Please help! Alaska itinerary for RV newbie.
RV newbie here, planning a family trip of 6 (kids aged 12 to 14) to Alaska in August. Below is our tentative itinerary. It has a couple of long drive days, but appreciate feedback if this seems reason...
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First, don't listen to the "you'll be too busy to enjoy your vacation" posts. You're also a rvnet newbie and this place is primarily senior citizens.
You're not taking a weeks vacation to AK to sit and relax....heck you'll get eaten alive by skeeters if you stop moving.
Here my reccomendations, living in Seattle and having spent a couple years living in AK recently.
Skip Seattle, waste of a day imo compared to more time in AK.
Skip Girdwood, nice but too close to town.
Spend a couple 3 days on the Kenai Peninsula. Cooper/Seward are a good combo. PM me for a salmon or trout fishing hookup there if interested.
Skip the fjord tour and put that $ into a better fishing trip for halibut, or split up that day. Glaciers are awesome up close. The rest you see heading out to fish but come back with only pictures vs a lot of fresh halibut. 50/50 on that one whether you want just scenery or are really into fishing.
Take the 5 days or so left and go to Talkeetna, Denali, do the Dnali Hwy if you can and head back to town. Catch the reindeer farm on your way back thru palmer.
Few other things to consider. Midnight sun. Can pack a lot of fun into a day with that much daylight.
Camping except for Denali and around town can be wherever you can get off the road. Best part of the deal having a RV. Roll all day. Stop n make camp at a pullout.
Reccomend Hatcher pass for an easy half day jaunt and the mine is super cool
Plus you'll spend time stopping to see the sights along the way, it's magical.
It will be AWESOME
You're not taking a weeks vacation to AK to sit and relax....heck you'll get eaten alive by skeeters if you stop moving.
Here my reccomendations, living in Seattle and having spent a couple years living in AK recently.
Skip Seattle, waste of a day imo compared to more time in AK.
Skip Girdwood, nice but too close to town.
Spend a couple 3 days on the Kenai Peninsula. Cooper/Seward are a good combo. PM me for a salmon or trout fishing hookup there if interested.
Skip the fjord tour and put that $ into a better fishing trip for halibut, or split up that day. Glaciers are awesome up close. The rest you see heading out to fish but come back with only pictures vs a lot of fresh halibut. 50/50 on that one whether you want just scenery or are really into fishing.
Take the 5 days or so left and go to Talkeetna, Denali, do the Dnali Hwy if you can and head back to town. Catch the reindeer farm on your way back thru palmer.
Few other things to consider. Midnight sun. Can pack a lot of fun into a day with that much daylight.
Camping except for Denali and around town can be wherever you can get off the road. Best part of the deal having a RV. Roll all day. Stop n make camp at a pullout.
Reccomend Hatcher pass for an easy half day jaunt and the mine is super cool
Plus you'll spend time stopping to see the sights along the way, it's magical.
It will be AWESOME
