Driving The Alaska (Alcan) Highway - What it's really like! 

This video covers the drive from the north Washington Border, along the Alaska Highway through British Columbia (BC) and Yukon Territory in Canada to the town of Tok, Alaska - and also details the direction to get to the official end of the Alaska Highway in Delta Junction, which is a few hours from Tok. Thank you for keeping comments respectful. I put a lot of work into making this video from two previous trips through Canada.

My Dad was a semi driver in the 50’s, Seattle to Anchorage, he took me in 59’. 800 miles of gravel road an 9 pilot cars. The most beautiful world I’ve ever seen.

I drove the ALCAN Highway in 1992 and I see that all the towns are much bigger now. Just loved my trip, A dream come true. Thanks for the updates!

Thanks for your video. It will be useful on my trip to Seqard

I appreciate this video. I'm planning for Alaska June 2025. I have the milepost and most of the emergency kit items. As a new solo traveler this trip is a memorial trip for my husband who passed in March. Videos like this really build my confidence in driving almost 4,000 miles.

Outstanding video. My wife and I along with our mini schnauzer are thinking about driving to Alaska next June. You provided a lot of great information I needed to know. Thank You!!

Better video than most. My wife and I did Anchorage to Orange County, California in August 2018. Took us 19;days. We took our time. Glad you gave more respect to Canada to most other similar RU-vid videos.

very nice edition! txs good info thanks for the 10 tips we planned for two years and tag team drove the entire thing three people toke our time and did it in three to four hour stints! two spares on the roof gas on the roof flew back shiped the car sold it to a group that did the same thing. we built the car by professionals..;. we had a blast no rush drove with traffic all the way! 1992 that vehicle made two more trips ...modified jeep cherokee extended top! it had a bear cage built in the back for three people ....

I rewatched the video as I just finished mapping out my stops. Appreciated the information again and seeing some of the spots after reading about them! You guys drove the route very fast, I am impressed by how much driving you did

I am driving the ALCAN right now! Left Dawson Creek this morning and staying at Muncho Lake. Absolutely gorgeous…darn near hot day! Saw a sow and a cub and lots of caribou (almost hit one)….

Very Informative and Expertly edited!!!!! Thank you 🙏

Discovered your video by accident. Of all the Alaska/Canada videos I've watched, and I'd easily say hundreds, you by far have the most appealing. Just enough talking to make it interesting. We've been to Alaska 5 times. Your work is a real treat.

We made this trip in 66. My dad was in the Union and we was always traveling. This was a real adventure and something to see. A great trip for sure. A lot nicer and easier today then back then.... thanks for sharing

Great video...thank you for your great tips. One of the best tips was putting my husband's phone and my email on my screen saver as you suggested. What a great idea! I hope it won't be needed, but I feel safer now.

I lived in Fort Nelson for 17 years and had relatives in western Oregon and Washington; so this was a real trip down Memory Lane. Thanks so much.

I'm from Whitehorse, Yukon. A great travel video my dear. Been to Alaska many times to visit friends and hockey tournaments in the winter. Northerners rule!

The best alCan video……thank you

Hey, this is so great thank you so much because I plan to leave here. I’m in Georgia, I plan to leave here in the middle of July to head to Alaska. I’m single and I’m black and I’ve ha e my 3 dogs. I feel a little scared. I got to be honest with you, but I know that I’m not gonna let that stop me. I’ve always dreamed of going to the Yukon driving to Alaska, and I have the opportunity to do that now. Thank you so much for your video. This is gonna help me as a single woman driving this road to be safe. I really appreciate it.

Great video! Lifelong Anchorage resident here and have only been on the highway one time. It was fun seeing Burwash Landing where we were stranded for a month waiting for the car to get repair. It was 1962 so I am sure the repair is much faster these days!

Hello Alaska Living! Loved your vid! And I admire how you stayed calm during the no- gas situation. Very well put together. Held my attention the whole way thru. And those are great songs... especially the the one that starts with whistling! Thank you very much!

Great video. Thank you. Very informative. Beautiful nature all the way.

Fantastic video,I learned so much,going to watch it again

Thanks for doing this and bringing back some wonderful memories to this legally blind Old lady. Lived up North in BC and Yukon in my younger days. Take care and again thanks so much. Smiles from Mimi

Thank you for sharing. Very enjoyable and relaxing. 😊👍🏽Appreciate the tips.

Thank you so much. I've been researching for a year gaining knowledge for my trip next April. I'll be spending my 62nd birthday year in Alaska! The most wanted place to go in the US, all my life. So excited. I'll be driving and leaving from South Dakota. Thanks for your video and going at a slower pace to take it all in!

My husband & I really enjoyed your video. We live in the South of the lower 48, but have been to Alaska many times. It’s one of our most favorite states! Btw, you have the most soothing voice!

June was perfect for this adventure for us. Always light out most of the way. It’s a great highway and everything I’d hoped it would be. Great video.

