My dad, uncle, and I are flying to anchorage in early/mid August 2008. We have a 10-12 Day trip. We are there for the scenery, not the little things like kayaking and such. (probably halibut fishing in Homer)

We are Moderate Outdoors people. (We dont have to or want to stay in a hotel any point in time, but we arent going to the top of the Great One, either).

I wanted to know anything and everything i need to about RVing between Denali and Homer.

Can we pull to the side of the road and sleep in our RV? (inside and outside of Denali)

Whos best to rent from? Ive seen Great Alaskan Holiday rates and I like them!

Who should we charter through for the Halibut fishing in Homer?

Hi, Have you tried reading and posting on an RV discussion board, like the one at RV.net? Alaska trips are always a popular topic.

A copy of "Milepost" would prove invaluable

we rented from Great Alaskan in 2002 and were pleased with them.

You can just pull off the side of the road for the night. There are several wide spots to do this. They would be listed in the Milepost. The Milepost is a description of everything there is along Alaska's highway's, including such things as wide spots suitable for overnight stays.

We rented an RV from Great Alaska for two weeks last summer, and had a fabulous trip! I highly recommend the Teklanika campground in Denali (the only place we had reservations). You're allowed to drive yourself further into the park that way. (3 days minimum, but we just stayed 2) Get a Tek Pass and you can ride any shuttle with space available. In Homer, you can stay on the Spit at the Fishing Hole - very inexpensive. If you can get to Seward, the municipal campground is about $12 a night ($25 if you can get hookups) and has gorgeous views. Incidently, it took us a full day to drive from Anchorage to Seward due to the many many scenic spots along the way. Have fun planning your trip of a lifetime!

Hi Herridge,

Do you have an itinerary yet? I too would like to hear from some RV'ers on places they pulled off, unexpected experiences (good or bad!), and must-see places, esp on a budget.

We rented an RV in Alaska and only used a pull-out on the highway once. A wide paved area adjacent to the highway. There were a couple of other RV's there and a big truck. When we woke, one of the RV's was gone as was the truck but 2 other RV's and a different truck was there. Very quiet aside from the traffic noise, nobody approached us and in the morning we just pulled out. No hassles at all although my wife preferred the campgrounds.

Heed the advice to get a copy of the Milepost. This is a telephone book size guide with oodles of maps and descriptions of everything milepost by milepost. You will find state parks that you can stay in which are better than wide spots in the road, IMO.

We toured Alaska in a RV this past summer, late July to early August, for 2 weeks. We rented from Great Alaskan and had no issues. We would rent from them again.

Definitely get the latest Milepost. It's the RVer's guide to the Alaska.

We preferred staying at the state park campgrounds. The commercial campgrounds are trying to make a proft so they pack in as many RVs as they can fit. We had more room at the park campgrounds, and those places were more scenic as well.

We really didn't see many RVs pulled over on the side of the road for the night but you could certainly do it. Some of the Fred Meyer's stores (the Walmarts of Alaska) will let RVs use their parking lots overnight. We found Fred Meyer's to be useful because most have full dumping and water facitilies.

In Homer, I suggest parking your RV on Homer Spit instead of staying "in town". For Denali, stay at one of the campgrounds in the park.

We have used Great Alaskan Holidays 3 different trips and will recommend them to anyone that asks, top quality products. If you are going to go camping, I highly recommend this book from Amazon: Traveler's Guide to Alaskan Camping. Their recommendations are very true. Just one little FYI, making pick up time with Great Alaskan can be a little disappointing. You will be given an appointment to come and watch a video about using the Motorhome. It takes about 2 hours to be on your way. If you want to go Halibut fishing, Homer is the better choice I think for charters. I checked the mid August tidal predictions for Homer, mid August will be perfect tidal fishing for the Halibut. The Coho salmon don't usually start running until the 3rd week but the tides won't be in your favor for Halibut if you decide to fish for salmon on the rivers. Another thing, hit the grocery store close to Great Alaskan as once you leave Anchorage, retail prices rise dramatically. Also, keep in mind, 10 mpg so plan your fuel fill ups accordingly.