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Oak Street Trench Boots on Worthington Glacier, Alaska (29140240766)📷 Paxson Woelber, CC BY 2.0

Road trips in Alaska

9 road trips and 21 hand-picked places in Alaska, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

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Places
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Trip guides

Road trips through Alaska

Alaska’s Seward Highway© OKJaguar · CC BY 4.0
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Scenic byways

Alaska’s Seward Highway

118 mi4 stops2 days
Alaska’s Richardson and Denali highways© Paxson Woelber · CC BY 2.0
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Scenic byways

Alaska’s Richardson and Denali highways

345 mi8 stops6 days
Kenai Peninsula to Homer on the Sterling Highway – a small waterfall in the middle of a forestPhoto by Lori Stevens on Unsplash
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Scenic byways

Kenai Peninsula to Homer on the Sterling Highway

242 mi8 stops4 days
Glenn Highway and Hatcher Pass – By ovedc - Thunderbird Falls - 01© Ovedc · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Scenic byways

Glenn Highway and Hatcher Pass

220 mi7 stops3 days
Tidal bore, glaciers and gravel dust: by camper along the Seward Highway, Parks Highway and Denali Highway – Exit Glacier, Harding Icefield, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska© OKJaguar · CC BY 4.0
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In-depth road trip guides

Tidal bore, glaciers and gravel dust: by camper along the Seward Highway, Parks Highway and Denali Highway

856 mi12 stops8 days
Bore tide, sockeye salmon and volcano views – by camper from Anchorage across the Kenai Peninsula to the Homer Spit – anchorage, alaska, skyline© 12019 · Pixabay Content License
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In-depth road trip guides

Bore tide, sockeye salmon and volcano views – by camper from Anchorage across the Kenai Peninsula to the Homer Spit

249 mi13 stops6 days
Glacier tongues, copper mines and frost heaves in the asphalt – by camper over the Glenn and Richardson Highways to Valdez, McCarthy and Fairbanks – Matanuska Glacier 8859© Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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In-depth road trip guides

Glacier tongues, copper mines and frost heaves in the asphalt – by camper over the Glenn and Richardson Highways to Valdez, McCarthy and Fairbanks

815 mi14 stops8 days
Icefields, Dall sheep and bald eagles – by camper along the Alaska Highway past Kluane National Park and down the Haines Highway to the Lynn Canal – lake, mountains, hut© TeeFarm · Pixabay Content License
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In-depth road trip guides

Icefields, Dall sheep and bald eagles – by camper along the Alaska Highway past Kluane National Park and down the Haines Highway to the Lynn Canal

981 mi14 stops8 days
Glaciers, grizzlies and jade mountains – by camper along the Stewart-Cassiar Highway to Watson Lake – green trees near mountain under white clouds during daytimePhoto by Ali Elliott on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Glaciers, grizzlies and jade mountains – by camper along the Stewart-Cassiar Highway to Watson Lake

504 mi10 stops5 days
RouteSuggested daysDistanceDrivingStops
Alaska’s Seward Highway2118 mi2 h 07 min4
Alaska’s Richardson and Denali highways6345 mi6 h 10 min8
Kenai Peninsula to Homer on the Sterling Highway4242 mi4 h 20 min8
Glenn Highway and Hatcher Pass3220 mi3 h 56 min7
Tidal bore, glaciers and gravel dust: by camper along the Seward Highway, Parks Highway and Denali Highway8856 mi15 h 17 min12
Bore tide, sockeye salmon and volcano views – by camper from Anchorage across the Kenai Peninsula to the Homer Spit6249 mi4 h 27 min13
Glacier tongues, copper mines and frost heaves in the asphalt – by camper over the Glenn and Richardson Highways to Valdez, McCarthy and Fairbanks8815 mi14 h 33 min14
Icefields, Dall sheep and bald eagles – by camper along the Alaska Highway past Kluane National Park and down the Haines Highway to the Lynn Canal8981 mi17 h 31 min14
Glaciers, grizzlies and jade mountains – by camper along the Stewart-Cassiar Highway to Watson Lake5504 mi8 h 60 min10
Editor's picks

