Alaska RV trip loop routes/planning resources
Planning a trip with our 3 boys who will be 17, 14, 8, to Alaska, Mid July 2020 for 3 weeks. We don't have time to drive there with our TT, so will fly, into Anchorage and hire a Motorhome. Prob spe...
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thanks for the replies everyone, this is useful and I've read the Fodors book now too.
So, a few questions....
How realistic is it to stay in the RV in quieter locations on the Kenai Peninsula, but then be able to access the local areas/little towns if our only transport is the 30' motorhome? perhaps a couple diff stops for a few nights each. close to fishing,
We watched a video about Homer and Seward and the RV camping in town there looked like a carpark full to the brim with other RV's. that might be nice for a night to access the towns, but we'd prefer to be just away from the masses......do these towns also feel really full with cruise tourists?
fishing in the Kenai Peninsula, along with the scenery, and a boat trip (that won't cause sea sickness) to see the glaciers/calfing/wildlife (we are fortunate to have whales, otters, seals here, so especially other wildlife would be amazing) is our main goal. the Halibut trip we watched a video of made us feel sick just looking at how rough the water was ha ha. sadly we get very sea sick.
I am now wondering if we should actually not take an RV there, and perhaps rent a cottage in 2 diff areas, perhaps one near Seward (maybe in Coppers Landing) and another down nearer Homer? and if at least one of those had direct access to fishing that would be amazing. then we'd have a car to jump in + explore more easily the diff towns/rivers/lakes/ocean etc.
Plus that would give us a bit more space (we have 3 boys who will be 8, 14, 17), if we can't sit outside due to rain or mosquitoes (are they really that bad?).
Then to drive back up to Anchorage, rent the RV and drive up to Denali NP and the loop around and down to Valdez then back to Anchorage,. fly home... also, is it worth driving up to Fairbanks, and then down, or is there a shorter route back down to Valdez?
we have about 25 days total....thanks
So, a few questions....
How realistic is it to stay in the RV in quieter locations on the Kenai Peninsula, but then be able to access the local areas/little towns if our only transport is the 30' motorhome? perhaps a couple diff stops for a few nights each. close to fishing,
We watched a video about Homer and Seward and the RV camping in town there looked like a carpark full to the brim with other RV's. that might be nice for a night to access the towns, but we'd prefer to be just away from the masses......do these towns also feel really full with cruise tourists?
fishing in the Kenai Peninsula, along with the scenery, and a boat trip (that won't cause sea sickness) to see the glaciers/calfing/wildlife (we are fortunate to have whales, otters, seals here, so especially other wildlife would be amazing) is our main goal. the Halibut trip we watched a video of made us feel sick just looking at how rough the water was ha ha. sadly we get very sea sick.
I am now wondering if we should actually not take an RV there, and perhaps rent a cottage in 2 diff areas, perhaps one near Seward (maybe in Coppers Landing) and another down nearer Homer? and if at least one of those had direct access to fishing that would be amazing. then we'd have a car to jump in + explore more easily the diff towns/rivers/lakes/ocean etc.
Plus that would give us a bit more space (we have 3 boys who will be 8, 14, 17), if we can't sit outside due to rain or mosquitoes (are they really that bad?).
Then to drive back up to Anchorage, rent the RV and drive up to Denali NP and the loop around and down to Valdez then back to Anchorage,. fly home... also, is it worth driving up to Fairbanks, and then down, or is there a shorter route back down to Valdez?
we have about 25 days total....thanks
