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greeholiday
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Jul 03, 2017

RV site in Alaska interior

Finalizing plans for first RV trip to Alaska next month. Have all plans set, but looking for campsite suggestions for Talkeetna area for 1 night and Fairbank area for 2 nights (flying out of Fairbanks). Also welcome suggestions for interesting stops between Denali and Fairbanks.

Thanks all. Very helpful forum.

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  • alaska_dennis's avatar
    alaska_dennis
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    Jul 03, 2017
    gemert wrote:
    lucy6194 wrote:
    There is a campground in Cantwell. However I'd rather go up the Denali hwy about 1 mile and pull in on side of the road. Quiet and if lucky view of "the mountain".


    Go up the highway about a mile from where?

    At Cantwell is the Denali highway which goes from Cantwell to Paxon.
    I would do that also the denali highway is a very scenic drive but is almost all gravel road. So no rental rv's normally.

    Another place sort of close to talkeetna is Byers Lake campground which is north about 30 miles.
  • cewillis's avatar
    cewillis
    Explorer
    Jul 03, 2017
    gemert wrote:

    Go up the highway about a mile from where?


    From Cantwell, which is north of Talkeetna, nearer to the part. The Denali Highway, Ak 8, is (or was when I was there) a great road from which to find boondocking spots, and great views of the mountain.
  • gemert's avatar
    gemert
    Explorer
    Jul 03, 2017
    lucy6194 wrote:
    There is a campground in Cantwell. However I'd rather go up the Denali hwy about 1 mile and pull in on side of the road. Quiet and if lucky view of "the mountain".


    Go up the highway about a mile from where?
  • lucy6194's avatar
    lucy6194
    Explorer
    Jul 03, 2017
    There is a campground in Cantwell. However I'd rather go up the Denali hwy about 1 mile and pull in on side of the road. Quiet and if lucky view of "the mountain".

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