed seeing the ones there already.

Gina Mason

Cool history started by the Army folks that built the Alaska Hwy. Lots of folks leave their mark here.

Jed Ambrose

A truly unique piece of both artwork and history. A must visit!

Amanda C

Really cool spot to check out. Plates and signs from all over.

sepp wigger

So amazing. Such a cool place.

Morris Alan

Plan ahead and bring your own sign and tools needed to post it. Cool place to stretch your legs and walk off your lunch.

Laurel De La Cruz

Clean, friendly and good food different from regular pizza places. The offer burgers sandwiches, pasta dinners and steak and rib dinners. And a full bar. Bourbon Fizz was good!

Tony Yakimchuk

Something unique and different with signs from all over the world. Interesting to wonder about and look at while you take a break from driving.

Jenny

We didn’t even know about this otherwise would of brought something from Australia! Loved walking through and seeing all the different licence plates, took a pic of all the provinces we travelled through! Has picnic tables and is right by a fuel station and information building, we had our lunch here on our way through.

Ken White

I first saw this in 1981. Been back a few times. Great place to visit if you are driving through.

Llama Rama

The visitor center is moved next to the sign forest in an athletic building. Apparently the pipes froze in the actual building. It's a great experience, with a movie. The staff are amazing, and friendly. There is quite a hodgepodge of signs in the forest. Be sure to bring a sign with you. It is quite amazing that it all started with a pole holding "distance to" signs. We drove a thousand miles and back in two days, just to visit this historic place.

Josef Utíkal

There are so much signs you can find one feom almost every part of world and still browse for hours and hours and not see all of them. Great park-like place.

Randall Brown

Watson lake sign post forest. I left a license plate here back in 2012 on my first stop in Watson lake. Couldn't find it so took a couple of pictures to remind me where I left our new sign. Its interesting to read some of the personalized signs travellers leave behind.

robert brukardt

Very cool place to visit, to bad we could only see it in passing.

Evan Marell

Kitschy, but worth the stop. There are signs from all over the globe. It's fun to try and find signs from places you've been to or otherwise know. At the very least, it's good for a liesurely walk after having been in the car for many hours.

Wesley Green

Very friendly staff, neat place all in general. Bring and sign with your and make your own mark on history.

Cj

Really cool... could walk around here for hours there is thousands of signs from all across the world.

jean alex

Fun place. Definitely worth a stop.

Rose Huebschwerlen

Nice to read how far away some people have come to visit the Yukon.

Sharon Monroe

I just took a few pictures then used the visitors center. There's an amazing number of signs that would be fun to spend time looking at if you have the time.

Sharon Apple

Fascinating collection of signs from around the world - especially fun to find signs from my hometown !! Far too many to see them all, in one visit. The replica of original "sign," along with the history of the US soldier who left his mark in the Yukon, is on display in the visitor's center on the site. A unique, "won't see anywhere else" experience!

Morgan Intrieri

Truly incredible experience walking around this larger than expected forest of people sharing a piece of their home towns. This "forest" has an incredible history and is a way to add to local history and culture by adding a sign of your own.

Hatata Butata

It's just nostalgic to see something left by eight yourself years later, or by someone else that made the epic drive also. I can't give this place 6 stars but it should get it.

Patti B Johnson

This place was so cool! All kinds of signs from all over the world. It really made me feel connected.

Bob Colby

Nostalgia at its finest. Coming from Florida it instills a sense of pride in what was accomplished by the last generation before boomers. It also has an overnight parking campground with restrooms and showers and breakfast. Ask about the American currency discount and save a few bucks.

Teresa Raymakers

Lots of signs and plates from all over the world. Yet to find my NS plate. Going there to pave airport Watson Yukon

Timothy Colwell

Thousands of signs to look at. We had a family competition to find a certain sign first. It was great fun. The visitor centre has nails and screws for you to mount your own sign and mark your name in history.

john wolf

Very interesting,signs from all over the world