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cbigham
Explorer III
Apr 29, 2022

Hwy 5 to little gold and Dawson City

Morning, we are taking the class C to Fairbanks from LA, motorcycle on back, want to park the rv at a safe campground in Fairbanks, ride the Haul Rd to Prudhoe Bay. Any suggestions on a safe campground, place a 12 yr old can stay and have fun with family?


Also is the 5 hwy from Tok to Little Gold and Dawsin City passable for an RV? My son wants to see Tombstone Territorial Park. Looks like a 18 hr drive otherwise. I do understand the road in July should be snow free, mostly compact dirt, gravel and oiled?
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Thanks

Cb
  • SideHillSoup's avatar
    SideHillSoup
    Explorer
    Apr 29, 2022
    Have you bought the travel book called Mile Post. It has a lot LOT of great information in it.
    Top of the World Hwy is gravel mostly, with chip seal as well.
    Hwy 5 is gravel.
  • cbigham's avatar
    cbigham
    Explorer III
    Apr 29, 2022
    My buddy picked that book up last week. New version. I reckon we can ride bikes over it in worst case scenario, leave RV in Tok? CHeck it out. IF a go, fetch the gear and do it>

    Any word on camping at the Tombstone Territorial park?

    THanks
  • mockturtle's avatar
    mockturtle
    Explorer II
    Apr 30, 2022
    I've stayed at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks more than once. It was $12 in 2019. Dry camping, an actual parking lot, but safe and there's a lot to see in the Park, itself, like authentic cabins that have been relocated and the air museum. While you're in FB, I highly recommend the Riverboat Discovery trip. I guarantee you will enjoy it. https://www.riverboatdiscovery.com/
  • cbigham's avatar
    cbigham
    Explorer III
    Apr 30, 2022
    Thanks, we are going to need to leave the rv for 4 days or so for a Prudhoe Bay run. Needs to be safe from thieves..

    Dry camp we are good for.
  • Johnny_G1's avatar
    Johnny_G1
    Explorer
    Apr 30, 2022
    Tok to Dawson, have had my Mh over that road many times and also my truck and Fw, perfect rd in the summer and a short drive to Tombstone Pk.
  • folivier's avatar
    folivier
    Explorer
    Apr 30, 2022
    Yes there is free firewood in Canada's campgrounds but bring an axe to split it!
    We stayed at Riverview in Fairbanks for 2 weeks and drove the truck up past Atigun pass and spent 2 nights in a cabin in Wiseman. Riverview was a nice safe campground. This was in 2019.
  • SideHillSoup's avatar
    SideHillSoup
    Explorer
    Apr 30, 2022
    folivier wrote:
    Yes there is free firewood in Canada's campgrounds but bring an axe to split it!
    We stayed at Riverview in Fairbanks for 2 weeks and drove the truck up past Atigun pass and spent 2 nights in a cabin in Wiseman. Riverview was a nice safe campground. This was in 2019.


    There is NOT free firewood in Canada’s campgrounds. Yukon Territory has free firewood.
  • cross21114's avatar
    cross21114
    Explorer
    May 01, 2022
    cbigham wrote:
    Morning, we are taking the class C to Fairbanks from LA, motorcycle on back, want to park the rv at a safe campground in Fairbanks, ride the Haul Rd to Prudhoe Bay. Any suggestions on a safe campground, place a 12 yr old can stay and have fun with family?


    Also is the 5 hwy from Tok to Little Gold and Dawsin City passable for an RV? My son wants to see Tombstone Territorial Park. Looks like a 18 hr drive otherwise. I do understand the road in July should be snow free, mostly compact dirt, gravel and oiled?
    ..

    Thanks

    Cb


    I've done the Top of the World twice, most recently in 2019 in a 36' Class C. Road was under a lot of construction but no problem. Great free ferry across the Yukon into Dawson City. Good campground in Dawson. Check out the Sourtoe Cocktail Social club downtown.
  • cbigham's avatar
    cbigham
    Explorer III
    May 02, 2022
    heard about that sourtoe .. .interesting bragging rights

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