Travel in Canada---roads paved or rock?
We are going to Canada in June and July. Driving through Canada to Alaska. Pulling a 5th wheel. We were told today that most of the roads in Canada are not paved. We should get protection for fron...
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I think the OPs statement is likely correct but misguided. MOST of the roads are not paved and MOST of the roads to Alaska are paved.
And there are a lot of miles on the Canadian Alaskan Highway that have a lot of rocks due to the chip seal type of pavement which are not swept off.
OP Protect your radiator and lights if you want. Some go further and protect the trailer. You've gotten some old information about the condition of the main roads. The Canadian roads are certainly not up to the quality of the US roads. Recommend you read the 2 threads Roll Call Alaska 2013... and Roll Call Alaska 2014... These lengthy threads have a lot of excellent information buried in them including real life road conditions.
And there are a lot of miles on the Canadian Alaskan Highway that have a lot of rocks due to the chip seal type of pavement which are not swept off.
OP Protect your radiator and lights if you want. Some go further and protect the trailer. You've gotten some old information about the condition of the main roads. The Canadian roads are certainly not up to the quality of the US roads. Recommend you read the 2 threads Roll Call Alaska 2013... and Roll Call Alaska 2014... These lengthy threads have a lot of excellent information buried in them including real life road conditions.
