The MILEPOST: Alaska Travel Guide and Trip Planner

Connects: Dawson Creek, BC, to Delta Junction, AK
Length: 1,387 miles
Road Surface: Paved
Season: Open all year
Highest Pass: Summit Lake, 4,250 feet
Maps (5 detailed pdf files available):
Dawson Creek, BC to Milepost DC 409
Milepost DC 409 to Teslin, YT
Teslin, YT to Milepost DC 1136
Milepost DC 1136 to Milepost DC 1381
Milepost DC 1381 to Delta Junction, AK

The Alaska Highway begins at Mile 0 in Dawson Creek, BC. The first 613 miles/987 km of the Alaska Highway are in British Columbia, where it is designated BC Highway 97 North. The highway travels in a northwesterly direction to the Yukon Territory border near Watson Lake, YT (Historical Mile 635). From there it continues as Yukon Highway 1, crossing 577 miles/929 km of Yukon Territory to Port Alcan on the Alaska border. The Alaska Highway crosses into Alaska at Historical Mile 1221.8, where it becomes Alaska Route 2. From this international border, it is 200 miles/322 km to Delta Junction, AK (Historical Mile 1422), the official end of the Alaska Highway, and 298 miles to Fairbanks, the unofficial end of the highway, at Historical Mile 1520.

Road conditions on the Alaska Highway are not unlike road conditions on many secondary roads in the Lower 48 and Canada. It is the tremendous length of the highway, combined with its remoteness and the extremes of the Northern climate, that often result in surprises along this highway. Historically speaking, however, the Alaska Highway has rarely been closed by any weather-related event, and even then usually not longer than a day.

All of the Alaska Highway is paved, although highway improvement projects often mean motorists have to drive a few miles of gravel road. The asphalt surfacing of the Alaska Highway ranges from poor to excellent. Much of the highway is in fair condition, with older patched pavement and a minimum of gravel breaks and chuckholes. Recently upgraded sections of road offer excellent surfacing. Relatively few stretches of road fall into the “poor” category, i.e. chuckholes, gravel breaks, deteriorated shoulders, bumps and frost heaves.

It is difficult to predict road conditions on the Alaska Highway. A hard winter or heavy rains can quickly undermine what was good roadbed, while road crews can just as quickly improve a previously substandard stretch of road.

Highway businesses and other travelers are often helpful sources of information for current road conditions. Always inquire locally about what road conditions may be like up ahead of you and, in the off-season, what facilities are available, since many businesses operate seasonally.

The MILEPOST® Quick Reference Log
Miles from Dawson Creek (DC) shown.

