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The 3 Routes for Driving to Alaska in Your Car
So you’re thinking of making the drive up to Alaska? Well, look no further. We drove up to Alaska in our van in 2025 on both the Alaska Highway and the Stewart-Cassiar Highway and have compiled everything you need to know to make this road trip as smooth as can be. This guide details the…
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Where to Camp on the Alaska Highway: Road Trip Guide
If you’re planning an upcoming road trip from Canada to Alaska via the Alaska Highway, here are 8 useful campsites strategically spread out so you can rest after 3 to 5 hours of driving on your way north or south. We’ve included a mix of absolute must-stops as well as simply practical options. All of these campsites…
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Stewart-Cassiar Highway: The Perfect Canadian Road Trip
The Stewart-Cassiar Highway is one of two routes travelers take to get up to Alaska, the Yukon, or the Northern Territory. This road trip is in northwest British Columbia, Canada, and offers some incredible small towns, incredible views, and sprawling parks along the way. In this article, we’ll guide you through everything we learned while…
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How to Drive the Dempster Highway: Ultimate Road Trip Itinerary
We recently drove the Dempster Highway in September of 2025 and had the time of our lives traveling through Canada’s stunning Yukon and Northern Territory up to the Arctic Ocean. In this article, we’ve broken down everything you need to know to go on a Dempster Highway Road Trip—our favorite stops, a sample itinerary, when…
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Alaska Highway Road Trip: Where to Camp, What to See, & More!
The Alaska Highway makes up 1,390 miles (2,236 km) of gorgeous roads through Canada’s British Columbia, Yukon, and, eventually, Alaska. Embarking on an Alaska Highway Roadtrip means journeying through some of Canada’s most breathtaking wilderness by day and camping at some truly incredible spots at night. In this article, we’ll share with you everything you…
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Anchorage to Denali National Park: The Perfect Alaskan Road Trip
Denali National Park is just over a 4-hour drive from Anchorage, Alaska, making it the perfect weekend road trip. If you want to make the most of this journey, several interesting stops along the way can fill out your trip. In this article, we break down how to prepare for the trip, highlight the best…
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How to Visit Katmai National Park in 1 to 3 Days
If you have just a few days to explore Katmai National Park and aren’t sure how to structure your time, you’re in the right place. After experiencing Katmai ourselves, we put together this flexible 1, 2, or 3-Day Katmai Itinerary to help you prioritize the best experiences based on how long you have. 💡 Stick…
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The 9 Best Things to Do in Katmai National Park (Free & Paid)
Wondering what’s actually worth doing in Katmai National Park? This guide breaks down the 9 best things to do in Katmai, covering both free and paid activities, from the best bear-viewing spots and kayaking at Brooks Camp to guided tours of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. We’re sharing the experiences we genuinely think are…
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The 7 Best Katmai National Park Tours
Guided tours are one of the best ways to experience Alaska’s Katmai National Park, one of the most remote parks in the US. Planning accommodation, transportation, and things to do in a place as off-grid as Katmai can get complicated fast. To simplify our recent trip, we joined a few NPS-run tours on our last…
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How to Get to Katmai National Park: Step-by-Step
If you’ve started planning a trip to Katmai National Park, you may have realized that reaching this 4 million-acre park is no easy feat. This remote Alaskan park has no roads leading into it, which leaves a combination of planes and boats as the main means of transportation. In this guide, we break down how…
