Condition of roads to Arctic Circle
We are planning a side trip to the Arctic Circle while we are in Fairbanks this summer. This will be the end of June or early July. We would like to take the 5th wheel on the Elliott Hwy to the juncti...
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Kidoo wrote:c.traveler2 wrote:
12thgenusa, Driving your 5th wheel to the Arctic Circle by the way of the "Haul Road" isn't problematic. In the summer of 2015 (July) we traveled this road all the way to Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay and it was great.
We saw all kinds of RV's on this road and during the summer time there is enough traffic to flag down for help if you break down including the pipeline security patrol in which we saw no less than once a day.
5th Whell on the Haul Road
We did a stop at the Arctic Circle and checked out the campground there, here's a short video to give than idea of what that campground looks likes
click on pic for video
You can motor on up to Coldfoot to refuel, another 60 mile north of the Arctic Circle. If you haven't done so yet pick up a copy of the Milepost an excellent source of information.
If you decide on going all the way to Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay and want to do the Prudhoe Bay tour (highly recommend). Make reservation before you head on up, here's an link to Deadhorse Camp for their Arctic Tour, PM me if you want further information.
Us at Deadhorse, boondocking along the Sag River
Have a spare tire for your truck and trailer, tire plugs, air compressor, the truckers use CBs for communications, there is no cell service till you reach Deadhorse and its Verizon only( while we were there). We did get a very small rock in our tire cause a very slow leak and had it repaired at Peeks in Deadhorse.
You'll find that 99.9% of the truckers are very courtesy, we had only one trucker that didn't slow down while we did.
Have fun on your trip, your on vacation!
Your truc is pretty clean! When I was there, it was a real mess, there was mud all over.
Did you see any Class A up to Deadhorse?
We didn't see any class A, but did see a couple of class C's.
Just south of Hot Spot Cafe
In Deadhorse,Alaska
Most of the class C's that we did see turn around at the Arctic Circle, but I don't see any reason that a Class A couldn't make the trip to Deadhorse/ Prudhoe Bay if it's in good condition. We were lucky about the mud, the road stayed relatively dry even after a lite rain.
