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The Alaska Highway: Route Guide

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The Alaska Highway running empty toward distant peaks
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Drive the complete Alaska Highway from Mile 0 in Dawson Creek to its official end at Delta Junction: 2,232 kilometres of boreal forest, Liard's hot pools, the Signpost Forest, Kluane mountain country and long northern light. The onward road to Fairbanks is the Richardson Highway and is outside this journey.

The Alaska Highway is a 2232 km one-way journey (self-drive). It works best as a 11-day trip; the plan below is the 11-day version for June, built from 91 verified places, with real road-routed transit times, opening hours and daylight checked.

11
days
2232km
distance
11
Stops
91
curated stops

Plan your own version → 11-day plan · best time to go

The route

Dawson Creek→ 75 kmFort St. John→ 375 kmFort Nelson→ 310 kmLiard Hot Springs→ 230 kmWatson Lake→ 265 kmTeslin→ 175 kmWhitehorse→ 155 kmHaines Junction→ 295 kmBeaver Creek→ 175 kmTok→ 177 kmDelta Junction

What you'll see

Dawson Creek Art Gallery
Admire rotating art in a charming grain elevator setting.
Dawson Creek
Fort St. John North Peace Museum
See North Peace history, historic buildings and the museum's Alaska Highway exhibit.
Fort St. John
Fort Nelson Heritage Museum
Explore antique cars, local history, and the Alaska Highway's story.
Fort Nelson
Liard River Hot Springs Alpha Pool
Follow the boardwalk through boreal wetland to the public Alpha hot-spring pool; obey current park advisories and pool hours.
Liard Hot Springs
Signpost Forest
Discover thousands of signs pointing to hometowns from around the world.
Watson Lake
George Johnston Museum
See George Johnston's photographs and exhibits on inland Tlingit life and the Alaska Highway era.
Teslin
MacBride Museum
Discover Yukon's rich history in a charming old telegraph office.
Whitehorse
Da Kų Cultural Centre exhibits
Explore award-winning exhibits on Kluane and Champagne and Aishihik First Nations language, stories and living culture.
Haines Junction

Choose your length

11-day plan28 stops · 39.4 h transit2.5 stops/day · 3.6 h transit/daySee the full plan →

When to go

Best months: May, June, July, August, September

The supported road-trip window. The paved highway remains remote: verify each fuel and lodging stop, and check DriveBC, Yukon 511 and Alaska 511 before every driving day.

See the month-by-month breakdown →

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