This is the first time I've followed your venture. Thank you very much. Lots of info on your trip. I used to live in Ft. St. John back in 1970. It was a small town and now it's very large for Canada BC. Thanks again.

I drove this route twice; 1980 and then 81, many parts of the highway were not paved. Very beautiful scenery; rough ride sometimes....thanks this has been fun to watch.

Drove all the way to Deadhorse from Montana in 2016. The roads (June) were excellent on the Alcan and Alaska routes. Only exception was road construction for several miles just south of Deadhorse; where many spring washouts were being repaired. Encountered many folks on motorcycles, bicycles, and one guy walking (not a great idea in polar bear country).

What a beautiful place

I really enjoyed watching the movie you shared, the natural scene is so beautiful. Thank you! I clicked the subscribe button to your channel!

I just found your channel from Through My Lens. It was so kind of you to share your helicopter ride with Josh and Pops! I'm planning to do this drive in 2 years. I appreciate the practical tips you give in your videos, it's exactly the information I'm looking for.

When I first moved here (North Pole, Alaska) in 1999, I joined a group called "Alaska Living." Many of us are still friends to this day. It is a wonderful place to live!!

I'm doing it later this May unless something special comes up that I can't pass on. I can't wait. I'm in Southwest, Utah now in a small old town and have been on the road for 3 months after selling my East, TX lawncare business after passing out due to the extreme heat index. I've met many people along this short 2 months and heard many stories. I've met amazing people on backpacking trails from Big Bend to Arches to the Grand Canyon. I've shared some beers with homeless people and spent a night around a campfire with astronomers. Life is short, you have to take risks and go outside your comfort zone, I'm only 32 but in these last 3 months I've learned I've only just started to live. Life is short, experience, empathy and knowledge in my short time experience this thing we call life are what truly matter. Edit: I'm a 2nd Amendment type and don't carry anymore. I wouldn't recommend picking up hitchhikers unless you can defend yourself. I've carried 4 hitchhikers in my life but that's because I was armed and has my pistol next to me seatbelt, I no longer do that. It's a risk you should be aware of. Chances are you'll be fine 99/100 times and all those people were interesting but one was definitely concerning. You should consider this before stopping for a hitchhiker, if you're alone it's your risk but if you have friends or family with you then you should consider how your decisions might effect them.

Thank you for all the helpful information!! Looking forward to my trip next summer. Great video!

Is this our planet ..? When seeing this vedio , I think like that .. what a beautiful environment .. i have no word to describe beauty of canada.. actually which is very beautiful .. without people empty landscapes.. mountains with snow.. wild animals .. forests.. blue colour water with rivers and lakes .. all of these things are marvellous .. i can' t believe this is our planet.. love you (canada)...🇨🇦from🇱🇰

Thanks for yours nice video, appreciated. Very informative for beginners. If you allow me, One more tip: never miss Liard river Hot spring, I hope you was been there…So beautiful place for the rest. Highly recommended!

Wow, thanks so much for this. Watched several others about the trip, all more “how fun” sorts of travelogues. Greatly appreciate your concrete and practical insiders knowledge.! We’re driving up from Oregon in August to Haines and ferrying to Juneau for work. Well done.

My brother and I drove the AlCan back around 1971; in those days the Canadian portion wasn't paved, but it was the best dirt road I have ever seen, although REALLY DUSTY. We kept looking for the fabled bad part and never saw it. The effective speed limit was what your car's engine could keep up all day long. The best kind of car for that was one with a big old V8 engine (not a flathead). By the time one gets a hard day's drive out of Vancouver there isn't much scenery; most of the way one is surrounded by skinny trees too small to get a board out of, but tall enough to block any view there might otherwise be. The highest point on the highway is near the tree line, so there is a bit of a view there. Lots of places to fish if that is your thing; I don't know about fishing licenses. I was surprised to see the poor tires on many cars and pickups headed south as we neared Alaska. It was definitely something to do once.

Anyway...a nice video. Thanks for posting

Thanks so much! We plan to visit this year, and this was good perspective.

enjoyed your video, thanks

Okay this a video ment for millennials. For starters i drove the Alcan back in the 90's gps was not what we used we used a map. It was paper and it folded up, but some people never learned how to fold let alone read one. A compass helps for some. Canada still has mile post markers, and if anyone reslly learned about the Alcan is the milepost towns. They were built for rest for travellers besides a safe place. I always stopped at the mom and pop places the food was better and service to.😊

This vid is highly informative! Nicely done! Thank you!!!

❤❤❤ thank you from morroco to you

What a great video, thanks for taking us on your journey.

Great informative video. I drove the Alcan in late June & early Sept. 2022 & gas was over $9/gal. in June. The best tip I would add to your list just below bring cash (both US & Canada) is the first stop to make when entering town is the Information Center. The people are most helpful & it is a one stop to find all the most useful info for traveling from the cheapest gas to help with making reservation for the Alaska State Ferry. Or & by the way, the Ferry was the cheapest, & most enjoyable, option for me when I left Alaska, but then my truck only gets 9mpg,.

