Connects: Dawson Creek, BC, to Delta Junction, AK        
Length: 1,390 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. Attraction: Alaska Highway House (www.alaskahighwayhouse.com) showcases the history of the Alaska Highway. Visitor information: www.tourismdawsoncreek.com.
  
• DC 1.5 Mile 0 RV Park & Campground.
• DC 35 TAYLOR (pop. 1,300); food, gas, lodging, camping. Visitor information: www.DistrictOfTaylor.com.
  
• DC 47 FORT ST. JOHN (pop. 18,000); all services. Visitor information: www.fortstjohn.ca.
  
• DC 51 Charlie Lake. Rotary R.V. Park (www.rvparkcanada.com).
  
• DC 53.7 Highway 29 junction; truck stop with gas.
• DC 71.7 Historical Mile 72. The Shepherd’s Inn: 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.
• DC 144.1 Historical Mile 147. Sasquatch Crossing Lodge; food, lodging, camping.
  
• 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: food, gas, diesel and lodging.
• DC 278.4 Historic Mile 293, Trapper’s Den: Northern crafts.
• DC 280 Ye Olde Quilt Shoppe.
• DC 283 Historical Mile 300, FORT NELSON (pop. 5,055); all services. Attraction: Fort Nelson Heritage Museum. Visitor information: www.tourismnorthernrockies.ca, www.hellonorth.com.
  
• DC 301 Junction with Liard Highway to Fort Liard and Northwest Territories via Deh Cho Route (www.DehChoTravel.com).
• DC 357.5 Historical Mile 375. Tetsa River Services and Campground.
• 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 (www.toadriverlodge.com): food, gas, diesel, lodging, camping.
• DC 410.2 Stone Mountain Safaris Lodge (www.stonemountainsafaris.com).
• 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.
• DC 442.2 Historical Mile 462. Northern Rockies Lodge (www.northernrockieslodge.com): food, gas, lodging, camping.
• DC 442.9 MacDonald campground, Muncho Lake Provincial Park.   
• DC 477.7 Liard River Hotsprings Provincial Park; camping.
• DC 477.8 Historical Mile 497. Liard Hotsprings Lodge (current status unknown).
• DC 513.9 Historical Mile 533. COAL RIVER. Coal River Lodge & RV (www.coalriverlodge.com): food, gas, diesel, lodging and camping.
• DC 524.2 Historical Mile 543. Fireside (status of services unknown).
• DC 567.9 Historic Milepost 588, Contact Creek.
• DC 570 Historical Mile 590. Contact Creek Lodge: snacks, gas, diesel, car repair, towing.
• DC 605 Historic Milepost 627 marks official BC–YT border.
• DC 610.5 Historical Mile 632.5. Campground Services RV Park.
• DC 612.9 Historic Milepost 635, WATSON LAKE (pop. 1,563); all services. Visition information: www.watsonlake.ca. Junction of the Alaska and the Campbell highways. Home of the famous Watson Lake Signpost Forest.
  
• DC 615.3 Watson Lake Recreation Park; camping.
• DC 626.2 Historical Mile 649. Junction 37 Services: groceries, gas, diesel, propane, camping, lodging. Junction with the Cassiar Highway.
• DC 627 Historical Mile 650. Nugget City (www.nuggetcity.com): food, gas, diesel, lodging, camping.   
• DC 651.2 Big Creek Yukon government campground.
• DC 687.2 Historic Milepost 710. Rancheria Lodge (www.rancherialodgeyukon.com): food, gas, diesel, camping and lodging.
• DC 698.4 Historical Mile 721. Continental Divide Lodge and Riverside RV Park; food, gas, diesel, lodging, camping.
• DC 709.8 Historic Milepost 733, SWIFT RIVER. Swift River Lodge: gas, diesel, gift shop.
• DC 769.6 Historical Mile 797. Dawson Peaks Resort (www.dawsonpeaks.ca); food, lodging, camping.
• DC 776.3 Yukon Motel & Lakeshore RV Park (www.yukonmotel.com); 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 (www.gjmuseum.yk.net).
• DC 779.1 Tlingit Heritage Centre (www.tlingit.ca) highlights inland Tlingit history.
• DC 785.2 Teslin Lake Yukon government campground.
• DC 808.2 Junction with the Canol Road.
• DC 808.6 Teslin River Bridge, third longest waters pan on the highway.
  
• DC 808.9 Historic Milepost 836, JOHNSON’S CROSSING. Johnson’s Crossing Campground Services; food, groceries, 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); Tagish Stores, Cafe, Motel, RV Park (www.yukontagishstores.com). Also access to Atlin Road which leads south 3.8 miles to Little Atlin Lodge (www.littleatlinlodge.com) and 58.5 miles to scenic ATLIN (pop. 350) on Atlin Lake in British Columbia
• DC 854.5 Inn on the Lake (www.innonthelake.ca); lodging.
• DC 859.9 Historical Mile 890. Marsh Lake Yukon government campground.
• DC 873.5 Historical Mile 904. The Caribou RV Park (www.Caribou-RV-Park.com ) and Wolf’s Den Restaurant (www.wolfsden.yk.ca); food, camping.
• DC 874.4 Historical Mile 905. Junction with South Klondike Highway to Skagway, AK (www.skagway.com). Yukon Rock Shop (0.4 mile southwest).
• DC 876.8 Historical Mile 906. Wolf Creek Yukon Government campground.
• DC 880 Historical Mile 910.5. Fireweed RV Services: repairs, parts, accessories.
• DC 880.8 Historic Milepost 911. Pioneer R.V. Park (www.prvp.ca).
• DC 882.7 Philmar RV Service and Supply: repairs, parts, welding.
• DC 882.9 Historical Mile 912. Mountain Ridge Motel & Kabins and RV Park (www.mtnridge.ca).
• DC 883.4 Historical Mile 91. Robbyn's HIghway Grill & Takeout.
• DC 884 Hi Country R.V. Park (www.hicountryrvyukon.com).
• DC 885.7 Historical Mile 915. Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre (www.beringia.com).
• DC 885.8 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: www.visitwhitehorse.com.
• DC 889 Copperbelt Mining and Railway Museum (www.yukonrails.com).
  
