The MILEPOST® is Alaska’s best known and most extensive travel guide. It was first published in 1949 as a 72-page mile-by-mile guide to the recently opened to the public Alaska (“Alcan”) Highway. The 2017 edition has more than 700 pages of detailed travel information on 30 major routes―including the Alaska Highway, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year―and 60 side trips, totaling more than 15,000 miles of road in Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia and Alberta.
The “quintessential reference” to Alaska travel, The MILEPOST® offers mile-by-mile descriptions of all highways, with details on accommodations, camping, sightseeing, attractions and services, as well as fascinating facts on the history and wildlife of the North. Trip planning help and answers to frequently asked questions are addressed in the Travel Planning section, with features on crossing the border, traveling with pets, the Alaska ferry system and suggested itineraries.
The MILEPOST® includes more than 100 city and road maps; the wildly popular pull-out Plan-A-Trip Map; more than 600 photos; and free access to a digital edition of the book.
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Don’t leave home without it… Alaska is the journey of a lifetime for many visitors. Real wilderness is only half an hour from downtown Anchorage, the entry point for many travelers. In fact, Alaska and Northwest Canada offer an unsurpassed opportunity to experience a pre-urban world of rugged country, covered with forests, streams, lakes, mountains, tundra, glaciers, and lots of wildlife, where the traveler can spend hours or days out of sight of his or her fellow humans. The opportunities for outdoor adventure, whether…
The Definitive Travel Guide Going to Alaska My first reading of the Milepost, the Alaska Travel Planner, was in September 1968 when I drove from NY to Anchorage. The latest edition exceeded my high expectations. The detailed information on travel to Alaska from Washington, Montana, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alaska itself is current. The inclusion of available rail and ferry services is icing on the cake. Even the photos and advertising give insights into the history and current conditions. The Milepost is also on-line…
Better than the internet Really helpful, with info that’s hard to find anywhere else. So much detail! For example, if you wanted to know that in 2017 they’re gonna try to keep the road into Denali NP plowed to mile 12 in the winter instead of only to mile 3 like they’ve done in the past, you’ll find that info in The Milepost, but not on the park’s website. On all roads, every little turnout on the side of the road is noted, often with a description of the view or of the vegetation. One of my favorite turnouts was…