Alaska Highway, Alaska Highways, Alaska

km 1043/mile 648.1 (HM 649)-Junction of Cassiar Highway 37 and Alaska Highway. This 724km/450 mile long highway joins the BC towns of Kitwanga, Stewart, Dease Lake with the Alaska Highway.

Junction 37 Services. 867-536-2794, fax 867-536-7902. Gas, diesel, propane, groceries, motel, free RV dump and water, full hook-ups, campground, restaurant, car wash, showers, laundromat and cold beer off-sales. Dining room and saloon.

km 1044/mile 648.7(HM 650) Nugget City. Buy your nuggets at Nugget City. RV Park, Cabins, Gift Shop, Restaurant and licensed mechanic. New nonsmoking cabins with private bathrooms, Jacuzzi suites available. Wolf-it Down Restaurant, home-made meals, on site bakery. This is a very nice facility with lots of amenities and a good reputation on the Highway. 867-536-2307.

km 1044.2/mile 648.9 Rest area with information map.

km 1078.8/mile 670.4 Little Rancheria Creek, parking.

km 1084.9/mile 674.1 Big Creek bridge. Big Creek wayside and rest area, day use area just north of bridge Toilets, kitchen shelters, tables, and water.

km 1106.2/mile 687.4 Lower Rancheria River, rest area with toilets just south of bridge. Fishing for grayling and Dolly Varden. Use small black flies or spinners. Fishing is best in August.

km 1118.3/mile 695 Spencer Creek.

km 1126.5/mile 700 Rest area by Rancheria river.

km 1128.5/mile 701.2 George's Gorge.

km 1142.3/mile 710 (HM 710) Rancheria Hotel/Motel, visitor facilities.

km 1145.7/mile 712 Canyon Creek.

km 1151/mile 715 Young Creek.

km 1155/mile 718 Rancheria Falls recreation site, large parking area, toilets. Editor's note: Well maintained trail and boardwalk lead to Rancheria River and Falls. 10-minute hike.

km 1156/mile 718.3 Porcupine Creek.

km 1160.6/mile 721 (HM 721) Continental Divide Lodge is known for its friendly service and hospitality. Restaurant, Gas Bar, Motel, RV Park, satellite TV and Gift Shop.

km 1161/mile 721.4 Upper Rancheria River.

km 1162.3/mile 722.3 Continental Divide rest area with toilets and information sign.

km 1166.1/mile 724.6 Large parking area beside Swift River.

km 1172.6/mile 728.6 Rest area

km 1179/mile 733.2 Seagull Creek.

km 1179.5/mile 733 (HM 733) Swift River Lodge. Visitor facilities.

km 1183/mile 735 Partridge Creek.

km 1192/mile 740.7 Screw Creek, parking.

km 1194/mile 742 Rest Area with scenic view, toilets. Swan Lake south of highway has Lake Trout and Whitefish. BC fishing license required.

km 1208.2/mile 750.8 Logjam Creek.

km 1221.8/mile 759.2 Smart River, large parking areas at both ends of bridge. Halfway Point Between Dawson Creek and Fairbanks.

km 1235/mile 767.4 Upper Hazel Creek.

km 1237.2/mile 769 Lower Hazel Creek.

km 1240/mile 770.5 Rest area, toilets.

km 1242.9/mile 772.3 Andrew Creek.

km 1251/mile 777.3 Morley River Yukon Government Day-Use Area. Tables, toilets, kitchen shelter and water. Fly fishing for grayling.

km 1251.5/mile 777.6 Morley River, parking

km 1266.7/mile 787 Strawberry Creek.

km 1273/mile 791 Hays Creek.

km 1282/mile 796.6 Dawson Peaks Resort. Phone/fax 867-390-2244. Restaurant featuring home-cooked meals, fresh baking, licensed lakeview dining. Campground, clean showers, fire pits with free firewood, gift shop and book store. Guided fishing, boat and canoe rental. Editor's note: This is one of the best restaurants on the Alaska Highway. Don't forget to leave room for dessert!

km 1288.1/ mile 800.4 Parking.

km 1293/mile 803.5 Teslin Lake and Nisutlin Bay Bridge. Large parking area with point of interest sign at south end of bridge.

(HM 804)-Teslin. Population 480, elevation 701 m/2300 ft.

Km 1293/mile 804 Yukon Motel. Located on the shore of the Beautiful Nisutlin Bay at Km 1293/Mile 804 on the Alaska Highway in Teslin, Yukon Territory Canada. Lakeshore RV Park, Motel Rooms, Souvenir Shop, Northern Wildlife Gallery, Licensed Restaurant, Gas Station. If you have any questions or would like to make a reservation, feel free to contact us at (867) 390-2443.

Km 1293.1/mile 804.1 Nisutlin Trading Post Motel has a little bit of everything. Motel rooms with satellite TV and phones. Groceries, bakery, fresh produce, soft ice-cream and dairy as well as hardware, camping gear, fishing tackle and licenses. They have an ATM machine and a pay phone.
The service station has unleaded, premium and diesel fuel available. They are on the Alaska Highway on the left if you are headed for Alaska. 867 390 2521

km 1297/mile 806 Parking by Teslin Lake.

km 1299/mile 807 Fox Creek.

km 1307/mile 812 Teslin Lake Yukon government campground. 27 camp sites, fishing, swimming, hiking trails, boat launch. Fee area.

km 1307.2/mile 812 Tenmile Creek.

km 1314/mile 816.5 Lone Tree Creek.

km 1323/mile 822 Deadman Creek. Fishing.

