 Taiya Inlet was an important waterway during the Klondike Gold Rush offering passage to the deep-water port of Skagway and, by smaller boat (due to sediment from the Taiya River), the now-ghost town of Dyea.These two boom towns were gateways to the respective White Pass and Chilkoot trails.Currently Taiya Inlet is used for marine transportation (such as the Alaska Marine Highway) and recreation such as fishing.