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GEORGE
PARKS HIGHWAY - ANCHORAGE TO FAIRBANKS |
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the state’s two largest cities, Anchorage and Fairbanks, with
Denali National Park and Preserve, this highway travels through
the kind of scenery that defines the Alaskan interior.
Visitors pass through tundra and muskeg, the continent’s highest
peaks, glaciers, forests, wild rivers, and lonely expanses
inhabited only by moose, grizzlies, foxes, wolves, and a wealth of
birds. Thirty five miles northeast of Anchorage on Highway
1, turn north onto the George Parks Highway/Highway 3 to
Fairbanks. Note: mileages are designated by mileposts. |
Driving
time: 7 hours
Tour time: 1-2 days
Mileage: 350 miles
Start: Anchorage
End: Fairbanks
Season: June to mid-September as weather permits
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| Mileage |
Highlights |
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Anchorage
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35 |
Highway
3 north to Fairbanks |
| Mile
42 |
Wasilla:
Iditarod
Days Festival, The
Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry, |
| Mile
57.1 |
Little
Susitna River: see migrating salmon in late spring
and midsummer |
| Mile
71.2 |
Hatcher
Pass Junction Road leads to Willow Creek Recreation Area
known for it's wildflowers |
| Mile
76 |
Views
of 20.230 foot Mt. McKinley |
| Mile
98.7 |
Exit
to Talkeetna: converging of the Susitna, Chulitna, and
Talkeetna Rivers, |
| Mile
135.2 |
Spectacular
views of Mt. McKinley |
| Mile
237.3 |
Denali
National Park & Preserve: Visitor Center is 0.7
miles from entrance. Note: only the first 15
miles/24.1 km of the interior park road are open to
private vehicles, shuttles provide further access.
Reservations on the shuttle are a must as summer crowds
are heavy. |
| Mile
242.9 |
Moody
Bridge: look for Dall's Sheep above the bridge |
| Mile
304.5 |
Nenana:
State of Alaska Railroad Museum |
| Mile
350 |
Fairbanks:
University of Alaska Museum, Creamer's Field Migratory
Wildlife Refuge offers views of birds, moose, fox, and
snowshoe hare |
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