Places To Stay When Exploring Alaska In Your Rv

Alaska is so huge that the exploring it in an RV is really one of the best ways to take in the sites. On your explorations, you will need plenty of places to stay the night.

Places to Stay When Exploring Alaska in Your RV

For those families (or couples!) that love adventure, Alaska offers it in abundance. From the snow capped mountains and glaciers, to the interesting lighting options (six months of darkness, anyone?) - Alaska has something to entertain any vacationer. While travel to Alaska in an RV may seem difficult to some – because of it's distance from the continental United States – recreational vehicles are actually a great way to see this state.

One of the largest cities in Alaska is Fairbanks, and the area around this spot (known as the Interior) is a great place to start your Alaskan vacation. Here is where you can find places like Mount McKinley, the North American continent's highest peak, as well as large areas of tundra that are home to different sorts of wildlife and terrain. One of the Alaska RV facilities available here is the Chena Marina RV Park and Resort, located directly in Fairbanks. This resort offers campers 67 sites for their RV needs, with 40 sites accommodating pull-throughs. 23 sites have full hookups, meaning water, electric and cable is available. The park operates from March 1 through September 15 each year.

If you prefer to do some ocean sporting (or fishing), then staying in the Southwest portion of Alaska is for you. No large cities are located here, and this is very much an area of wilderness and a haven for naturalists. Over 240 species of birds make their homes here, as well as types of bears and other wildlife. The Aleutian Islands extend towards Asia for over 1000 miles in this area as well. There are also volcanoes to see in the Southwest section of Alaska, with Katmai National Park being the focal point (this was created in the 1912 eruption of the volcano known as Novarupta).

RV facilities are hard to find in this area of the state, however, so you might be best off leaving your RV further inland (or driving it to one of the various lodges available for your stay). Some of the aspects of this area can only be fully explored via “fly-ins” where you are flown to a lodge for accommodations and then returned at the end of your stay. This is an interesting as well as unique way to explore spots like the Katmai National Park.

Finding spots to take your RV that are different and exciting may seem like a challenge in today's world, but the many different spots to explore in Alaska make it an excellent destination for your next RV trip.

By: Adrien White

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Adrien White is with RVRentalsforYou.com - information on Alaska RV rentals, dealers, parks and more.