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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 - | |
⛺ 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 |