Places worth the detour in Alaska

Oak Street Trench Boots on Worthington Glacier, Alaska (29140240766)© Paxson Woelber · CC BY 2.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Worthington Glacier

Valdez, AK
Maclaren Summit – a close up of the emblem on a carPhoto by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash
Editor's pick
Views

Maclaren Summit

Paxson, AK
Denali Visitor Center – Denali Park Muire Science Center (6958318961)© Joseph from Cabin On The Road, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Denali Visitor Center

Denali Park, AK
Russian River Falls – a small waterfall in the middle of a forestPhoto by Lori Stevens on Unsplash
Editor's pick
Nature

Russian River Falls

Cooper Landing, AK
Homer Spit – Alaska Marine Highway System 17 03 46 087000© Gillfoto · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Homer Spit

Homer, AK
Independence Mine State Historical Park, August, 2017 17 01 37 464000© Wizz4prep · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
History

Independence Mine State Historical Park

Palmer, AK
Matanuska Glacier 8859© Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Matanuska Glacier

Sutton, AK
Exit Glacier, Harding Icefield, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska© OKJaguar · CC BY 4.0
Nature

Exit Glacier

Seward, AK
Wrangell-St. Elias Visitor Center – nasa, usa, kennedy space center© ahundt · Pixabay Content License
Nature

Wrangell-St. Elias Visitor Center

Copper Center, AK
Begich, Boggs Visitor Center – 20240728-FS-RB-Begich-Boggs-VC-0008 (54091386095)© Forest Service Alaska Region, USDA · Public domain
Nature

Begich, Boggs Visitor Center

Portage, AK
Ninilchik Holy Transfiguration Church – By ovedc - Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Church (Ninilchik) - 1© Ovedc · CC BY-SA 4.0
History

Ninilchik Holy Transfiguration Church

Ninilchik, AK
Eklutna Lake ENBLA09© Enrico Blasutto · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nature

Eklutna Lake

Eklutna, AK
By ovedc - Thunderbird Falls - 01© Ovedc · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nature

Thunderbird Falls

Eklutna, AK
Alaska Native Heritage Center across Lake Tiulana© Skvader · CC BY-SA 4.0
History

Alaska Native Heritage Center

Anchorage, AK
Anchorage Museum – Around Anchorage (33884033738)© Craig Talbert · CC BY 2.0
History

Anchorage Museum

Anchorage, AK
Flattop Mountain – Flattop. Chugach State Park, Alaska (46515455945)© Paxson Woelber · CC BY 2.0
Views

Flattop Mountain

Anchorage, AK
By ovedc - Talkeetna - 68© Ovedc · CC BY-SA 4.0
History

Talkeetna

Talkeetna, AK
Alaska SeaLife Center – Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) (16330773613)© Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
History

Alaska SeaLife Center

Seward, AK
University of Alaska Museum of the North – Kikituk© Mbdfar · CC BY-SA 4.0
History

University of Alaska Museum of the North

Fairbanks, AK
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge – Creamer's Field Fairbanks, Alaska (2)© Jcml123 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nature

Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge

Fairbanks, AK
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in 2017© Wizz4prep · CC BY-SA 4.0
Oddities

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

Portage, AK

FAQs

What are the best road trips in Alaska?

Popular routes include Alaska’s Seward Highway, Alaska’s Richardson and Denali highways, Kenai Peninsula to Homer on the Sterling Highway and Glenn Highway and Hatcher Pass. CampingSpirit has 9 trip guides that pass through Alaska, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.

Which places in Alaska are worth a detour?

Our editors recommend Worthington Glacier, Maclaren Summit, Denali Visitor Center, Russian River Falls, Homer Spit and Independence Mine State Historical Park.

Nearby

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