Drive from Anchorage to Valdez
I saw some comments in a closed forum, that were helpful, but would love some more information. We are planning our trip to Alaska and are now at Anchorage and would like to visit Valdez. We tow a 2...
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If you are in Anchorage with your planning, you shouldn't have any problems with going on to Valdez and then back out. There are no high passes on the Alaska Highway or on the Alaska Highway system. The highest pass is Atigun on the haul road and it just get over 4,000 ft. From Anchorage the Glenn Hwy is the one you want to Glennallen, turn right on the Richardson Hwy and head to Valdez. Thompson Pass is the one that you will head down to get to Valdez. The gas station there at the corner of the Glenn and Richardson is handy to get fuel. But most people will find it is the most expensive fuel they buy all summer in Alaska.
So you will go down from less than 4,000 ft to sea level or close to that at Valdez. It is a beautiful drive, much of the time you will have Mt. Drum in your windshield view, as you head east toward Glennallen from the Palmer area. Coming back up out of Valdez, you will be pulling slower but you shouldn't have any problems.
So you will go down from less than 4,000 ft to sea level or close to that at Valdez. It is a beautiful drive, much of the time you will have Mt. Drum in your windshield view, as you head east toward Glennallen from the Palmer area. Coming back up out of Valdez, you will be pulling slower but you shouldn't have any problems.
