beckylj22

My husband, two friends, and I (all in our late 20's) are planning a trip to Alaska at in the end July, beginning of August 2011. We plan to camp the entire time. Here is our rough itinerary. Any suggestions would be great! We are going to fish either near Seward on Day 5 or near Homer on Day 7, we havent decided yet. Do you think that is enough time in each spot? Is there anything that we should do or see in those areas that aren't on the list?

Day 1- Arrive in Anchorage, drive to Wasilla (for supplies), Drive to Denali National Park (7 hours) camp for the night at Riley Creek campground
Day 2- Denali National Park; Tour, Hiking
Day 3- Denali National Park; white water rafting
Day 4- Denali National Park to Kenai Peninsula (9 hours)
Day 5- Seward, fishing
Day 6 - Seward, Glacier Wildlife Cruise all day with/without fishing
or
Boat and Kayak tour

Day 7- Homer, Fishing
Day 8- Homer to Katmai by Emerald air to view the bears for the day
Day 9- Homer to Anchorage (4.5 hours)
Day 10- Fly home

beckylj22

After reading some more posts I changed the itinerary a little bit. Here is the updated one.
Day 1- Arrive in Anchorage, drive to Wasilla (for supplies), Drive to Denali National Park (6 hours) camp for the night at Riley Creek campground
Day 2- Denali National Park; Tour, Hiking
Day 3- Denali National Park; Hiking
Day 4- Denali National Park; white water rafting then drive to girdwood/alyeska (7 hours)
Day 5- Girdwood/Alyeska hike then drive to Seward (2 hours)
Day 6 - Seward, Glacier Wildlife Cruise all day
or
Boat and Kayak tour Ailaik Bay

Day 7- Seward, Fishing, sightseeing, Exit Glacier
Day 8- Homer to Katmai by Emerald air to view the bears for the day
Day 9- Homer, Skyline drive, sightseeing, fishing
Day 10- Homer to Anchorage (4.5 hours) Fly home

dfrostnh

What time do you arrive in Anchorage? Many flights don't get in until late afternoon or early evening. I think it's too amibitous to drive to Denali the same day. Either coming or going to Denali, I would break up the long drive with a stop in Talkeetna and/or Independence Mine State Park. Suggest spending your first night in Anchorage. Get some pizza at the Moose's Tooth and enjoy the distant view if you sit outside. It's right on the hwy but you can see some mountains in the distance. Try the beer sampler and celebrate being in AK.

spirobulldog

I thought from a previous post you were renting an rv. How are you gonna drop it off in homer?

beckylj22

We arent renting an rv. We are camping in tents and renting a car. Our two friends that are going with us aren't going on the Emerald Air bear viewing with us, so they will keep the car while we do that.

hayjax

Getting from Seward to Homer is around 8 hours there abouts. When we did it our first trip from Homer to Seward---stopped for lunch and it took us most of the day. It looks like a short drive but it isn't plus you have RV's you get behind. The highway is not like in the states and there are many fatal accidents on it. We allow at least 6 hours to get from Homer to Anchorage. Distances are deceiving---you need to allow a day to travel to take in the scenery a long the way and check out Homer--it is my favorite place in the world. I have taken Emerald Air when it was owned by the Chris Day but they leave in the morning and that is an all day affair---very worth it!!! In fact, I am leaving tomorrow morning for Anchorage and then flying to Katmai for a few days.