km 1328/mile 763.1 (HM 825) Timber Point, parking.

km 1345/mile 835.8 Canol Road Junction (Yukon Highway 6). Side road leads 210 km/130 miles to town of Ross River. 96 km/60 miles to campground at Quiet Lake (good fishing). No travel facilities between here and Ross River. This road parallels the $130-million Canada Oil pipeline which carried oil to Whitehorse over 600 miles from 60 producing wells near the Arctic Circle. Check road conditions locally.

km 1345.5/mile 836 Teslin River and Bridge. Good fishing for trout, grayling, northern pike, small spoons, spinners and flies. Check at Johnson's Crossing RV Park for fishing info.

km 1346/mile 836 (HM 836) Johnson's Crossing. Shell gas and oil products. Full service RV park, hot showers, laundromat, groceries, home baking, ribs, chicken and salads, gifts, souvenirs, service station, great fishing and photography. Open May 1 to mid-October.

km 1356.8/mile 843 Little Teslin Lake.

km 1364.5/mile 847.9 Salmo Lake, stocked fishing lake.

km 1366/mile 848 Seaforth Creek, rest area, toilets.

km 1368/mile 850 Squanga Lake Yukon government campground, 12 camp sites. Fishing grayling, northern pike and whitefish is best from a small boat. Squanga is an Indian name for the whitefish that are found in the lake. Fee area.

km 1378.7/mile 856.7 Rest area.

km 1393/mile 866 (HM 866) Jake's Corner. From this junction, Yukon Highway 8 leads 55 km/34 miles to Carcross, a goldrush town. From Carcross, the Skagway-Carcross Highway continues 105 km/65 miles to Skagway Alaska, most northerly stop on the Alaska Marine Highway System Carcross can be visited as part of a "loop trip" which rejoins the Alaska Highway at 1455 km/904 mile.

For a mile-by-mile description of the Skagway-Carcross Highway, including Carcross, (see Klondike Highway).

One mile from this junction on the road to Carcross, Yukon Highway 7 branches off to Atlin, famous pioneer gold mining town.

km 1403/mile 871.8 Judas Creek, fishing.

km 1413.8/mile 878.5 Lakeview Campground and Marina, visitor facilities.

km 1427/mile 886.7 Marsh Lake, parking.

km 1430/mile 888.6 Marsh Lake Recreation Site. 41 camp sites, swimming beach, toilets, tables, kitchen shelter, playground, hiking trails, fishing-lake trout, grayling and northern pike.

km 1432/mile 889.8 McClintock River, parking at north end of bridge. Boat launch.

km 1439/mile 894 Kettley's Canyon.

km 1443.8/mile 897.2 Yukon River Bridge and Dam. Rest area, toilets, boat launch.

km 1453.3/mile 903 Sourdough Campsite.

km 1455/mile 904.1 Junction Yukon Highway 2, from Carcross, and Skagway.

km 1457/mile 905 Cowley Creek.

km 1459/mile 906.6 Wolf Creek Public Campground, 40 camp sites, 11 tent sites, well water, toilets, tables, kitchen shelter, playground, hiking trails and fishing. Fee area.

km 1461.5/mile 908 Meadow Lakes Executive Par 4 golf course.

km 1463.4/mile 909.3 Visitor facilities.

km 1466/mile 911 Pioneer RV Park. 5 minutes to downtown Whitehorse. Full service RV Park. Full and partial hookups, showers, laundromat. Convenience store. Modem access. Tickets & reservations for attractions & Tours. 168. 867-668-5944 or 1-866-626-7383 for reservations.

km 1467/mile 911.6 Side Road. One-half mile to Miles Canyon and suspension footbridge. Past the footbridge the road follows the shoreline of Schwatka Lake until, just past the hydro dam, it joins the main access route into Whitehorse. Caution: The road is narrow, winding and steep.

km 1468/mile 912.2 Philmar Enterprises, Recreational Vehicle Service and Supply. Complete RV and automotive repair.

km 1469.5/mile 913.1 Information rest stop.

km 1470/mile 913.4 Hi Country RV Park 91374 Alaska Highway (Top of Robert Service Way); 867 667-7445 or toll free 1-877-458-3806, fax 867 668-6342. Great location, close to airport and downtown. 130 scenic treed sites, panoramic view, fill hook-ups, 30 amp service, cable TV, laundromat, clean showers. RV wash and dump station. Tickets available for local shows and attractions. Convenience store and gift shop.

South access route to Whitehorse.

km 1473/mile 915 Yukon Transportation Museum. This is a very interesting stroll through the Yukon's past. You will see the "Queen of the Yukon," Lindbergh's sister airship, as well as many other types of transportation that helped open the early Yukon to modern times.

Beringia Interpretive CentreThis multimedia exposition features life-size exhibits of animals of the last ice age, interactive CD-ROM kiosks and dioramas depicting the unique landscape, flora and fauna of Beringia. Highlights of the Centre are a full-size cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered and a reconstruction of the 24,000 year old Bluefish Caves archaeological site.

The Centre is on the Alaska Highway, just south of the Whitehorse Airport (km 1473) and five minutes from downtown . Parking for recreational vehicles. Wheelchair accessible. Hours 8am to 9pm daily, mid-May to mid-September. Reduced hours for the rest of year. Admission fee. 867-667-8855

km 1473.5/mile 916 Airport Chalet 867 668-2166. Clean comfortable hotel rooms, licensed family restaurant, cocktail lounge with beer off sales conveniently located next to the airport. Gas and oil. Open year round.

km 1473.5/mile 915.6 Whitehorse Airport.