If you’re thinking about heading to Alaska, I need to warn you about something right off the bat. It’s completely addictive \u2014 wilderness in its purest form \u2014 and once you’re back home, you’ll ache for those endless forests and glaciers. \u263a\ufe0f An Alaska road trip is one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences that changes you. We drove through Alaska back in 2017 during our three-month road trip. We travelled from Calgary, Canada, across the whole of Alaska all the way down to San Francisco in our beloved van we called Chiquita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We made over a hundred stops along the way, and because we were travelling for so long, we had a very strict budget. Our daily limit was 50 dollars a day for both of us, which meant we ate a lot of pasta with sauce, wild camped everywhere and thought three times before paying for any activity. \ud83d\ude05 Even so, it was an absolutely incredible experience that we still look back on with enormous nostalgia. We explored Anchorage, discovered Whittier and Hatcher Pass, spent three wonderful days in Homer, cruised past glaciers in Kenai Fjords, marvelled at Worthington Glacier and Matanuska Glacier, and made it all the way to Valdez and Haines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this article, you’ll find a detailed Alaska road trip itinerary \u2014 actually four versions for different trip lengths. I’ve put together plans for 7, 10, 14 and 21 days, designed so that families with children, couples, keen hikers and photographers can all find something that works. I’ll tell you when the best time to go is, what to watch out for when planning, and roughly how much the whole thing will cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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