The MILEPOST 2020: Alaska Travel Planner

Someday, the Corona Virus pandemic will be over. And when that happens, people will start visiting Alaska again. Because Alaska remains the journey of a lifetime. It is a long way to go, and if you are going to make the effort, plan ahead to best advantage.Alaska and Northwest Canada are still underdeveloped compared to the lower 48 U.S. states and southern Canada. A visit offers the opportunity to experience the world as it was before sprawling urbanization, where wild animals still roam a landscape covered with forests, streams, lakes, mountains, tundra, and glaciers. In Alaska and Northwest Canada, it is still possible to spends hours, days or weeks in the wild, with minimal contact with other humans. There are no end of outdoor adventures involving fantastic hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, skiing, snow machining, dog sledding, fishing and hunting.So, plan ahead. There are less roads and way less tourist infrastructure than you might be used to. You'll need the Milepost to find the surprisingly scarce gas stations, restaurants, stores and places to sleep with a roof over your head. What there is tends to fill up quickly, especially in summer. Planning ahead helps ensure a positive experience. The Milepost is just the planning resource that most visitors need. Even the locals tend to carry a copy in the car or truck.The 2020 version of "The Milepost" is the 72nd edition, proof that this guide works for lots of people. It has lots of practical information, whether you're arriving by road, sea or air. Most importantly, the Milepost offers a mile-by-mile travelogue, updated annually, for the main roads, along with maps, diagrams of some key towns, photographs and advertisements for attractions, accomodations, and other travel facilities. It includes small delights that might not make it into guide books, like scenic overlooks of glaciers, or places to book a fishing trip. It includes basic information for the Alaska Marine Ferry System, a way to see Southeast Alaska from the water and take your vehicle with you. Of note, the Alaska Marine Ferry System isn't what it used to be. Use the digital link to get the updates.This guide is a must-have resource for those planning an extended trip, whether by car, RV, or camper. The Milepost is most highly recommended. Don't leave home without it.

This is about 700 pages of tissue - thin paper full of advertising. The maps are difficult to find. The maps vary in scale. The map legends are very complicated and non-intuitive. The pages rip very easily. With Covid-19 many gas stations are c!osed or ran out of fuel, especially in the Yukon. You need to carry 10- 20 gallons of gas in cans just to be safe.

The pages are super-thin (like phonebook pages) and tear out easily. It's crammed with information, which is awesome, but makes it overwhelming and hard to want to read. I bought another Alaska travel book as well, and prefer that one to this.

Once you learn how to read this book - it has everything. However, it's not a no-brainer. Significant study is required to understand how to read the book. The book is written from south to north, like you're going to Alaska. We are going to Alaska, but driving back across The Yukon and British Columbia which means we have to read the book backwards. A little study and application is required, but there is no other resource with the detailed information that this book has. Buying it for a driving trip to Alaska IS a no-brainer.

This is a heavy book that in theory you’d want to keep in your vehicle while traveling. I wish a better quality of paper has been used. The pages are tissue-like and the book didn’t even survive its travel through the shipping system to me. It costs too much for the poor quality, so I returned it.

Fantastically interesting book. We planned on using it to drive to Alaska in 2020 while pulling our camper. Well it's fantastically interesting it probably is totally useless this year because of covet. Oh well

The "milepost" format is a bit daunting at first, but the discussions of major destinations and points of interest are excellent! Current links to on-line info, as well as pointers for activities.

I bought this book and used my GPS to get me to Alaska. My GPS, and off-line application, took me on a couple side roads that I could have avoided had I looked at these maps. If you ever go up that way, look out for the “horsefly Road“ detour. It takes you out in the sticks. Because I was not looking at a paper map, I did not realize that it was just taking me off the main road for 10 miles and then back.

This was purchased to be used for our road trip across Canada and up through Alaska in the Summer of 2020, but, due to the Covid 19 pandemic we were not able to go ..... so we will hold on to the book until we are able to go - even though some of the coupons and pricing will be different when we are finally allowed to cross the border safely.

So much information in one place, lots to read.

Ton of information. Well put together.

Looks great but was unable to use it this year due to Covid19.

Perfect to plan the trip to Yukon!