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mile 265/km 426.5 Jarvis Creek.
mile 262.6/km 422.6 -Scenic view, handicap accessible toilets.
mile 261/km 420 Fort Greely.
mile 258.3/km 415.7 Alyeska Pipeline Pump
Station No. 9. No tours available.
mile 257.6/km 414.6 Meadows Road, entrance to U.S. Army Cold regions Test Center at Fort Greeley.
mile 252.9/km 407 Rest area, picnic table.
mile 246/km 395.9 Donnelly Dome to the west, elevation 3,910 ft.
mile 245/km 394.3 Donnelly Lake.
mile 243.9/km 392.5 Parking, good views (on clear day) of Alaska Range, and peaks Deborah, Hess, and Hayes, to the south.
mile 243.5/km 391.9 Parking with view of pipeline.
mile 241.3/km 388.2 Scenic view; parking.
mile 238/km 383 Donnelly Creek State Recreation Site. 12 camp sites along loop road, water and toilets, firepits and hiking
trail.. It is one of the state's most scenic campgrounds, with views of some of the tallest
peaks in the Alaska Range. The Delta bison herd can often be seen from nearby viewpoints and from the campground.
mile 234.7/km 377.7 Ruby Creek, parking.
mile 234.5/km 377.4 Parking.
mile 233.2/km 375.3 Bear Creek, parking
mile 231/km 371.7 Darling Creek, parking.
mile 230.5/km 370.9 Parking.
mile 228.3/km 367.4 Parking beside One Mile Creek.
mile 227/km 365.3 Gunny Sack Creek, parking.
mile 225.4/km 362.7 Parking, picnic tables on right southbound. Trail opposite historical sign leads 1/4 mile to Black
Rapids Lake (rainbow). Historical
sign describes rapid advance of Black Rapids Glacier. During the winter of 1936, this mile-wide, 300-foot-high river of ice advanced an average of 115 ft./day, or over 4 miles, to within 1/2 mile of the highway. It has been receding ever since.
mile 22.8/km 361.7 Upper Suzy-Q Creek, parking.
mile 224.5/km 361.3 Lower Suzy-Q Creek.
mile 223.7/km 360 Boulder Creek.
mile 223/km 358.9 Whistler Creek.
mile 220.8/km 355.3 Flood Creek, parking.
mile 219.9/km 353.9 Michael Creek, parking at both ends of bridge. Good view of Pump Station No 10.
mile 219.1/km 352.6 Pipeline Pump Station No. 10.
mile 218.8/km 352.1 Trims Creek, parking at north end of bridge.
mile 218/km 351 Highway. Maintenance Camp, no services.
mile 217.1/km 349.4 Castner Creek, small parking
area at both ends of bridge.
mile 217/km 349.2 Parking.
mile 216.8/km 348.9 Lower Miller Creek, parking at south end of bridge.
mile 216/km 347.6 Parking area to view pipeline.
mile 215/km 346 Parking; pipeline crosses Miller Creek.
mile 214/km 344.4 Scenic view; parking.
mile 212/km 341 Parking.
mile 208/km 334.7 Parking.
mile 206.2/km 331.8 Scenic view; parking.
mile 203.9/km 328.1 Parking.
mile 202.4/km 325.7 McCallum Creek.
mile 202/km 325 Pipeline parallels the highway.
mile 201.4/km 324.1 Phelan Creek.
mile 200.5/km 322.7 Fielding Lake State Recreation Site. Access via 2-mile side road. A scenic campground at an
elevation of 2,973 feet in the
Alaska Range. The ice on the lake often remains until July. The 17 site campground is rustic but has picnic tables, toilets, and a bulletin board with information about the area.
Boat launch and fishing. The boat launch provides access to some excellent fishing. The fish population is all natural and not stocked. Arctic Grayling, lake trout and burbot are all found in Fielding Lake. No fee and no water. There is a public use cabin which is available by reservation.
mile 197.6/km 318 Parking; scenic view. Monument to former Alaska road commission director, Captain Wilds P. Richardson, for whom the highway is named. Gulkana Glacier, 3
miles from road, is good photo subject.
mile 196.8/km 316.7 Gunn Creek bridge. View of Gulkana Glacier to northeast.
mile 195/km 313.8 Summit Lake, elevation 3,210 ft. There are several parking areas bordering Summit Lake between mile 191 and 194.
mile 191.5/km 308.2 The Water's Edge Cottages
mile 190.5/km 306.6 Parking by Gulkana River and view of Summit Lake and pipeline.
mile 189.5/km 305 Large parking area.
mile 188.3/km 303 Rest area; tables, firepits, water, toilets.
mile 185.5/km 298.5 Paxson Junction.
mile 184.5/km296.8 Parking.
mile 182.1/km 293 Parking by Paxson Lake.
mile 180/km 289.6 Parking.
mile 179/km 288 Huffman Creek.
mile 177/km 284.8 Parking.
mile 175/km 281.6 Paxson Lake Public Campground. Access by
3/4-mile gravel road. Large campground near lake with some pull-through sites, dump station, fire pits, boat launch and water available. Good fishing for trout, grayling and burbot. Fee area. Watch for bear.
mile 173.2/km 278.7 Dick Lake to the east. Good view of pipeline.
mile 171.5/km 276 Parking.
mile 170/km 273.5 Meier's Lake Roadhouse.
mile 169.3/km 272.5 Large parking area. Middle Fork Trailhead.
mile 168.1/km 270.5 Gillespie Lake Trailhead and parking.
mile 166.5/km 268 June and Nita lakes one mile trail to the west. Fishing.
mile 162.2/km 261 Parking.
mile 161/km 259 Haggard Creek.
mile 160.8/km 258.7 Haggard Creek Trailhead, parking area. Access to Gulkana River, grayling fishing.
mile 154.3/km 248.3 Parking.
mile 150.7/km 242.5 Parking.
mile 147.2/km 236.9 Sourdough Roadhouse, and Sourdough Creek.
mile 14754/km 23732 Sourdough Creek Public Campground. 41 camp sites, toilets, boat launch. Handicap accessible. Fee area. Good fishing in Gulkana River.
mile 147/km 236.6 Large parking area.
mile 141.4/km 227.5 Large parking area.
mile 140.7/km 226.4 Parking.
mile 139.3/km 224.2 Parking.
mile 138.2/km 222.6 Poplar Grove Creek.
mile 136.9/km 220.3 Gulkana River Trail.
mile 136.5/km 219.6 Coleman Creek.
mile 135.6/km 218.2 Parking.
mile 132.3/km 213.2 Parking.
mile 132/km 212.4 Gulkana River Fishing and Camping Park.
mile 130/km 209.2 Parking.
mile 128.5/km 206.8 Gakona Junction North Junction of Richardson and Glenn Highways.
Here the Glenn Highway (known locally as the Tok Cut-Off) heads northeast 125 miles to Tok Alaska .
mile 128.5/km 206.8 Gakona Junction Village Texaco Station, accommodations, gifts. Fishing guides are available in June and July.1-888-462-3221
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