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Fishing in Alaska. ....................................................7
Road Maps. .....8, 12, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23-26, 34, 36 & 40
Interior. ........................................................................ 8-17
Road Logs................... 16, 17, 28-30, 34, 36 & 37
Southcentral............................... 18-21, 27-30 & 32-39
Southeast...................................................... 40-44
Classified Listings......................................45 & 46
RV Dump Stations. ...............................................47
Beyond your dreams. Within your reach.
For Road
Conditions call 511
511.alaska.gov
Valdez Adventures:
Day Cruise to Columbia
or Meares Glaciers
Go sea kayaking in
Prince William Sound
Tour the Valdez Museum
& Historical Archive
More Valdez on Page 33
When you settle into a site at an RV
park or campground, you’re getting
much more than an overnight resting
spot. Regardless of where you are
in Alaska, you’re not far from hiking,
fishing, biking, kayaking or wilderness
and glacier tours. Day excursions and
guided tours let you discover the real
Alaska while enjoying the comfort
of your RV at night. Check with
your campground staff to find local
highlights and recommended tours.
Private camping facilities offer many
of the typical amenities that RVers
expect. Some parks also have RV-
wash facilities so you can spruce up
before moving on.
State campgrounds and recreation
sites usually offer basics such as
picnic tables, fire pits, picnic shelters,
outhouses or hand-pumped water.
These spots are not always big-rig
friendly so enter cautiously. Typically,
these rustic campgrounds do not
have dumping stations or facilities
for filling freshwater tanks. Be sure
to treat or boil all water from pumps,
lakes or streams to reduce the risk of
waterborne bacteria.
Highway Conditions
Alaska RV Parks Offer Insider Travel Tips
Denali National Park
Alaska’s highways are modern and
well maintained. Check www.
AlaskaNavigator.org for information
about road work taking place.
There are some unpaved roads
in Alaska that lead to smaller
communities and remote locations.
These include the Denali, Dalton,
and Taylor (Top of the World)
highways and the McCarthy Road
into the Kennecott Mines Historic
Landmark. Hatcher Pass Road is a
narrow and scenic 49-mile-long
rugged mountain pass leading to the
Independence Gold historical site,
but this road is not recommended for
RV travel.
Many of Alaska’s roads are recognized
by the National Scenic Byways
Program, with two designated as
All-American Roads, the highest
level of federal recognition available.
The first is the Seward Highway,
stretching from Anchorage to Seward
in Southcentral Alaska. The second is
the entire route of the Alaska Marine
Highway System, the state ferry
system and the only marine route in
the National Scenic Byways program.
Denali National Park and Preserve has
just one road, called the Denali Park
Road, and it is the primary avenue for
visitors to see and experience Denali.
The road is 92 miles long, and only
the first 15 miles of it are paved. That
paved portion, leading from the park
entrance to Savage River, is open
during the summer for public (non-
commercial) vehicles to drive.
Getting to the park is relatively
easy, as there is only one highway
(Alaska State Route 3, also called the
“George Parks Highway”), connecting
Anchorage—Denali—Fairbanks.
Up-to-date park operations and
visitor center hours are available at
www.nps.gov/denali or call (907)
683-9532.
In 1917, Congress created this park
for one main reason: to protect
Dall sheep. Over time, Congress
expanded the park boundaries and
added other reasons for its existence,
including protection of North
America’s tallest mountain, Denali,
and a place for wilderness recreation.
Hiking (on and off-trail)
Denali is a vast park (over 6 million
acres) but has very few trails. This is
intentional; as mentioned above, one
reason this park exists is to preserve
wilderness recreation, including
hiking and backpacking in a trail-less
landscape. Some marked trails exist,
mainly around the two visitor centers.
For more information about
highway routes see page 31.
Kenai River meets Kenai
Lake, Cooper Landing
Delta Junction, end of
the Alaska Highway
Road Reports and
Ferry Information
Alaska State Highways:
511 or 1-866-282-7577
Alaska Marine Highway System:
1-800-642-0066
Alberta Road Reports:
1-855-391-9743
Yukon Highways:
511 or (867) 456-ROAD
Drive BC: 1-800-550-4997
Essential Websites
Current Highway Info
Alaska . ..........................511.alaska.gov
Alberta..........................511.alberta.ca
British Columbia. ........drivebc.ca
Yukon . ..........................511.yukon.ca
Alaska Marine Hwy. ....ferryalaska.com
Gas Prices
Alaska & Yukon. ...........rvalaska.co
British Columbia........bcgasprices.com
Events and Resources
Alaska . ..........................rvalaska.co
Alberta..........................travelalberta.com
British Columbia. ........hellobc.com
Yukon . ..........................yukoninfo.com
Emergency Numbers
For emergencies call 911
or 1-800-811-0911
STATE TROOPERS
Anchorage...................(907) 269-5511
Fairbanks......................(907) 451-5100
Mat-Su Valley..............(907) 352-5401
Soldotna. ......................(907) 352-5401
U.S. Coast Guard. .......... 1-800-478-5555
National Weather
For up-to-date info call
(907) 458-3745 or (907) 458-3789
Calendar of Events: Page 30
Bore Tide Schedule: Page 34
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