Alaska Hwy fuel stops- see original posting

[joe_b_]

Last edited on: October 23, 2015

This thread was started, to cover the subject of fuel availability , not prices, etc. For many travelers, at times, the availability of fuel, is of more importance than is the price per unit.

On another forum thread, the question was asked as to how far apart the fuel stops were on the Alaska Hwy. I said about 100 miles was the most I could remember. After making that comment I decided to check and see if that was still correct. We were up to Alaska, the last trip in 2011. Here is what I found, using mostly currently listed mile posts, for reference. Current mile post and historic milepost can be over 30 miles different, on the northern end of the Alaska Hwy. Current travelers, please advise of any changes needed by PM.


Alaska Hwy fuel stopsAlaska Hwy fuel stops – distance, Miles approx, to next fuel stop, north bound. As of summer of 2015, as reported by forum members.
(?) =has history of opening-closing, check ahead, if planning to use
(S) = Seasonal openings - not all seasonal are known or shown.
Daily operating hours unknown - may vary -

Two Mileposts are given - the current one and the historic one which is the address used for businesses along the Alaska Hwy. Changes in the Mileposts are the result of the Alaska Hwy being re-routed, straightened, etc. over the years since it was constructed.

Dawson Creek – Mile 0
Milepost 47 - Fort Saint John – 47 miles
MP 54/54 - Charlie Lake, Hwy 29 Junction - 7 miles
MP 72/72 - The Shepherd's Inn - 18 Miles
MP 101/101 - Wonowon – 29 miles
MP 140/143 - Pink Mountain (?) - 39 miles - both open -2011
MP 160/162 - Sikanni Chief (S)- 20 miles - open summer 2011
MP 173/175 - Buckinghorse Lodge – 13 miles
MP 227/233 – Prophet River Lodge – 54 miles
MP 283/300 - Fort Nelson – 56 miles
MP 358/375 – Tetsa River Services – 75 miles
MP 379/397 - Rocky Mountain Lodge(S) - 21 miles Open July 2011 - gas and diesel
MP 409/422 - Toad River (S) – 30 miles
MP 442/462 – Northern Rockies Lodge – 33 miles
MP 443/463 – Muncho Lake Lodge (?) – 1 mile – RV Park only - no fuel
MP 478/496 - Liard River Lodge (?)– 35 miles
MP 514/533 - Coal River Lodge – 36 miles
MP 570/590 – Contact Creek Lodge – 56 miles
MP 613/635 - Watson Lake – 43 miles
MP 626/649 - Junction 37 Services - 13 miles
MP 627/H650 - Nugget City - 1 mile -24 hour credit card pumps
MP 687/710 - Rancheria Lodge – 60 miles
MP 698/721 - Continental Divide Lodge - 11 miles
MP 777/804 - Teslin – 79 miles
MP 809/836 - Johnson’s Crossing -32 miles - reported as open, with fuel , Oct 2014
MP 837/866 - Jakes Corner – 28 miles
MP 887/918 - Whitehorse – 50 miles - All Services available
MP 964/H995 - Otter Falls Lodge - 77 miles - 24 hour pumps - credit cards
MP 985/1016 - Haines Junction – 21 miles - several stations
MP 1052/1083 - Destruction Bay – 67 miles
MP 1062/1093 - Burwash Landing – 10 miles
MP 1169/1202 - Beaver Creek – 107 miles
MP 1189/1222 - Port Alcan - 20 miles - border crossing - no tourist services

Crossing into Alaska - These milepost tend to be historic ones, any that still remain.

MP 1225 - Border City - Recently sold - No fuel sales. Reported Oct 2014 - may be open seasonal
MP 1226 - Scottie Creek - 1 mile no fuel reported fall of 2014
MP 1264 - Northway – 38 miles - 1st fuel in Alaska, northbound.
MP 1314 - Tok – 50 miles
MP 1422 - Delta Junction – 108 miles - Official end of Alaska Hwy
MP 1427 - Big Delta – 5 miles
MP 1478 - Salcha – 51 miles
MP 1505 - North Pole – 23 miles
MP 1520 - Fairbanks – 15 miles

Standard disclaimers apply. Check ahead if you are depending on a specific fuel stop.
If any of these are closed or if I have missed an open fuel stop, please post your info and I will update the list.

