Alaska Highway (Border to Delta Junction)
The Alaska Highway, sometimes known as the ALCAN (Alaska-Canada Highway), is the only way to drive up to Alaska from the lower 48s. While the trip in total from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Delta Junction, Alaska is 1,387 miles, the drive from Port Alcan at the border is closer to 200 miles. This guide will give you good reason to make stops between the border and Delta Junction, where the Alaska Highway meets the Richardson Highway.
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Taylor Highway
Taylor Highway is a route through gold mining history. Gold was discovered here as early as 1881, and discoveries in 1887 and 1888 lead to interior Alaska's first gold rush. Mining settlements like Jack Wade, Chicken, and Franklin were established practically overnight. Walking trails were quikly forged by men traveling between nearby Eagle and the new mining settlements. These More...
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Tetlin Junction (mi 0)
Here you can see what remains of the old Fortymile Roadhouse. In 1959, the Fortymile Roadhouse served Alaska Highway travelers who were heading up the new Forty-mile and Eagle Highway, now the Taylor Highway, which was still under construction with only about 20 miles of road finished. The roadhouse offered cabins, meals, a grocery store and a garage with gas and oil. The roadhouse More...
Moon Lake State Rec Site & Campground
May - October
Campground with 15 sites, fire spits, picnic tables and shelter and toilets. There's a boat launch for boating, water skiing, and swimming. This is a popular bush plane landing location.