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ALASKA[AK] The Last Frontier |
State Capital is Juneau. Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959 as the 49th state. |
CAMPGROUNDS VISITED❌ PVT (0) • ❌ NPS (0) • ❌ USFS (0) • ❌ SP (0) • ❌ FREE (0) |
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Denali National Park has reservations through ReserveDenali.com
NOTE: Reservations open on December 1st for the following years camping season. (roughly Memorial Day through Labor Day)
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Federal Park campgrounds have reservations through Recreation.gov.
AS A GENERAL RULE most NPS campgrounds have NO reservation fee and reservations can be made on DAY OF ARRIVAL or up to 6 MONTHS in advance. AS A GENERAL RULE most USFS campgrounds have an $8.00 non-refundable reservation fee per site and reservations must be made DAYS ahead of arrival and can be made up to 6 MONTHS in advance. |
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State Park campgrounds have reservations through ReserveAmerica.
NOTE: There is a $5.00 non-refundable reservation fee per site. Reservations must be made 2 DAYS ahead of arrival and can be made up to 7 MONTHS in advance. NOTE: Reservations are available Memorial Day through Labor Day. |
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| Visited | Location |
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| (MP1221) - Alaska/Canadian Border Sign (photo op) | |
| Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge - | |
| (MP1314) - Mainstreet Visitor’s Center in Tok | |
| (MP1442) - End of the Alaska Highway at Delta Junction | |
| To Do List for while in Valdez: | |
| Visit the Valdez Museum & Historical Archive | |
| Fishing Trip | |
| To Do List for while near Wrangell-St. Elias National Park: | |
| Wrangell-St. Elias National Park - | |
| Travel upon the Kuskulana River Bridge | |
| Visit the Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark | |
| To Do List for while in Fairbanks: | |
| Travel the Steese Highway to Circle (312 miles RT) | |
| Travel the Elliott Highway to Manley Hot Springs (314 miles RT) | |
| Travel the Dalton Highway to The Artic Circle Monument Sign (390 miles RT) | |
| ⛺ Spend one night tent camping inside of The Arctic Circle | |
| Visit the Fairbanks Antler Arch | |
| Visit the Polaris sculpture | |
| Visit the Aurora Ice Museum | |
| Visit the University of Alaska's Museum of the North | |
| Attend the Midnight Sun Festival on June 21st | |
| To Do List for while in Denali National Park: | |
| Denali National Park - | |
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⛺ Spend one night tent camping at Wonder Lake Campground - (closed in 2022) |
| To Do List for while near Talkeetna: | |
| Search out the Dr. Seuss House (aka The Goose Creek Tower) | |
| Flightseeing tour over Denali | |
| To Do List for while in Homer: | |
| Travel the Sterling Highway to Soldotna, Kenai and finally Homer | |
| Visit the Salty Dawg Saloon | |
| Take the ferry to Seldovia for lunch | |
| To Do List for while in Seward: | |
| Kenai Fjords National Park - | |
| Take a Glacier Cruise | |
| Visit the Alaska Sealife Center | |
| To Do List for while near Whittier: | |
| Travel the Seward Highway to Seward, Hope and finally Whittier | |
| Travel through the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel - (North America's longest tunnel) | |
| Check out the Buckner Building | |
| To Do List for while near Anchorage: | |
| Ride the Alaska Railroad's Denali Star Route - (Anchorage to Talkeetna RT) | |
| Ride the Alaska Railroad's Coastal Classic Route - (Anchorage to Seward RT) | |
| Visit the Alaska Native Heritage Center | |
| Travel the Glenn Highway from Anchorage to Palmer and Glennallen | |
| To Do List for while in Haines and Skagway: | |
| Ride the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway | |
| The following National Park properties are not reachable by truck and travel trailer: | |
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| MUST TASTE - Berry Cobler | |
| MUST TASTE - King Crab | |
| MUST TASTE - Anything Salmon | |
| MUST TASTE - Reindeer Sausage | |
| W ASTE away a day just relaxing | |
| E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination | |
| L OCATE a geocache | |
| O VERNIGHT in a State Park
and the 2 National Forests -
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Chugach ❌
Tongass |
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| V ENTURE OUT on a hike | |
| E NJOY a nighttime campfire | |
| D INE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors | |
| I NTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor | |
| T AKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise | |