![]() ![]() Scenic view, turn around limited for RV’s towing vehicles. Parking with Information sign “Ponds are not Forever”. 100 yards upstream the Chisana and Nabesna Rivers join to form the Tanana (tan’-nah-naw) River. Scenic view of Tanana River, parking with Information sign on “Highways of Water”. Northway was named after the late chief Walter Northway, who passed away in 1993 at the age of 117. The Community is made up of approximately 400 people, mainly Athabascans. Northway Junction, visitor facilities. 7 mile/11 km side road to Northway-groceries, motel, gas, camping. The Chisana River (shoe-san’-ah) parallels the highway. Parking with Information sign on the “Solar Basin”. Toilets, tables, fishing, nature trails and boat launch. Grayling fishing.ĭeadman Lake Public Campground. Gardiner Creek, parking at south end of bridge. Visible to the north are the Mentasta Mountains, part of the Alaska Range. Scenic view, Information sign on “The Changing Landscape”. The vertical culverts along the road were one of many attempt to prevent the permafrost from thawing and the road from falling apart. To meet this challenge, the refuge is an active participant in the Alaska Public Lands Information Center in Tok, and has a visitor reception center with interesting display at mile 1229.įor a complete list of Things to do in BC, the Yukon and Alaska on your trip north, visit our Things To Do section. This gives the refuge an outstanding opportunity to provide interpretation about Alaskan habitats and the National Wildlife Refuge System. Visitors from all over the United States and many foreign countries pass along Tetlin’s northern boundary every year. No significant salmon runs reach this far inland.Īs one of the only two road-connected Alaskan refuges, Tetlin has the unique opportunity of reaching nearly all the visitors who travel to the state via the Alaska Highway. Wolves, grizzly and black bears and members of three different caribou herds range over the refuge.Īrctic grayling, burbot, lake trout, northern pike and whitefish are present in refuge lakes and streams. Dall sheep dot the higher slopes while moose feed upon the tender new growth that springs up in the wake of frequent lightning caused fires. Tetlin Refuge also supports a variety of large mammals. An estimated 126 species breed on Tetlin during the short summer, when long days and warm temperatures accelerate the growth of plants, insects and other invertebrates, providing a ready source of rich foods for nesting birds. Migrants, including ducks, geese, swans, cranes, raptors and songbirds, begin arriving in the valley in April, and continue into early June. Others pass through on their way to breeding and nesting grounds elsewhere in the state. Many of these birds breed and nest on the refuge. This upper Tanana River valley has been called the “Tetlin Passage,” because it serves as a major migratory route for birds traveling to and from Canada, the lower 48 and both Central and South America. Tetlin National Wildlife is a dynamic landscape made up of forests, wetlands, tundra, lakes, mountains and glacial rivers bounded by the snowy peaks of the Alaska Range. Parking with information sign on “Corridors for Passage”. Interpretive sign, parking, the Arctic Loon can often be seen in these marshes. The Alaska Highway road log below uses the actual Alaska mileposts.Įast boundary of Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge. The Yukon and British Columbia have placed new kilometre posts while Alaska still uses the original milepost markers. Highway descends gradually over the 300 miles to Fairbanks along the Tanana River.ĭue to Alaska Highway reconstruction, There is a 40mile/64 Kilometre difference between the Yukon Log Numbers and the Alaska Road Log Numbers when you cross the border. You’re now entering Alaska’s broad, interior plateau extending from the Wrangell and Alaska Mountain Ranges to the Brooks Range beyond the Yukon River. ![]() It is the law in Alaska to travel with your headlights on at all times. If you are traveling to Alaska it is one hour earlier, The Yukon is on Pacific Time Zone. Rest Area information sign with facts on International border. All traffic entering Canada must stop.Ĭanada/ USA International Border. Canada Customs and Immigration, open 24 hours a day year round. ![]()
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