Planning to drive to Alaska Summer 2023
Robyn and I are planning a trip to Alaska for the summer of 2023. Although we are initially leaving from Inverness Florida we are meeting up with others and doing the detailed planning starting in Spokane WA on the morning of June 15th 2023.
This will take 39 days (about 6 weeks) and cover ~7,000 miles.
| Segment 1 - 8 days - Canada National Parks - Banff, Jasper | |||||||
| Day | Date | Leave | Arrive | Hours | RideWithGPS | Notes | |
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| Day 01 | 15-Jun Thursday |
Spokane WA | Radium Hot Springs BC | 5.0 | RidgeView Resort RV Park | ||
| Day 02 | 16-Jun Friday |
Radium Hot Springs BC | Banff National Park BC | 1.5 | Slow drive through mountains Check into Bnaff National Park Electric, Water, Dump Station, Laundry, Grocery |
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| Day 03 | 17-Jun Saturday |
Sightsee Bnaff | |||||
| Day 04 | 18-Jun Sunday |
Sightsee Bnaff | |||||
| Day 05 | 19-Jun Monday |
Banff National Park BC | Jasper National Park BC | 3.5 | Slow drive through mountains Check into Jasper Electric, Water, Dump Station, Laundry, Grocery |
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| Day 06 | 20-Jun Tuesday |
Sightsee Jasper | |||||
| Day 07 | 21-Jun Wednesday |
Jasper National Park BC | Robson River Campground BC | 1.3 | Slow drive through mountains Check into Robson River Campground BC Electric, Water, Dump Station |
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| Day 08 | 22-Jun Thursday |
Rest day Robson River Campground | |||||
| Segment 2 - 7 days - Alaskan Hwy Dawson Creek to Whitehorse then Klondike Hwy to Dawson City | |||||||
| Day | Date | Leave | Arrive | Hours | RideWithGPS | Notes | |
| Day 09 | 23-Jun Friday |
Robson River Campground BC | Prince George BC | 3.0 | |||
| Day 10 | 24-Jun Saturday |
Prince George BC | Dawson Creek BC | 4.3 | |||
| Day 11 | 25-Jun Sunday |
Dawson Creek BC | Fort Nelson BC | 4.7 | Start of Alaskan Hwy | ||
| Day 12 | 26-Jun Monday |
Fort Nelson BC | Watson Lake BC | 6.2 | |||
| Day 13 | 27-Jun Tuesday |
Watson Lake BC | Whitehorse YK | 4.8 | |||
| Day 14 | 28-Jun Wednesday |
Whitehorse YK | Stewart Crossing YK | 3.7 | Leave Alaskan Hwy, take Klondike Hwy north towards Dawson City | ||
| Day 15 | 29-Jun Thursday |
Stewart Crossing YK | Dawson City YK | 2.2 | |||
| Segment 3 - 8 days - Dempster Hwy to Arctic Ocean and back | |||||||
| Day | Date | Leave | Arrive | Hours | RideWithGPS | Notes | |
| Day 15 | 30-Jun Friday |
Dawson City YK | Eagle Plains YK | 5.0 | Dempster Hwy north | ||
| Day 16 | 1-Jul Saturday |
Eagle Plains YK | Inuvik NT | 5.5 | |||
| Day 17 | 2-Jul Sunday |
Inuvik NT | Tuktoyatuk NT | 2.5 | Camp on Arctic Ocean | ||
| Day 18 | 3-Jul Monday |
Weather permitting - Rest day on Arctic Ocean | |||||
| Day 19 | 4-Jul Tuesday |
Tuktoyatuk NT | Fort McPherson NT | 4.7 | |||
| Day 20 | 5-Jul Wednesday |
Fort McPherson NT | Eagle Plains YK | 4.7 | |||
| Day 21 | 6-Jul Thursday |
Eagle Plains YK | Dawson City YK | 5.0 | |||
| Day 22 | 7-Jul Friday |
Rest day at Dawson City YK | |||||
| Segment 4 - 4 days - Top of World Hwy, Chicken, Tok, Valdez, Ferry, Whittier | |||||||
| Day | Date | Leave | Arrive | Hours | RideWithGPS | Notes | |
| Day 23 | 8-Jul Saturday |
Dawson City YK | Tok AK | 5.0 | Top of World Hwy | ||
| Day 24 | 9-Jul Sunday |
Tok AK | Valdez AK | 4.5 | |||
| Day 25 | 10-Jul Monday |
Valdez AK | Rest day at Valdez AK | ||||
| Day 26 | 11-Jul Tuesday |
Valdez AK | Whittier AK | Ferry Ride Leave 11am - Arrive 4:45pm ~6 hours $201 for 20" Truck Camper |
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| Segment 5 - 6 days - Whittier, Homer, Anchorage, Denali, Fairbanks, Tok | |||||||
| Day | Date | Leave | Arrive | Hours | RideWithGPS | Notes | |
| Day 27 | 12-Jul Wednesday |
Whittier AK | Homer AK | 3.5 | Train Tunnel | ||
| Day 28 | 13-Jul Thursday |
Homer AK | Anchorage AK | 4.2 | |||
| Day 29 | 14-Jul Friday |
Anchorage AK | Denali National Park AK | 4.2 | |||
| Day 30 | 15-Jul Saturday |
Rest day at Denali National Park AK | |||||
| Day 31 | 16-Jul Sunday |
Denali National Park AK | Fairbanks AK | 2.3 | |||
| Day 32 | 17-Jul Monday |
Fairbanks AK | Tok AK | 3.3 | |||
| Segment 6 - 7 days - Alaskan Hwy, Stewart-Cassiar Hwy, to Prince George BC | |||||||
| Day | Date | Leave | Arrive | Hours | RideWithGPS | Notes | |
| Day 33 | 18-Jul Tuesday |
Tok AK | Destruction Bay YK | 4.5 | Alaskan Hwy | ||
| Day 34 | 19-Jul Wednesday |
Destruction Bay YK | Whitehorse YK | 3.0 | Alaskan Hwy | ||
| Day 35 | 20-Jul Thursday |
Whitehorse YK | Watson Lake BC | 4.8 | Alaskan Hwy | ||
| Day 36 | 21-Jul Friday |
Watson Lake BC | Kinaskan Lake Provincial Park BC | 5.0 | Stewart-Cassiar Hwy | ||
| Day 37 | 22-Jul Saturday |
Kinaskan Lake Provincial Park BC | New Hazelton BC | 4.5 | Stewart-Cassiar Hwy | ||
| Day 38 | 23-Jul Sunday |
New Hazelton BC | Prince George BC | 5.0 | Yellowhead Hwy | ||
| Day 39 | 24-Jul Monday |
Prince George BC | Robyn & Liz leave group - 18 hrs to Boise ID 12 hours drive to Spokane WA 13 hours drive to Portland OR |
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