DC 0 Mile 0 in DAWSON CREEK (pop. 11,800); all services.Visitor information.
DC 1.5 Mile 0 RV Park & Campground, Walter Wright Pioneer Village, and Rotary Lake.
DC 34.4 Peace River Bridge, longest water span on the Alaska Highway.
DC 35 TAYLOR (pop. 1,300); food, gas, lodging, camping. Visitor information. Gold Panning Championship in August.
DC 47 FORT ST. JOHN (pop. 18,000); all services. Visitor information.
DC 51 Charlie Lake; access to Alaska Highway monument and camping at Ross H. Maclean Rotary R.V. Park.
DC 53.7 Junction with Highway 29 to Hudson's Hope; truck stop with gas. Charlie Lake Provincial Park; camping.
DC 71.7 Historical Mile 72. The Shepherd’s Inn (email); popular food stop with gas, diesel, propane and lodging.
DC 101 WONOWON (pop. 150); food, gas, lodging.
DC 140.4 Historical Mile 143. PINK MOUNTAIN (pop. 99); grocery, gas, diesel, camping at Pink Mountain Campsite & RV Park (email).
DC 159.4 Historical Mile 162. SIKANNI CHIEF. Sikanni River Campground & RV Park; gas, lodging and camping.
DC 173.3 Buckinghorse River Wayside Provincial Park, camping.
DC 173.4 Historical Mile 175. Buckinghorse River Lodge.
DC 227 Historical Mile 233. PROPHET RIVER. Gas and diesel.
DC 265.5 Andy Bailey Regional Park 7 miles/12 km east.
DC 278.4 Historic Mile 293, Trapper’s Den; Northern crafts.
DC 280 Ye Olde Quilt Shoppe has quilting supplies.
DC 283 Historical Mile 300, FORT NELSON (pop. 6,147); all services. Visitor information .
DC 301 Junction with Liard Highway to Fort Liard and Northwest Territories via Deh Cho Route.
DC 344.7 Turnoff for Tetsa RIver Campground Regional Park
DC 357.5 Historical Mile 375. Tetsa River Services and Campground (email); gas, campground, fabulous cinnamon buns, rustic cabins, horse boarding and guiding.
DC 373.6 Historic Milepost 392, Summit Lake; no services. Summit Pass (elev. 4,250 feet/1,295m), highest summit on the Alaska Highway. Summit Lake (Stone Mountain) Provincial Campground.
DC 404.6 Historical Mile 422, TOAD RIVER. Toad River Lodge; food, gas, diesel, lodging, camping.
DC 436.6 MUNCHO LAKE (pop. 29). Muncho Lake, known for its beautiful deep green and blue waters, is 7 miles/11 km in length, and 1 mile/1.6 km in width; elevation is 2,680 feet/817m.
DC 437.7 Strawberry Flats Campground, Muncho Lake Provincial Park, camping.
DC 442.2 Historical Mile 462. Northern Rockies Lodge; restaurant, gas, lodging, camping. Only full-service hotel open year-round between Fort Nelson and Watson Lake. Flightseeing trips of Northern Rockies and Virginia Falls in Nahanni National Park available.
DC 442.9 MacDonald campground, Muncho Lake Provincial Park.
DC 443.6 Muncho Lake RV Park at Historical Mile 463 (former Muncho Lake Lodge); 23 fully serviced sites, tent sites, showers.
DC 477.7 Historical Mile 496. Liard River Hotsprings Provincial Park; camping. A short walk leads to 2 hot springs pools: Alpha and Beta pools.
DC 477.8 Historical Mile 497. Liard Hotsprings Lodge.
DC 513.9 Historical Mile 533. COAL RIVER. Coal River Lodge & RV; food, gas, diesel, lodging and camping, May-Sept.
DC 524.2 Historical Mile 543. Fireside. No services.
DC 567.9 Historic Milepost 588, Contact Creek.
DC 570 Historical Mile 590. Contact Creek Lodge (email); coffee shop, snacks, gas, diesel, car repair, towing. Open year-round.
DC 605 Historic Milepost 627 marks official BC–YT border.
DC 606.8 Lucky Lake and Liard Canyon Recreation Area.
DC 610.5 Historical Mile 632.5. Campground Services RV Park.
DC 612.9 Historic Milepost 635, WATSON LAKE (pop. 1,563); all services. Visitor information. Junction of the Alaska and the Campbell highways. Attractions: Watson Lake Signpost Forest, Northern Lights Centre.
DC 615.3 Watson Lake Recreation Park; camping.
DC 626.2 Historical Mile 649, junction with the Cassiar Highway. Junction 37 Services (email); gas, diesel, convenience store, camping.
DC 627 Historical Mile 650. Nugget City; restaurant, gas, diesel, lodging, camping, gift shop.
DC 651.2 Big Creek Yukon government campground.
DC 687.2 Historic Milepost 710. Rancheria Lodge.
DC 698.4 Historical Mile 721. Continental Divide Lodge.
DC 709.8 Historic Milepost 733, SWIFT RIVER. Swift River Lodge (closed).
DC 769.6 Historical Mile 797. Dawson Peaks Resort & RV Park.
DC 776.3 Yukon Motel & Restaurant, Lakeshore RV Park; food, gas, lodging, camping.
DC 776.4 Historic Nisutlin Trading Post, General Store & Motel; gas, groceries, lodging, clothing, hardware, fishing tackle and licenses.
DC 776.7 Historic Milepost 804, TESLIN (pop. 450); food, gas, lodging. Attraction: George Johnston Museum.
