Alaska Road and Rail Journeys Travel Guide

Alaska Road and Rail Journeys Travel Guide

• Alaska Overview
• Alaska Hotels
• Alaska Attractions
• Alaska Feature Articles
• Alaska Airports
• Alaska Flights

Other Guides for Alaska

• Alaska Travel
• Active and Adventure Guide
  • Road Biking
  • Ice Climbing
  • Mountaineering
  • Day Hiking
  • Trekking and Backpacking
  • Canoeing
  • Rafting
  • Sea Kayaking
  • Dog Sledding
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• Beach Guide
  • Scuba Diving
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• Family Guide
• Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Camping
  • Fly-fishing
  • Freshwater Fishing
  • Saltwater Fishing
  • Birdwatching
  • Whale Watching
  • Rail Trips
  • Scenic Drives

Top Road and Rail Journeys Destinations In Alaska

• Anchorage, AK
  
• Chugach National Forest, AK
  

Travel Guides In Alaska

• Anchorage, AK
  • Family Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, AK
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, AK
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Denali National Park & Preserve, AK
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Family Guide
• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Fairbanks, AK
• Glacier Bay National Park, AK
  • Family Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, AK
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Barrow, AK

Pacific Coast Road and Rail Journeys States/Provinces

• Alaska
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• Hawaii

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On This Page:

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• Photos
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• Gear
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Anchorage		Hotels
Chugach National Forest		Hotels

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Feature Articles

• One-Man Towns, Eight Paved Highways, 129 Million Acres of Forest. Alaska? Naturally.
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  Driving the Dalton Highway
• The North Stars
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  At twice the size of Texas, Alaska isn't easy to boil down into a "best of" list. The fact is, just about every cranny of this behemoth state can be labeled with a superlative: the wildest, the most vast, the most breathtaking. Even though any intrepid family can land in Anchorage, rent a car, start driving, and come upon wildlife and characters that guarantee a memorable trip, these ten forays will ensure that the words "I'm bored" will never be uttered.
• GORP - Top 10 Lonely Parks
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• GORP - Denali National Park, Alaska - Scenic Driving
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• GORP - Wrangell - St. Elias National Park, Alaska - Scenic Driving & Biking
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Trip Ideas

• On the Fly: Classic Fly-In Adventure Lodges
  

Practical Advice

• Make Your Bed
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• Backcountry Touring 101
  Excerpts from the Backcountry Byways series (Wilderness Press)
• The Brave New World of Family Travel
  Teaching your kids that traveling is all about the journey takes equal measure of patience and planning. Let us help you get it right.
• Car Camping: A Packing List
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• GORP - Driving with Kids - Goodies for Older Kids
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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

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  iExplore Alaska Denali Experience
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  If there is a place in your mind's eye that can clearly picture the perfect Alaska - and you yearn for it- then come with us to Alaska. It is all...
  

Gear

• Car Camping
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• The Goods: Road Trips
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• Beyond the Mini-Van: Family Road-Trippin' Essentials
  Make the next family road trip even easier with this can't-miss list of indispensable gear items.
• Lifesavers & Rides
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• Trailer Flash
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  RV culture goes metro

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Attractions

Flattop Trail Hike

Good For Road and Rail Journeys

13229 Glen Alps Rd
Anchorage, Alaska 99516

Expert Rated & Recommended

Phillips' Cruises and Tours

Good For Road and Rail Journeys

519 W. 4th Ave
Anchorage, Alaska 99501

Description:

The 26-glacier cruise travels the sound on a fast three-deck catamaran, covering many miles of... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

The White Pass and Yukon Route

Good For Road and Rail Journeys

2nd Ave. depot
Skagway, Alaska

Description:

A narrow-gauge railroad line that originally ran to Whitehorse, the White Pass was completed... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Hotels

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Cape Fox Lodge

800 Venetia Way
Ketchikan, AK 99901 Map

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Kennicott Glacier Lodge

Kennicott Wrangell-St. Elias N.P.
Kennicott, AK 99588 Map

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Lands End Resort

4786 Homer Spit Road
Homer, AK 99603 Map

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