cbigham
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Morning, we are taking the class C to Fairbanks from LA, motorcycle on back, want to park the rv at a safe campground in Fairbanks, ride the Haul Rd to Prudhoe Bay. Any suggestions on a safe campground, place a 12 yr old can stay and have fun with family?
Also is the 5 hwy from Tok to Little Gold and Dawsin City passable for an RV? My son wants to see Tombstone Territorial Park. Looks like a 18 hr drive otherwise. I do understand the road in July should be snow free, mostly compact dirt, gravel and oiled?
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SideHillSoup
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Have you bought the travel book called Mile Post. It has a lot LOT of great information in it.
Top of the World Hwy is gravel mostly, with chip seal as well.
Hwy 5 is gravel.
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cbigham
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My buddy picked that book up last week. New version. I reckon we can ride bikes over it in worst case scenario, leave RV in Tok? CHeck it out. IF a go, fetch the gear and do it>
Any word on camping at the Tombstone Territorial park?
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SideHillSoup
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Fair size campground, free firewood in all Yukon Territorial campgrounds.
Tombstone Mountain Campground
Tombstone Territorial Park.
Fill out the form in this link and Yukon will send you a lot of paper info.
Yukon Travel Guides FREE
Enjoy your trip, and Dawson City should not be missed.
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mockturtle
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I've stayed at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks more than once. It was $12 in 2019. Dry camping, an actual parking lot, but safe and there's a lot to see in the Park, itself, like authentic cabins that have been relocated and the air museum. While you're in FB, I highly recommend the Riverboat Discovery trip. I guarantee you will enjoy it. https://www.riverboatdiscovery.com/
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cbigham
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Thanks, we are going to need to leave the rv for 4 days or so for a Prudhoe Bay run. Needs to be safe from thieves..
Dry camp we are good for.
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Johnny G1
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Tok to Dawson, have had my Mh over that road many times and also my truck and Fw, perfect rd in the summer and a short drive to Tombstone Pk.
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folivier
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Yes there is free firewood in Canada's campgrounds but bring an axe to split it!
We stayed at Riverview in Fairbanks for 2 weeks and drove the truck up past Atigun pass and spent 2 nights in a cabin in Wiseman. Riverview was a nice safe campground. This was in 2019.
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SideHillSoup
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folivier wrote:Yes there is free firewood in Canada's campgrounds but bring an axe to split it!
We stayed at Riverview in Fairbanks for 2 weeks and drove the truck up past Atigun pass and spent 2 nights in a cabin in Wiseman. Riverview was a nice safe campground. This was in 2019.
There is NOT free firewood in Canada’s campgrounds. Yukon Territory has free firewood.
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cross21114
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cbigham wrote:Morning, we are taking the class C to Fairbanks from LA, motorcycle on back, want to park the rv at a safe campground in Fairbanks, ride the Haul Rd to Prudhoe Bay. Any suggestions on a safe campground, place a 12 yr old can stay and have fun with family?
Also is the 5 hwy from Tok to Little Gold and Dawsin City passable for an RV? My son wants to see Tombstone Territorial Park. Looks like a 18 hr drive otherwise. I do understand the road in July should be snow free, mostly compact dirt, gravel and oiled?
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Thanks
Cb
I've done the Top of the World twice, most recently in 2019 in a 36' Class C. Road was under a lot of construction but no problem. Great free ferry across the Yukon into Dawson City. Good campground in Dawson. Check out the Sourtoe Cocktail Social club downtown.
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