DC 779.1 Teslin Tlingit Heritage Centre highlights inland Tlingit history.
DC 785.2 Teslin Lake Yukon government campground.
DC 808.2 Junction with South Canol Road.
DC 808.6 Teslin River Bridge, third longest water span on the highway.
DC 808.9 Historic Milepost 836, JOHNSON’S CROSSING. Johnson’s Crossing Campground Services; deli foods, souvenirs, gas, diesel, lodging, camping.
DC 821 Squanga Lake Yukon government campground.
DC 836.8 JAKE’S CORNER; gas and diesel. Junction with Tagish Road which leads 14.5 miles west to TAGISH (pop. 206) on the Tagish/Six Mile River; boat and cabin rentals and riverfront restaurant at Six MIle Resort. Also access to Atlin Road which leads south 3.8 miles to lodging at Little Atlin Lodge and White Mountain Inn; 58.4 miles to scenic ATLIN (pop. 350) on Atlin Lake in British Columbia; lodging at Brewery Bay Chalet. Atlin Arts & Music Festival in July.
DC 854.5 Inn on the Lake; lodging on Marsh Lake.
DC 859.9 Historical Mile 890. Marsh Lake Yukon government campground.
DC 873.5 Historical Mile 904. The Caribou RV Park and Wolf’s Den Restaurant; food, camping, hookups, laundromat.
DC 874.4 Historical Mile 905. Junction with South Klondike Highway to Skagway, AK. Yukon Rock Shop (email) is 0.4 mile southwest.
DC 876.8 Historical Mile 906. Wolf Creek Yukon Government campground.
DC 880 Historical Mile 910.5. Fireweed RV Services; RV repairs, parts, accessories.
DC 880.8 Historic Milepost 911. Pioneer R.V. Park to northeast; camping, hookups, store, gas, diesel, propane. Mount Sima Alpine Adventure Park to southwest; zipline, chairlift for sightseeing and mountain biking.
DC 882.7 Philmar RV Service & Supply Centre; RV parts and repairs; phone 867-668-6129.
DC 882.9 Historical Mile 912. Mountain Ridge Motel & Kabins and RV Park; motel with kitchenettes and coin laundry, RV park with 12 full-service pull-throughs.
DC 883.7 Historical MIle 913.4. Hi Country R.V. Park; full hookups, cable TV, pull-throughs, laundromat, showers
DC 885.7 Historical Mile 915. Attraction: Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre.
DC 885.8 Attraction: Yukon Transportation Museum. Douglas DC-3 weathervane, a Whitehorse landmark.
DC 887.4 Two Mile Hill exit to WHITEHORSE (pop. 24,041), capital of Yukon Territory; all services. Visitor information.
DC 889 Copperbelt Mining and Railway Museum.
DC 891.8 Historic Mile 922. Gas, diesel, propane, restaurant, motel.
DC 894.8 Junction with Klondike Highway 2, the Klondike Loop route to Dawson City and Alaska via Top of the World Highway.
DC 897.8 Muktuk Adventures & Guest Ranch; dog kennels, lodging.
DC 927.3 Turnoff for Takhini River and Kusawa Lake Yukon government campgrounds.
DC 931.5 Mendenhall Malamute Bed & Breakfast, Cabin Rentals.
DC 964.7 Otter Falls Cutoff; restaurant, gas, cabins, gift shop, store, camping.
DC 965.6 Historic Canyon Creek Bridge.
DC 980.8 Yukon government Pine Lake Recreation Park; camping.
DC 982.2 Haines Junction airport.
DC 984.7 Da Ku Cultural Centre; First Nations Cultural Centre and Visitor Information Centre for Yukon Territory and Kluane National Park.
DC 985 Historic Milepost 1016, junction with Haines Highway to Haines, AK, at community of HAINES JUNCTION (pop. 840); food, gas and lodging available. Stop in at the Village Bakery. Attractions: Our Lady of the Way Catholic Mission (1943), The Village Monument. Visitor information.
DC 985.3 Campground and gas station.
DC 985.9 Gas station.
DC 1024 Large turnout on Kluane Lake, largest lake in Yukon Territory.
DC 1028.8 Tachal Dhal (Sheep Mountain) Visitor Centre; interpretive programs.
DC 1034.5 Historical Mile 1067. Cottonwood RV Park and Campground.
DC 1039.3 Historical Mile 1072. Congdon Creek Yukon government campground.
DC 1050.8 Historic Milepost 1083, DESTRUCTION BAY (pop. 55); food, gas, diesel, lodging, camping at Talbot Arm Motel.
DC 1061 Historic Milepost 1093 BURWASH LANDING (pop. 84); food, gas, diesel, lodging, camping at Burwash Landing Resort. Kluane National Park glacier flights from Rocking Star Adventures.
DC 1117.1 Historical Mile 1152. Lake Creek Yukon government campground.
DC 1123.9 PIckhandle Lake Rest Area.
DC 1128.8 Historical Mile 1164. Cook’s Koidern River Lodge.
DC 1133.5 Discovery Yukon Lodgings and RV Park.
DC 1153.4 Historical Mile 1188. Snag Junction Yukon government campground.
DC 1166.5 Historic Milepost 1202, BEAVER CREEK (pop. 112); food, gas, lodging, camping at Buckshot Betty's and Westmark Inn.
DC 1168.5 Canadian Customs Beaver Creek station.
DC 1186.3 Historic Milepost 1221. Canada–U.S. International Border; rest area and photo-op. Welcome to Alaska sign northbound.

