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. Lodging at Super 8; camping at Mile 0 RV Park and Northern Lights RV Park; RV repairs at United Spring & Brake. Attractions: Alaska Highway Photo Exhibit at Dawson Creek Art Gallery; Chances casino; Alaska Highway House showcases Alaska Highway history. Visitor information.
DC 1.5 Mile 0 RV Park & Campground, Walter Wright Pioneer Village, and Rotary Lake.
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. Auto/RV repair at Pandamotive (email) and Integra Tire. Visitor information.
DC 51 Charlie Lake; access to Alaska Highway monument and 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 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 227 Historical Mile 233. PROPHET RIVER. Gas and diesel.
DC 278.4 Historic Mile 293, Trapper’s Den; Northern crafts.
DC 280 Ye Olde Quilt Shoppe (email).
DC 283 Historical Mile 300, FORT NELSON (pop. 5,055); all services. Attraction: Fort Nelson Heritage Museum. Visitor information and more information at Hello North.
DC 301 Junction with Liard Highway to Fort Liard and Northwest Territories via Deh Cho Route.
DC 357.5 Historical Mile 375. Tetsa River Services and Campground; gas, campground, cinnamon buns, cabins with kitchenettes, 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 410.2 Stone Mountain Safaris Lodge; B&B, accommodates people traveling with horses.
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; food, 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).
DC 477.7 Liard River Hotsprings Provincial Park; camping.
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.
DC 567.9 Historic Milepost 588, Contact Creek.
DC 570 Historical Mile 590. Contact Creek Lodge (email); snacks, gas, diesel, car repair, towing. Open year-round.
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. 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, propane, convenience store, gift shop, 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; food, gas, diesel, camping and lodging.
DC 698.4 Historical Mile 721. Continental Divide Lodge.
DC 709.8 Historic Milepost 733, SWIFT RIVER. Swift River Lodge (current status unknown).
DC 769.6 Historical Mile 797. Dawson Peaks Resort & RV Park; food, lodging, camping.
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 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, RV Park, Motel. Also access to Atlin Road which leads south 3.8 miles to Little Atlin Lodge and 58.5 miles to scenic ATLIN (pop. 350) on Atlin Lake in British Columbia; lodging at Atlin Inn and Brewery Bay Chalet. Local artisans' work may be seen at Atlin Courthouse Gallery and Simply Gold.
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.
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 (email); repairs, parts, accessories.
DC 880.8 Historic Milepost 911. Pioneer R.V. Park.
DC 882.7 Philmar RV Service & Supply Centre; parts and repairs.
DC 882.9 Historical Mile 912. Mountain Ridge Motel & Kabins and RV Park.
DC 884 Hi Country R.V. Park.
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. Trails North Car and Truck Stop; gas, diesel, propane, restaurant, motel.
DC 894.8 Junction with Klondike Highway 2 to Dawson City.
DC 897.8 Muktuk Adventures & Guest Ranch; dog kennels, lodging.
DC 909.4 Historical Mile 941. Wolf Ridge B&B Log Cabin Rentals.
DC 927.3 Turnoff for Takhini River and Kusawa Lake Yukon government campgrounds.
DC 931.5 Mendenhall Malamute Bed & Breakfast, Cabin Rentals.
DC 964.6 Otter Falls Cutoff RV Park Campground; gas, diesel, store, camping.
DC 980.8 Yukon government Pine Lake Recreation Park; camping.
DC 982.2 Haines Junction airport.
DC 985 Historic Milepost 1016, junction with Haines Highway to Haines, AK, at community of HAINES JUNCTION (pop. 840); all services. Lodging and dining at Alcan Motor Inn, The Raven Hotel and Stardust Motel. Food at the Village Bakery and Madley's General Store. Attractions: Our Lady of the Way Catholic Mission (1943), Kluane National Park Visitor Centre The Village Monument. Visitor information.
DC 985.9 Stardust Motel and 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 1037.8 The Chuckwagon; buffalo burgers.
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 Dalan Campground.
DC 1117.1 Historical Mile 1152. Lake Creek Yukon government campground.
DC 1128.8 Historical Mile 1164. Cook’s Koidern River Lodge; gas (seasonal)
DC 1133.5 White River RV Park & Discovery Yukon Lodgings.
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.

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

DC 1186.8 MP 1221.8 U.S. Customs border station Port Alcan..
DC 1190.5 MP 1225.5 Border City Motel & 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 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.
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 (email).
DC 1278.4 MP 1313.4 Tok RV Village and Village Gas; camping, gas, diesel.
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 1280 MP 1315 Tundra Lodge and RV Park (email).
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. 33); post office.
DC 1377.5 MP 1412.5 Snowhook Club at Questhaven Lodge & Kennel; restaurant, rooms, camping.
DC 1378.2 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 Riverview RV Park.
DC 1483 V 362 FAIRBANKS.