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SOUTHCENTRAL/INTERIOR ALASKA
C CO OM ME E D DI IS SC CO OV VE ER R
H HI IS ST TO OR RI IC C W WA AS SI IL LL LA A! !
Learn about Dog Mushing,
Gold Mining, Homesteading in Alaska
  WASILLA MUSEUM & VISITOR CENTER
COME DISCOVER
HISTORIC WASILLA!
See exciting traveling exhibits;
learn local history; visit historic
homes and buildings. Features
information and exhibits on
the cultural and historical
heritage of Wasilla, Knik and
Willow Creek areas.
Open Year-round
Open Year Round
Tues-Fri 10am to 3pm
391 N Main Street, Wasilla
Anchorage to Fairbanks Mileage Log
ANCHORAGE
Mile 0: Population: 289,221
Mile 0.5: Take Muldoon Road exit to
visit Alaska Native Heritage Center.
See our ad on page 20.
Mile 11.6: Exit to Eagle River
Campground, Chugach State Park.
Mile 13.4: Exit to Chugiak and Eagle
River.
Mile 35: Junction of the Glenn
Highway and Parks Highway.
Mile 36: Mat-Su Visitor Center.
Ph: 907-746-5000
Mile 37.8: Palmer / Anchorage N KOA
Journey.
Mile 39.3: Seward Meridian Road
Meridian Center Mall and Walmart.
Mile 41.5: Junction with Palmer-
Wasilla Highway.
Mile 42.2: Junction with Knik-
Goose Bay Road to Iditarod Trail
Headquarters.
WASILLA
Mile 42.2: Population 9,724 - Visitor
Information and access to Hatcher
Pass via Main Street.
Mile 47: The Museum of Alaska
Transportation and Industry.
Mile 52.2: Junction with Big Lake
Road to Big Lake Recreation area.
Mile 57: Bridge over Little Susitna
River, parking.
Mile 57.3: Little Susitna River
Campground.
HOUSTON
Mile 57.4: Population: 2,222
Mile 57.7: Riverside RV
& Camper Park.
Mile 66.5: Nancy Lake State
Recreation Site and campground.
Mile 67.2: Nancy Lake State
Recreation Area with the South Rolly
Lake Campground
WILLOW
Mile 69.5: Population: 2,495
The first exciting views of Denali
are on the way to Willow, as the
mountain looms over the drive north
on the Parks Highway (Hwy. 3). On
clear days, the mountain offers plenty
of photographic opportunities to
motorists starting in this small town.
Willow offers plenty of outdoor
recreational opportunities to visitors
looking to break up the drive
north to Denali. There are several
campgrounds - both private and
state-run - as well as fantastic fishing
opportunities. Willow Creek receives
a big run of salmon each summer,
starting in mid-May and continuing
through late August. Guides can get
you on the fish, but Willow Creek is
also very
accessible
for do-it-
yourself
Tues - Fri 9 am to 5 pm
TALKEETNA
anglers looking to wet a line. The
creek crosses the Parks Highway, but
Dorothy G. Page Museum
Population 1,061 - Talkeetna is a
for the best fishing, head to Willow
historic village nestled at the base of
Creek State Recreation Area, off
323 N Main Street, Wasilla
Mt. McKinley (Denali) with panoramic
Willow Parkway Road. A large public
views of the Alaska Range. The town
907.373.9071
campground gives anglers access to
is located at the end of the paved
the confluence of Willow Creek and
www.cityofwasilla.com/museum
14-mile-long Talkeetna Spur Road.
the Susitna River. Watch for bears!
Visitor Information and services
available in Talkeetna.
Dog mushing is an integral part of the
See page 19 for more info.
Willow community, as many Iditarod
mushers call the area home. Several
mushers off Iditarod tours, even in the
summer months, when you can visit
their kennels and even take a cart ride
TRAPPER CREEK
Mile 113.1: Welcome to Trapper Creek
Sign. Population 577.
pulled by a team of eager huskies.
Mile 70.8: Willow Creek State
Mile 114.4: Devonshire Drive access.
Trapper Creek Watering Point.
Recreation Area and campground.
Mile 71.2: Junction with Hatcher Pass
Road, a scenic 49 mile long narrow,
gravel road. Not recommended for
large RVs or trailers.
Mile 82.5: Susitna Landing Boat
Launch & Campground.
Mile 87.9: Gigglewood Lakeside Inn.
Mile 96.4: Montana Creek
Campground.
Mile 98.8: Junction with 14 mile long
road to Talkeetna.
Mile 114.6: 3 Bears, Trapper Creek Inn
& RV Park. Shell fuel station.
Mile 114.9: Petersville Road junction.
Provides access to Petersville
Recreational Mining Area.
Mile 115: Wal*Mikes - Trapper Creek’s
iconic general store.
Mile 115.2: Trapper Creek community
park & cemetery. Kids playground and
gazebo for picnics and events.
Mile 115.5: Vitus.
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and services before Cantwell (Mile 210,
about 95 miles north).
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