Denali, Fairbanks, and the Yukon Places

Around Fairbanks
When you drive out of Fairbanks you enter territory where people are few and far between. Away from the highways there are hundreds or thousands of square miles with few signs of human habitation.... The three... (more)
Denali National Park and Preserve
The most accessible of Alaska's national parks and one of only three connected to the state's highway system, 6-million-acre Denali National Park and Preserve is one of North America's finest and easiest... (more)
Fairbanks
Native Alaskans have lived and traveled through Interior Alaska for thousands of years, but it wasn't until the early 1900s that a permanent settlement took shape along the banks of the Chena River. In... (more)
Fortymile Country
A trip through the Fortymile Country up the Taylor Highway will take you back in time more than a century—when gold was the lure that drew hardy travelers to Interior Alaska. It's still one of the... (more)
Richardson Highway
The Richardson Highway stretches 364 miles, from Fairbanks to the ice-free port of Valdez. The first road built from Alaska's coast to the Interior, it provides travelers with fantastic mountain views... (more)
Yukon Territory
Gold! That's what called Canada's Yukon Territory to the world's attention with the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98. Although Yukon gold mining today is mainly in the hands of a few large companies that... (more)

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