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Alaska Scenic Drives

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Scenic drives to consider in Alaska are listed below. Click on any scenic byway or backway listed below for complete information.

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  • 500 miles (804 km)

This byway is actually a trip by rail. Extending from Seward to the south and Fairbanks in the north, the Alaska Railroad provides 470 miles of beautiful, northern vistas. The Alaska Railroad is the last full service railroad in the United States and actually overlaps some of the Seward Highway. Al...

  • One-day excursions, two to five day itineraries, or see the entire Byway over the course of several weeks.
  • 3500 miles (5632 km)

If you want to see Alaska, take the ferry! The only Byway of its kind, Alaska's Marine Highway lets you leave the driving to someone else as you travel along scenic coastal routes totaling over 8,000 miles. See whales, active volcanoes, glaciers, fjords, and sea lions from the deck! And the adventur...

  • Thirteen to 15 hours, each way.
  • 414 miles (666 km)

A trip along the Dalton Highway is an adventure that will take you on the only road in the United States to cross the Yukon River, Arctic Circle, and Brooks Range. Named for James William Dalton, a North Slope engineer, the Dalton was originally developed as a haul road connecting the Yukon River an...

  • 2.5 hours to drive or eight hours to visit the entire Byway.
  • 135 miles (217 km)

Immerse yourself in Alaska on the Glenn Highway, where geology, culture, and scenery come together to create majestic and rugged landscapes. Winters present you with a splendid skyshow when the Northern Lights dance among the snow-capped mountains, while summers bring you endless days to roam in fie...

  • 1 hour
  • 44 miles (70 km)

This highway connects the Inside Passage community of Haines with Haines Junction in the Yukon Territory. First used by the Chilkat Indians, the highway became a packhorse trail to the Klondike goldfields in the late 1880s. In 1943, the U.S. Army used the highway as a military access road during Wor...

  • 2 hours
  • 116 miles (186 km)

Completed in 1971, the Parks Highway shares with travelers some of Alaska's most memorable and spectacular scenery. Access to Denali National Park and Preserve is via the Parks Highway.

  • 2 hours one way.
  • 128 miles (206 km)

The Richardson Highway is Alaska's oldest highway, beginning as a gold rush trail to Eagle in 1898. General Wilds P. Richardson worked to upgrade it to a wagon road in 1910 after the Fairbanks gold strike. It was made suitable for automobiles in the 1920s and was paved in 1957. Major side excursions...

  • Five hours to drive or two days to enjoy the entire Byway.
  • 127 miles (204 km)

Welcome to beautiful Seward Highway. Few roads in the United States can offer the diversity of scenic landscapes and unique natural features so concentrated in one area. This 127-mile road, linking Anchorage with Seward, passes through some of the most spectacular scenery in the country. The landsca...

  • Allow 3 to 4 hours one way
  • 155 miles (249 km)

The 155 mile Steese Highway connects Fairbanks with the small town of Circle on the banks of the mighty banks of the Yukon River. Unforgettable sites, vistas and natural wonders along the route include the midnight sun at summer solstice, the Chatanika River and Circle Hot Springs. The White Mountai...

  • 30 minutes one way
  • 23 miles (37 km)

Follow the Sterling Highway as it plays tag with the Kenai River, to the "End of the Road" in picturesque Homer. The Sterling affords drivers beautiful, natural scenery as well as unlimited recreational opportunities.

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