Cassiar HwyCassiar Hwy - Hwy 37

Cassiar Highway, Hwy 37, fuel stops north bound (MilePosts are approx. locations)
No changes reported as of the Fall of 2013
MP – 0 -Kitwanga Junction with Federal Hwy 16 (Hwy 37 continues on south to Kitimat BC)
Stewart is approx 138 miles from Kitwanga Junction. Fueling in Stewart will make it 95 miles on to Bell 2 Lodge. (next fuel northbound)
MP – 98 – Meziadin Junction – NO Fuel Services – Turn off to Stewart/Hyder – All Services in Stewart
MP – 155 – Bell II Lodge – 155 miles from Kitwanga
MP - 243 - Tatogga Lake Resort – 88 miles
MP – 253 – Iskut Village Store – 10 miles
MP – 304 - Dease Lake – 51 miles - has good deli
MP - 390 - Good Hope Lake - 60 miles - reported fuel sales in 2010
MP – 450 – Junction 37 Services – 60 miles – Junction with Alaska Highway
Stewart BC - station open set hours only - at end of Hwy 37A

North Klondike Loop – Hwy 2 – Whitehorse YT to Dawson City YT –
(Whitehorse to Tok via Dawson City is 498 miles.)
Alaska Hwy Junction – Milepost 894.8 DC – 323 mile/520 km
Mileposts below, are from the Junction, north of Whitehorse to Dawson City- North bound.
Whitehorse – All Services available - Hwy 2 Junction (J) is 10 miles north of down town. Approx 7.5 miles north of turn off for Two Mile Hill in Whitehorse.
Braeburn Lodge – J55.2 MP – food/fuel/rooms
46.3 miles to:
Carmacks - J101.5 MP – food/fuel/rooms/general store
66.3 miles to:
Pelly Crossing /Selkirk Centre - J167.8 MP – fuel/general store/rooms
43.8 miles to:
Stewart Crossing – J211.6 MP – fuel/food
approx. 111 miles to: Dawson, the next fuel
Klondike River Lodge – J298.3 MP – Closed due to a fire(2012).
Dawson City – J323.4 MP – Most tourist services available

Top of the World Hwy from Dawson City to Junction of Taylor Hwy in Alaska
(Boundary Spur Road) from Dawson City (D)
Border Crossing – D65.7 MP – Canadian and US Customs – No tourists services
Boundary Roadhouse(?) –D69.6 MP – No fuel - closed by a recent fire
Taylor Highway – rejoins the Alaska Hwy just east of the town of Tok.
Chicken Alaska – D108.3 MP – fuel/food/lodging
Tetlin Junction – D174.7 MP (on Alaska Hwy)
Tok is 12 miles west on the Alaska Hwy



South Klondike Highway, Hwy 2 – Skagway to Junction with Alaska Hwy , 12 miles from Whitehorse YT.

Mileposts given are from Skagway, north bound. (S) Hwy 98 in Alaska, Hwy 2 in Yukon.
Skagway – MP 0 – Most tourist services available
US-Canadian Border – S14.7 – No Services
Canadian Customs – MP S22.5 – No Services
Carcross – MP S65 – Most tourist services available
Junction with Alaska Highway - MP S98 -



Call ahead if you have to have fuel at a specific location - Stations may close without notice - Some are seasonal - Hours of operations will vary at many.

