| Alaska is so huge that the exploring it in an RV is | | | | September 15 each year. |
| really one of the best ways to take in the sites. On | | | | If you prefer to do some ocean sporting (or fishing), |
| your explorations, you will need plenty of places to | | | | then staying in the Southwest portion of Alaska is |
| stay the night. | | | | for you. No large cities are located here, and this is |
| Places to Stay When Exploring Alaska in Your RV | | | | very much an area of wilderness and a haven for |
| For those families (or couples!) that love adventure, | | | | naturalists. Over 240 species of birds make their |
| Alaska offers it in abundance. From the snow capped | | | | homes here, as well as types of bears and other |
| mountains and glaciers, to the interesting lighting | | | | wildlife. The Aleutian Islands extend towards Asia for |
| options (six months of darkness, anyone?) - Alaska | | | | over 1000 miles in this area as well. There are also |
| has something to entertain any vacationer. While | | | | volcanoes to see in the Southwest section of Alaska, |
| travel to Alaska in an RV may seem difficult to some | | | | with Katmai National Park being the focal point (this |
| - because of it's distance from the continental United | | | | was created in the 1912 eruption of the volcano |
| States - recreational vehicles are actually a great way | | | | known as Novarupta). |
| to see this state. | | | | RV facilities are hard to find in this area of the state, |
| One of the largest cities in Alaska is Fairbanks, and | | | | however, so you might be best off leaving your RV |
| the area around this spot (known as the Interior) is a | | | | further inland (or driving it to one of the various |
| great place to start your Alaskan vacation. Here is | | | | lodges available for your stay). Some of the aspects |
| where you can find places like Mount McKinley, the | | | | of this area can only be fully explored via "fly-ins" |
| North American continent's highest peak, as well as | | | | where you are flown to a lodge for accommodations |
| large areas of tundra that are home to different | | | | and then returned at the end of your stay. This is an |
| sorts of wildlife and terrain. One of the Alaska RV | | | | interesting as well as unique way to explore spots |
| facilities available here is the Chena Marina RV Park | | | | like the Katmai National Park. |
| and Resort, located directly in Fairbanks. This resort | | | | Finding spots to take your RV that are different and |
| offers campers 67 sites for their RV needs, with 40 | | | | exciting may seem like a challenge in today's world, |
| sites accommodating pull-throughs. 23 sites have full | | | | but the many different spots to explore in Alaska |
| hookups, meaning water, electric and cable is | | | | make it an excellent destination for your next RV |
| available. The park operates from March 1 through | | | | trip. |