Traveler's Guide to Alaskan Camping : Explore Alaska and the Yukon with RV or Tent

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780974947112
• ISBN10: 0974947113
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: Rolling Homes Press

Summary

Detailed routes and advice for heading into the wilds of Alaska and northwestern Canada are provided in this guide for RV and tent campers. This grand tour of Alaska covers in detail the Alaskan Highway, routes throughout the Yukon and Alaskan outback, and the ferry system in southeast Alaska. Campgrounds throughout the region are listed with pictures, descriptions of amenities and recreational opportunities, maps, and contact information for each. Important details are discussed, including border crossings, budget planning, vehicle preparation or renting an RV, appropriate clothing, road conditions, and possible wildlife encounters. Recreational information on hiking, mountain biking, boating, rafting, kayaking, and viewing wildlife is also included.

Author Biography

Mike Church and Terri Church are the authors of the Travelers Guide series, RV Adventures in the Pacific Northwest, and the www.rollinghomes.com web site. They live in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	11	(2)
CHAPTER 1 WHY CAMP ALASKA?	13	(9)
The Alaska Grand Tour	15	(7)
CHAPTER 2 DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS	22	(26)
CHAPTER 3 HOW TO USE THE DESTINATION CHAPTERS	48	(6)
CHAPTER 4 THE ALASKA HIGHWAY	54	(68)
Introduction	55	(6)
The Routes, Towns and Campgrounds
Dawson Creek	61	(3)
From Dawson Creek to Taylor and Fort St. John	64	(2)
Taylor and Fort St. John	66	(4)
From Fort St. John to Fort Nelson	70	(5)
Fort Nelson	75	(1)
From Fort Nelson to Watson Lake	76	(9)
Watson Lake	85	(2)
From Watson Lake to Whitehorse	87	(6)
Side Trip to Tagish Road and Atlin	93	(3)
Whitehorse	96	(5)
From Whitehorse to Tok	101	(10)
Tok	111	(4)
From Tok to Delta Junction	115	(2)
Delta Junction	117	(4)
Alaska Highway Dump Stations	121	(1)
CHAPTER 5 THE CASSIAR HIGHWAY	122	(18)
Introduction	123	(3)
The Routes, Towns and Campgrounds
From Yellowhead Highway Junction to the Meziadin Lake Junction	126	(3)
Stewart and Hyder	129	(3)
From the Meziadin Lake Junction to the Alaska Highway	132	(7)
Cassiar Highway Dump Stations	139	(1)
CHAPTER 6 THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY	140	(36)
Introduction	141	(7)
The Routes, Towns and Campgrounds
Fairbanks and North Pole	148	(9)
From Fairbanks to Delta Junction	157	(2)
From Delta Junction to the Southern Glenn Highway Junction	159	(4)
Denali Highway Side Trip	163	(1)
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Copper Center, Edgerton Highway and the McCarthy Road	164	(5)
From the Edgerton Highway Junction to Valdez	169	(2)
Valdez	171	(4)
Richardson Highway Dump Stations	175	(1)
CHAPTER 7 THE GLENN HIGHWAY	176	(32)
Introduction	177	(5)
The Routes, Towns and Campgrounds
Anchorage	182	(7)
From Anchorage to Palmer	189	(2)
Palmer	191	(4)
From Palmer to Glennallen	195	(8)
Glennallen	203	(1)
From Glennallen to Tok	204	(3)
Glenn Highway Dump Stations	207	(1)
CHAPTER 8 THE KENAI PENINSULA	208	(58)
Introduction	209	(7)
The Routes, Towns and Campgrounds
From Anchorage to Tern Lake Junction	216	(7)
From Tern Lake Junction to Seward	223	(2)
Seward	225	(6)
From Tern Lake Junction to Soldotna and Kenai	231	(10)
Soldotna and Kenai	241	(7)
From Soldotna to Homer	248	(12)
Homer	260	(4)
Kenai Peninsula Dump Stations	264	(2)
CHAPTER 9 THE PARKS HIGHWAY	266	(34)
Introduction	267	(5)
The Routes, Towns and Campgrounds
Wasilla, the Mat-Su Valley, and the Hatcher Pass Road	272	(4)
From the Mat-Su Junction with the Glenn Highway to Denali Park	276	(15)
Denali National Park	291	(5)
From Denali Park to Fairbanks	296	(3)
Parks Highway Dump Stations	299	(1)
CHAPTER 10 NORTH OF FAIRBANKS	300	(20)
Introduction	301	(4)
The Routes, Towns and Campgrounds
Steese Highway	305	(4)
Chena Hot Springs Road	309	(3)
Elliot Highway	312	(2)
Dalton Highway	314	(5)
North of Fairbanks Dump Stations	319	(1)
CHAPTER 11 THE KLONDIKE LOOP	320	(30)
Introduction	321	(3)
The Routes, Towns and Campgrounds
Klondike Highway	324	(6)
Dawson City	330	(4)
The Silver Trail	334	(3)
Dempster Highway	337	(5)
Top of the World Highway	342	(1)
Taylor Highway	343
Eagle	337	(12)
Klondike Loop Dump Stations	349	(1)
CHAPTER 12 SKAGWAY AND HAINES	350	(18)
Introduction	351	(4)
The Routes, Towns and Campgrounds
Skagway	355	(3)
White Pass or Klondike Highway	358	(3)
Haines	361	(4)
Haines Highway	365	(2)
Skagway and Haines Dump Stations	367	(1)
CHAPTER 13 SOUTHEAST ALASKA	368	(28)
Introduction	369	(4)
The Routes, Towns and Campgrounds
Bellingham, Washington	373	(1)
Prince Rupert	374	(2)
Ketchikan	376	(3)
Prince of Wales Island	379	(3)
Wrangell	382	(4)
Petersburg	386	(3)
Sitka	389	(3)
Juneau	392	(4)
CHAPTER 14 CAMPING AWAY FROM THE ROAD SYSTEM	396	(24)
Introduction	397	(7)
A Selection of Off-Highway Destinations
Bear-Viewing Hotspots	404	(1)
Chugach State Park	405	(1)
Cordova and the Copper River Delta	405	(2)
Denali National Park - on Foot	407	(1)
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	407	(1)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	408	(1)
Kachemak Bay State Park and Wilderness Park	409	(1)
Katmai National Park and Preserve	410	(1)
Kenai Fjords National Park	411	(1)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park and Trail	412	(2)
Kodiak Island	414	(1)
Nome	415	(2)
Prince William Sound	417	(1)
Swan Lake and Swanson River Canoe Routes	418	(1)
Yukon River	419
INDEXES
Text Index	420	(11)
Map Index	431	(3)
Campground Index	434