A good, general source of information, on fuel prices in Canada is MJ Ervin and Associates, doing business as Kent Marketing Services, a Canadian petroleum consulting firm. Fuel prices will vary in towns, just like anywhere else, so check around.
http://www.kentmarketingservices.com/dnn/portals/0/Pricing/WPPS_Public.htm

[sljohnson1938]

I have a 100 gallon aux. fuel tank in the bed of my truck. So I can carry 135 gallons total. When I cross the border into Canada will I be charged any taxes on the fuel in the aux tank? I have heard that I might, but what about a MH which can carry a lot more in their dual tanks.

[Kidoo]

There is not too many choice on fuel on your way up, unless you have a very big tank, you have to plan to fuel up at bigger village / town, in between could be very expensive.

Fuel is cheaper in Alberta, Fuel is expensive in BC, so fill up to the top at Grande Prairie, then fill up at Dawson Creek BC to make it to Fort Nelson, do not fill up between Dawson creek and Fort Nelson, very expensive in between.
280 miles, Fill up at Fort Nelson.
315 miles, Fill up at Watson Lake,
Fuel is very expensive at Muncho Lake BC, Liard hotspring should have fuel at Liard Hotspring Lodge, maybe a little cheaper if you cannot make it to Watson Lake
Then Teslin, fuel about same price as Watson Lake.
Whitehorse, fill up, then fill at Haines junction to make it to TOK, 290 miles, There should be fuel in Beaver Creek if you cannot make it to TOK.
Then, in AK, fill up in bigger towns. Fairbanks, Anchorage, Homer, Wasilla, Russian River, Kenai, Soldotna.
If you go up or down through Casiar Highway, fill up at Prince George, fill up in between, then Dease Lake and Upper Liard.

If you go up to Dawson YT, fuel up in Dawson, not at the Dempster Junction. Also fuel at Stewart Crossing.

If you go the Dalton Highway, there is not much choice, fill up at Fairbanks, then at Yukon river crossing, at Coldfoot, then Deadhorse.

HAVE A WONDERFULL TIME, fill up and do not look at the bill, just enjoy!

[dannydimitt]

sue.t wrote:
(Price of gas per litre in C$) x (current value of C$1.00 in U.S.$) x (3.79 litres per US gallon) = price in US dollars for one US gallon

According to Google, using today's exchange rate:
1.00 (Canadian dollar per litre) = 3.65140442 US dollars per US gallon

so if fuel is $1.479 Canadian per litre (which it is in Whitehorse now) that is equivalent to $5.40 per US gallon

Hi Sue !
That sure does make that 75 cent per imperial gallon we paid at Ross River back
in 1970 look like free gas :S

[dannydimitt]

CA Traveler wrote:

Eastwacamper wrote:
We are planning ahead for next spring to drive from WA to Alaska. Is it better to get Canadian currency when we first enter BC? I'm thinking about the comments about paying cash for gas. Is it more to use the credit card? How is driving during May or June? Less traffic than in summer? Are things open in May or not yet? We are taking a class C. I read that Milepost 2013 will come out in March. Thanks for all the photos and posts.

Run don't walk to get a PenFed Visa Cash Rewards card. No Canadian transaction fees and 5% cash back on fuel every month but US and Canadian.

You will pay the prevailing exchange rate which is under 2% right now. I believe another poster said they were charged 5% for US cash?

On another thread Canadian locals recommend enough cash for one fillup because the internet in the N BC and Yukon may be down and you have to pay in cash. They also recommended chains for this May as they were still getting snow.

We're headed to AK with the 2012 Milepost and expect it to be reasonably accurate. It does come out in March.

:)Got one on the way , beats the heck out most any card out there;)

[sue_t]

(Price of gas per litre in C$) x (current value of C$1.00 in U.S.$) x (3.79 litres per US gallon) = price in US dollars for one US gallon

According to Google, using today's exchange rate:
1.00 (Canadian dollar per litre) = 3.65140442 US dollars per US gallon

so if fuel is $1.479 Canadian per litre (which it is in Whitehorse now) that is equivalent to $5.40 per US gallon

[donp5311]

Joe do you have a quick formual to convert Canada liter price to US $$ per gallon. Sorry, just went Brain DEAD Thanks
We pull out in the morning from Iowa on our first ever Alaska trip.