I live in Fort St. John. Just a head’s up. There is a small oil refinery in Prince George. Your cheapest fuel is usually there. It will get more expensive from Cache Creek to Williams Lake then drop until you reach Prince George. The price of fuel will climb from there north.

👩Thank you so much for making this video it is very informative and to the point you're a "Lifesaver" God BLESS you.🙏❤️👍

Loved your video - it was helpful - thanks

thanks for sharing

very good video , you said very enough and told us anything about all tips , thank you so much

Such an mazhing view of Alaska...that it seems...we suddenly landed on some another planet...having too much snow...❤❤

That was amazing info. Thank you

Thank you for the info !

Great video both scenic and very good information. I traveled The Alcan solo (just my 🐕 as companion) and spent 2 summers working for the Burrough schools. Most memorable vacations of my life. One mistake I made is stocking up on food before leaving WA.. Can't take fruits / veggies or anything Canada grows into to the country. Waste of $$$ as it all was left at the border.🙄 I didn't read beyond the NO guns laws.. never thought of fresh fruits ect.. Makes sense. They also searched every inch of my RV.. guess they couldn't believe a woman would travel Alone without a weapon. I told RCMP I had left my hand guns in lock-up @ RV Park in WA as I knew the laws in CA was NO guns.

Thank you so much. We learned a lot from this video. We have plans for 2025. Lynn and Danny

thank you 👍🍺

Very interesting and informative

thankyou. Greeting from Istanbul Turkiye

Watching here in Saskatchewan 😊,,it's my dream to travel Alaska by land..

Amazing video, thanks

Drove it quite a bit from 98 to 2001 while living in Fort Nelson, BC; the Alaska Highway is Fort Nelson's main street eh! Nasty in Winter though eh!

Back in 1995, I hitchhiked alone up and down the highways in Alaska. Would probably no longer work today in this fearful society.

I drove the Alcan in November 1970 in a 1970 ss396 with my wife

I like this Ths

Hello, thanks for the video! We're you driving during winter or summer season here?!

Good video

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Love it

What kind of vehicle are you in? We are interested in going and want to use something reliable/comfortable. Great footage ❤

Only one tip is needed. Bring 3x the amount of money of your worst-case scenario.

1 kilometer is roughly 60% of a mile, give or take. Way easier math, look at your 60MPH to our 100KPH and there you go.

Neat

awusome info 😏

Better getting a 'new' vehichles to travel on this Highway. It will be going a long journey for the travellers.

Beautiful trip. Is that a restroom stop (@ 26:15) by the border?

Don't be shy about saying "British Columbia" instead of Canada, LOL. And of course the Alaska (or Alaskan or Alcan) highway doesn't begin until Dawson Creek, so no need to call Highway 1 in BC's Fraser Valley "the Alaska Highway." There, I feel better now. I'm happy to live in that big speed bump between "WA" and "AK" :) Comment given in good silly BC fun, eh.

Thank you for making this video 😊 I’m curious why cash was necessary. Can a credit card not be used in all the places you stopped?

I all ways wanted to do a trip to Alaska to go fishing with a friend this video sure has me convinced now about doing it we live in Washington sate thanks a lot I’m for sure going to talk about with him. The only thing I have to ask how do we our hand gun to protect us from the bears while we fish through Canada

I got a Volkswagen Jetta base model and planning to drive it with a 1000 lb trailer hitched to it. What do you think about it? Are the roads too steep to pull camper by a regular sedan? Please share your advice

did you ever have issues finding gas or getting to low?

Hi, I am planning to go to Alsaka by ferry and take my Toyota Corolla. we are a couple and Mulsim, don't know, could find Halal Food in Alaska or on the way back to Vancouver. I intend to drive through Danile National Park and then FairBank before we could start our return drive through, yokan and BC. Any suggestion about if I carry or buy from Anchorage our food, keep it in Ice Box, and get warm at various stops along the way.

Thinking about doing this drive with a Subaru Outback. Would such a vehicle be suitable?

Gravel roads where even 10 mph is too fast, just awful. Summer 2024.

It’s funny that the highway runs through Canada and no canadian calls it the Alcan ……that was an aluminum company in Canada …we just call it the Alaska highway.

If l want to see the end of the Alaska Highway and drive to Delta Junction should l turn around get back on highway 1 going to Alaska or just keep on driving to Fairbanks and then Anchorage?

Your voice...

What do you recommend to keep the car warm during winter months so that the car will have no trouble starting up?

Can I drive the Alaska Canada Highway with my Idaho driver's license?

Beside the new grass, animals crave the salt used on winter roads……..fyi

nice vedeo please if can tel me a name of music i love it khalid morroco thanks

Do it when you still can

I guess the Walmarts are important

I was really liking your video until I saw ketchup on your eggs! Lol!

Oops I lost my passport 😂

you must be extremely wealthy.

i know sid by side his name please

that explanation about garmin, made me stop watching...