• DC 894.8 Junction with Klondike Highway 2 to Dawson City (www.dawsoncity.ca).
• DC 909.4 Historical Mile 941. Wolf Ridge B&B Log Cabin Rentals (www.wolf-ridge.com).
• DC 931.5 Mendenhall Malamute Cabin Rentals (www.malamutebandb.org).
• DC 980.8 Yukon government Pine Lake Recreation Park; camping.
• DC 982.2 Haines Junction airport.
• DC 985 Historic Milepost 1016, HAINES JUNCTION (pop. 840); all services. Alcan Motor Inn (www.alcanmotorinn.com), Village Bakery. Visitor information: www.hainesjunctionyukon.com. Junction with Haines Highway to Haines, AK.
• DC 985.3 Kluane RV Kampground; gas, diesel.
• DC 985.9 Stardust Motel (www.stardustmotelyukon.com) and gas station.
• DC 1023.7 Historical Mile 1056, Kluane Lake, largest lake in Yukon Territory.
• DC 1028.8 Sheep Mountain Visitor Centre.
  
• DC 1034.9 Historical Mile 1067. Cottonwood RV Park and Campground: camping.
• DC 1039.9 Historical Mile 1072. Congdon Creek Yukon government campground.   
• DC 1051.5 Historic Milepost 1083, DESTRUCTION BAY (pop. 55). Talbot Arm Motel: food, gas, diesel, lodging, camping.
• DC 1061.5 Historic Milepost 1093 BURWASH LANDING (pop. 84). Burwash Landing Resort & RV Park: food, gas, diesel, lodging, camping.
• DC 1118.8 Historical Mile 1152. Lake Creek Yukon government campground.
• DC 1130.6 Historical Mile 1164. Cook’s Koidern River Lodge; gas.
• DC 1155.1 Historical Mile 1188. Snag Junction Yukon government campground.
• DC 1168.5 Historic Milepost 1202, BEAVER CREEK (pop. 112); food, gas, lodging, camping: Buckshot Betty's; Westmark Inn (www.westmarkhotels.com)
  
• DC 1186.3 Historic Milepost 1221. Canada–U.S. International Border; rest area and photo-op.
• DC 1186.8 Milepost 1221.8. U.S. Customs border station Port Alcan.

• DC 1221.8 U.S. Customs border station Port Alcan.
• DC 1225.5 Border City Motel & RV Park (www.bordercitylodge.com); food, gas, diesel, lodging, RV park.
• DC 1226 Scottie Creek Services; gas, diesel, store, RV park.
• DC 1229 Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.
  
• DC 1249.3 Historic Milepost 1254. Deadman Lake (Tetlin Refuge) Campground.
• DC 1256.7 Lakeview (Tetlin Refuge) Campground.
• DC 1264 Northway Junction; campground, gas, store.
• DC 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 (www.dawsoncity.ca).
• DC 1313 Alaskan Stoves Campground (www.alaskanstovescampground.com).
  
• DC 1313.1 Gateway RV Park and Salmon Bake; food, camping
• DC 1313.2 Young’s Motel and Fast Eddy’s Restaurant: food, lodging.
• DC 1313.4 Tok RV Village (www.tokrv.net) and Village Gas; camping, gas, diesel.
• DC 1314 Snowshoe Motel and Fine Arts Gifts (www.alaska-snowshoemotel.com); lodging.
• DC 1314.2 Junction of Alaska Highway and Tok Cutoff at TOK (pop. 1,435); all services. Visitor Information: Tok Mainstreet Visitors Center, www.tokalaskainfo.com.
• DC 1315 Tundra Lodge and RV Park.
• DC 1316.5 A Moose Berry Inn B&B (www.amooseberryinn.com); lodging.
  
• DC 1316.6 Cleft of the Rock B&B (http://cleftoftherock.net); lodging.
• DC 1317 Mukluk Land (www.muklukland.net): museum, entertainment center.
• DC 1331.9 Moon Lake State Recreation Site; camping.
• DC 1338.5 Cathedral Creeks B&B and RV Park (www.cathedralcreeks.com); lodging, camping.
• DC 1361.3 DOT LAKE (pop. 33); post office.
• DC 1412.5 Snowhook Club (www.snowhookclub.com); restaurant, lodging, camping.
  
• DC 1413.4 Delta Meat & Sausage Co (www.deltameat.com); free samples of buffalo and reindeer sausage.
• DC 1414.8 Turnoff for Clearwater State Recreation Site; camping.
  
• DC 1422 Junction of the Alaska and Richardson highways at DELTA JUNCTION (pop. 984), official end of the Alaska Highway (the Richardson Highway continues 96 miles to Fairbanks); all services. Visitor information: www.deltachamber.org.