Need Alaska Advice
Unfortunately, I have only 8 days in Alaska. Or shall I say, fortunately, I have at least 8 days in Alaska! We are a family of four; the kids are ages 3 and almost 6. We fly into Anchorage July 3rd and fly out July 12th. I am seeking advice on campgrounds.
We rent a small RV on July 5th and return it on July 12th. I was planning an itinerary along the lines of this:
July 4: Anchorage (stay in a hotel)
July 5: Talkeetna
July 6: Byers Lake or Denali NP
July 7: Byers Lake or Denali
July 8: Girdwood
July 9: Seward/ Kenai Peninsula
July 10: Seward/ Kenai Peninsula
July 11: Seward/ Kenai Peninsula
July 12: Return to Anchorage for flight out at night
We are thinking of limiting the amount of times that we change campgrounds to avoid having to waste time on checking and out and hooking up. Does that seem to make sense? Which campgrounds do you recommend that have some activities for the kids (a lake, a playground), a nice view, maybe an on site restaurant, and a camping, natural, feel.
Also, once parked at a campground, for example, if I stayed at a Seward campground, is it easy to get around the city without using the RV to leave the camp site? Can I see much of the peninsula if I stayed in one campground? Would you recommend an overnight in Girdwood or a day stop and then continue on to camp/park in Seward? Same question for Talkeetna. Do you recommend staying in the Denali NP campground or somewhere nearby? I think we will probably do the bus tour, but if so, is it easy to do other hikes and activities if parked at the NP?
Sorry, really new at this! Never RVed before.
We rent a small RV on July 5th and return it on July 12th. I was planning an itinerary along the lines of this:
July 4: Anchorage (stay in a hotel)
July 5: Talkeetna
July 6: Byers Lake or Denali NP
July 7: Byers Lake or Denali
July 8: Girdwood
July 9: Seward/ Kenai Peninsula
July 10: Seward/ Kenai Peninsula
July 11: Seward/ Kenai Peninsula
July 12: Return to Anchorage for flight out at night
We are thinking of limiting the amount of times that we change campgrounds to avoid having to waste time on checking and out and hooking up. Does that seem to make sense? Which campgrounds do you recommend that have some activities for the kids (a lake, a playground), a nice view, maybe an on site restaurant, and a camping, natural, feel.
Also, once parked at a campground, for example, if I stayed at a Seward campground, is it easy to get around the city without using the RV to leave the camp site? Can I see much of the peninsula if I stayed in one campground? Would you recommend an overnight in Girdwood or a day stop and then continue on to camp/park in Seward? Same question for Talkeetna. Do you recommend staying in the Denali NP campground or somewhere nearby? I think we will probably do the bus tour, but if so, is it easy to do other hikes and activities if parked at the NP?
Sorry, really new at this! Never RVed before.
