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SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
Mile 0: Gakona Junction.
Mile 0.5: Gakona Brewing Company.
Mile 1: Scenic viewpoint of the
Copper River and Wrangell Mountain
Range.
Mile 1.7: Gakona River bridge.
Mile 2: Gakona Lodge
& Trading Post. Built in 1904.
GAKONA
Mile 2.6: Population: 186.
Gakona is Athabascan for “Rabbit
River”. Post office.
Mile 2.9: New Skies Scenic Rafting &
Fishing.
Mile 3: River View B&B.
Mile 4.7: Snowshoe Haven Cabins.
Mile 6.1: Parking Area.
Mile 9.3: Parking Area.
Mile 11.1: High-frequency Active
Auroral Research Program operated
by University of Fairbanks.
Mile 12.9: Parking Area.
Mile 17.5: Tulsona Creek.
Mile 23.7: Rest area. Walking trail
provides access to Copper River.
Mile 27.5: Parking Area.
Mile 29.4: Parking area on both side
of the highway.
Mile 30.7: Parking area.
Mile 32.7: Red Eagle Lodge.
CHISTOCHINA
Mile 32.8: Population: 57.
Mile 34.5: Sinona Creek Bridge.
Mile 34.6: Posty’s Sinona Creek
Trading Post.
Mile 35.3: Chistochina River
Bridge. Access to Chistochina River
Trail. Rest area.
Mile 38.5: Parking area.
Mile 39.9: Parking area.
Mile 43.5: Indian River
rest area and bridge.
Mile 52.7: Grizzly Lake Campground.
Mile 54.7: Parking area.
Mile 56: Parking area.
Mile 59.4: Junction with Nabesna Road,
a scenic 42-mile long gravel road into
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
SLANA
Nabesna Road, Mile 1: Population: 117.
Mile 60.3: Ahtel Creek.
Mile 60.4: Midway Service
& Campground.
Mile 62.2: Parking pullout with
viewpoint.
Mile 63: Mt. Sanford viewpoint
Mile 64.2: Porcupine Creek
State Recreation Site. Picnic and
Campsites.
Mile 74: Slana River rest area
Mile 78.1: Mentasta Lodge.
Mile 79.4: Mentasta Summit, 2,434 ft.
Mile 98.5: Log Cabin Wilderness
Lodge.
Mile 109.2: Eagle Trail State
Recreation Site and campground.
Mile 116.6: Tanana Valley rest area.
Mile 122.8: Sourdough Campground.
See our ad on page 9.
TOK
Mile 125: Population: 1,329.
Mile 74: Slana River rest area
Tok Cutoff Mileage Log
MAY
PALMER
May 17 - August 9 (Fridays)
Friday Fling
palmerchamber.org • (907) 745-2880
HAINES
May 24 & 25
Great Alaska Craft Beer
& Home Brew Festival
seakfair.org/beerfest • (907) 766-2476
VALDEZ
May 25 - September 1
Halibut Derby
valdezfishderbies.com • (907) 835-5680
SITKA
May 28 - June 23
Sitka Summer Music Festival
sitkamusicfestival.org • (907) 747-6774
JUNE
VALDEZ
June 7 - 16
Halibut Hullabaloo Fishing Derby
valdezfishderbies.com • (907) 835-5680
PALMER
June 7 - 9
Colony Days
palmerchamber.org • (907) 745-2880
FAIRBANKS
June 8
Fairbanks Summer Folk Fest
fairbanksfolkfest.org
SKAGWAY
June 8
Skagway Marathon
skagwaymarathon.org • (907) 983-3562
VALDEZ
June 8 - 15
Valdez Last Frontier Theatre Conference
theatreconference.org
HAINES
June 15
Haines Community Fishermens Free
Salmon Barbecue
seakfair.org/barbecue • (907) 766-2476
ANCHORAGE
June 22
Anchorage Downtown Solstice Festival
anchoragedowntown.org • (907) 279-5650
FAIRBANKS
June 22 (noon - midnight)
Fairbanks Midnight Sun Festival
downtownfairbanks.com • (907) 452-8671
PALMER
June 28
Best Ball Golf Tournament
palmerchamber.org • (907) 745-2880
PALMER
June 29 & 30
Alaska Scottish Highland Games
alaskascottish.org • [email protected]
JULY
STATEWIDE
July 4
4th of July Celebrations
rvalaskacampgrounds.com/events
SEWARD
July 4
Mount Marathon Race
mountmarathon.com
GIRDWOOD
July 5 - 7
49th Annual Girdwood Forest Fair
girdwoodforestfair.com
ANCHORAGE
July 10 - 14
Bear Paw Festival
bearpawfestival.org
FAIRBANKS
July 12 - 20
Fairbanks Golden Days
fairbankschamber.org/golden-days
FAIRBANKS
July 14 - 28
Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival
fsaf.org • (907) 474-8869
VALDEZ
July 20
Kids Pink Salmon Derby
valdezfishderbies.com • (907) 835-5680
VALDEZ
July 20 - September 1
Valdez Silver Derby
valdezfishderbies.com • (907) 835-5680
WRANGELL
July 24 - 28
Wrangell Bearfest
www.alaskabearfest.org • (907) 874-2998
HAINES
July 25 - 28
Southeast Alaska State Fair
seakfair.org • (907) 766-2476
FAIRBANKS
July 26 - August 4
Tanana Valley State Fair
tananavalleyfair.org • (907) 452-3750
SOLDOTNA
July 27
68th Annual Soldotna Progress Days
visitsoldotna.com • (907) 262-9814
VALDEZ
July 31 - August 4
Valdez Gold Rush Days
valdezgoldrushdays.org
AUGUST
SITKA
August TBA
Sitka Uncommon Music Festival
uncommonmusicfest.org
KETCHIKAN
August 2 - 4
49th Annual Blueberry Arts Festival
ketchikanarts.org • (907) 225-2211
NINILCHIK
August 2 - 4
Salmon Fest Music Festival
salmonfestalaska.org
KENAI
August 9 - 11
73rd Annual Kenai Peninsula State Fair
kenaipeninsulafair.com • (907) 567-3670
VALDEZ
August 10
Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby
valdezfishderbies.com • (907) 835-5680
SEWARD
August 10 - 18
69th Seward Silver Salmon Derby
salmon.seward.com • (907) 224-8051
PALMER
August 16 - September 2
Alaska State Fair
www.alaskastatefair.org • (907) 745-4827
HOUSTON
August 17
Houston Founder’s Day
(907) 373-0826
VALDEZ
August TBA
Richardson Highway Rendezvous
(RHR) Music & Arts Festival
rhrmusicfest.com • (907) 831-2327
SEPTEMBER
GIRDWOOD
September TBA
Girdwood Fungus Fair
fungusfair.com • (907) 754-2348
KENAI
September 10 - 15
8th Annual Kenai Silver Salmon Derby
kenaisilversalmonderby.com • (907) 283-1991
HOMER
September 13 - 26
Alaska World Arts Festival
www.alaskaworldarts.org
For more events visit
rvalaskacampgrounds.com.
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