The MILEPOST® Log now adds physical mileposts (MP) to log in Alaska.

DC 1186.8 MP 1221.8 U.S. Customs and Border Protection station Port Alcan; open 24 hours.
DC 1190.5 MP 1225.5 Border City Lodge & RV Park; food, gas, diesel, lodging, RV park.
DC 1191 MP 1226 Scottie Creek Services; gas, diesel, store, RV park.
DC 1194 MP 1229 Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.
DC 1199.5 MP 1234.5 Seaton Roadhouse Interpretive Site and Trails (Tetlin NWR).
DC 1214.3 MP 1249.3 Historic Milepost 1254. Deadman Lake (Tetlin NWR) Campground.
DC 1221.7 MP 1256.7 Lakeview (Tetlin NWR) Campground.
DC 1229 MP 1264 Northway Junction; campground, gas, store.
DC 1266.7 MP 1301.7 Historic Milepost 1306 Tetlin Junction. Junction with the Taylor Highway, which leads to Eagle, and to Top of the World Highway to Dawson City, YT; see Klondike Loop.
DC 1278 MP 1313 Alaskan Stoves Campground.
DC 1278.1 MP 1313.1 Gateway RV Park.
DC 1278.2 MP K1313.3 Young’s Motel and Fast Eddy’s Restaurant.
DC 1278.4 MP 1313.4 Tok RV Village camping.
DC 1279 MP 1314 Snowshoe Motel and Fine Arts Gifts.
DC 1279.2 MP 1314.2 Junction of Alaska Highway and Tok Cutoff at TOK (pop. 1,435); all services. Visitor Information. Attraction: Tok Mainstreet Visitors Center.
DC 1279.3 MP 1314.3 Burnt Paw Gifts and Cabins Outback.
DC 1280 MP 1315 Tundra Lodge and RV Park (email).
DC 2382.5 MP 1316.5 A Moose Berry Inn B & B.
DC 1281.6 MP 1316.6 Cleft of the Rock B&B.
DC 1282 MP 1317 Mukluk Land; museum, entertainment center, mini-golf.
DC 1296.9 MP 1331.9 Moon Lake State Recreation Site; camping.
DC 1303.5 MP 1338.5 Cathedral Creeks B&B and Campground.
DC 1326.3 MP 1361.5 DOT LAKE (pop. 13); post office.
DC 1378.4 MP 1413.4 Delta Meat & Sausage Co.; free samples of buffalo and reindeer sausage.
DC 1379.8 MP 1414.8 Turnoff for Clearwater State Recreation Site campground.
DC 1387 MP 1422 Junction of the Alaska and Richardson highways at DELTA JUNCTION (pop. 984); all services. Visitor information. Delta Junction is the official end of the Alaska Highway; the Richardson Highway from Valdez continues 96 miles to Fairbanks.

The MILEPOST® Log continues to Fairbanks, with physical mileposts (V) indicating distance from Valdez.

DC 1388 V 267 Delta State Recreation Site campground.
DC 1389 V 268 Smith’s Green Acres RV Park and Campground.
DC 1391.3 V 270.3 Alaska 7 Motel.
DC 1396 V 275 Rika’s Roadhouse and Landing; historic roadhouse with fur shop, gift shop, historic rooms, 24-hour RV parking, and dining at Packhouse Restaurant.
DC 1396.4 V 275.4 Tanana River/Pipeline Crossing.
DC 1398.7 V 277.7 Quartz Lake State Recreation Area; camping.
DC 1414.5 V 293.5 Tenderfoot Pottery.
DC 1426.2 V 305.2 Birch Lake State Recreation Site; camping.

DC 1442.5 V 321.5 Harding Lake State Recreation Area; camping.
DC 1443.2 V 322.2 SALCHA (pop. 953): food, gas, lodging.
DC 1444.1 V 323.1 Salcha River State Recreation Site; camping.
DC 1449.3 V 328.3 Gas.
DC 1453.3 V 332.3 The Knotty Shop (email); gifts, wildlife display, ice cream, burl art work.
DC 1462.3 V 341.3 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE (pop. 2,858). Visitor information.
DC 1464.6 V 343.6 Groceries, gas, diesel.
DC 1467.6 V 346.6 Chena Lakes Recreation Area; camping, fishing, swimming and access to Moose Creek Dam Bikeway.
DC 1470 V 349 NORTH POLE (pop. 2,200); all services. Visitor information. Attractions: Santa Claus House, KJNP radio/TV sod-roofed complex. Lodging at Beaver Lake Resort, Hotel North Pole and North Pole Cabins.
DC 1477.6 V 356.6 Turnoff on Badger (loop) Road for camping.
DC 1483 V 362 FAIRBANKS.