[CA_Traveler]

BTW This link has a lot of AK travel information. Very long but worthwhile.

And this link is developing with current 2013 travelers.

[CA_Traveler]

Eastwacamper wrote:
We are planning ahead for next spring to drive from WA to Alaska. Is it better to get Canadian currency when we first enter BC? I'm thinking about the comments about paying cash for gas. Is it more to use the credit card? How is driving during May or June? Less traffic than in summer? Are things open in May or not yet? We are taking a class C. I read that Milepost 2013 will come out in March. Thanks for all the photos and posts.

Run don't walk to get a PenFed Visa Cash Rewards card. No Canadian transaction fees and 5% cash back on fuel every month but US and Canadian.

You will pay the prevailing exchange rate which is under 2% right now. I believe another poster said they were charged 5% for US cash?

On another thread Canadian locals recommend enough cash for one fillup because the internet in the N BC and Yukon may be down and you have to pay in cash. They also recommended chains for this May as they were still getting snow.

We're headed to AK with the 2012 Milepost and expect it to be reasonably accurate. It does come out in March.

[Community Alumni]

The updates to Alaska Hwy Fuel Stops should be posted in this thread now.

... Eric (Moderator)

[explorenorth]

Joe, a note for your Web site - the Boundary Roadhouse on the ToW burned down last summer. I highly doubt that it will be rebuilt, so "no services" anymore. Montana Services in Carcross closed completely late last summer but re-opened a few weeks ago under a new operator.

[joe_b_]

Most prices are the same, cash or credit, with some exceptions. If a remotely located station loses their data connection to their credit card machine, most go to a cash only basis. Doesn't happen often, but I have seen it occur. We normally stop at the first bank after we cross into Canada and use their ATM machine to take out $400cnd and that will last us on the trip north. Then do the same on the way back south. The last day or two, depending on how much Canadian cash I have remaining, I will start paying for fuel, food, camping etc. to use it up. Last trip I ended up with about $50cnd when we crossed into the US so will use that on our next trip. Some of the provincial parks are on a cash basis. (honor system, drop your money in the locked pipe at the registration station) If we stop at an ice cream shop or grab a snack at a roadhouse, I tend to use cash, or at a kid's lemonade stand, or shopping for locally made items, especially Native American items in Canada or Alaska. Many don't take credit cards, some do though.

Some folks use very little cash, just depends on the person.

[Eastwacamper]

We are planning ahead for next spring to drive from WA to Alaska. Is it better to get Canadian currency when we first enter BC? I'm thinking about the comments about paying cash for gas. Is it more to use the credit card? How is driving during May or June? Less traffic than in summer? Are things open in May or not yet? We are taking a class C. I read that Milepost 2013 will come out in March. Thanks for all the photos and posts.

[photonut4]

Thank you for the replies. And even in the states we always top off at the half way point, so that will be business as usual for us.

[joe_b_]

Many/most northern stations do sell diesel along with unleaded regular. I would say a much higher per cent of Canadian stations sell both diesel and propane than does the average US station. Seem to see many more Canadians using propane as a vehicle fuel. I have driven a diesel pickup on our last 4 round trips to Alaska and never had a problem finding fuel. As mentioned, drive on the top half of your fuel supply. I have seen northern stations temporarily run out of either diesel or gasoline and are waiting for their next delivery. Some of the seasonal stations close when they sell the last of the fuel in their tanks, so one fuel may run out before the other. Most leave their storage tanks empty while they close for the winter, if they are only open for the summer.

[alandsusy]

Just got back from a 17,000 mile, four month, jaunt from SC to AK and back in our 2011 Winnebago View (Mercedes 3500 diesel).

There's a simple answer to this issue: when your gas tank gets to half full, stop for diesel at the next station. No worries.