Alaska Camping Skagway AK RV Travel in Alaska

If you’re so desperate for a trip that will cool down your stress levels, there is no better way to do it than to head up to the place otherwise known as the land of the midnight sun for the ultimate cooling down vacation.

An RV camping trip to the Alaska Skagway is the vacation you’ve been waiting for and dreaming of. Here you will enter a world filled with wonders. Thick with exquisite wildlife, superb flora and fauna and scenic mountain ranges, Alaska has so much to offer for your eyes to feast on, your feet to travel on and your mind to explore.

The wildlife in Alaska is as diverse as diverse can get. The relatively warmer regions in South Central and Southwest are home to whales, sea lions, and Kodiak bears. The central region meanwhile is popular for its spectacular mountains such as Mount McKinley which happens to be the highest peak in North America. Inside the well known Denali National Park, resides grizzly bears, Dall's sheep, caribou, and bald eagles. Up in the Far Cold North is where you can find tundra dwellers like bears, fox, and wolves. It is indeed the right place for the explorer in you who’s up for an adventurous hike, a relaxing drive, or leisurely stroll.

Splendid views and diverse wildlife are not the only things that Alaska can boast of. If you’re up for some yesteryear nostalgia, Skagway which is also known as the “Gateway to the Klondike,” serves as a time travel tunnel. With its little historical community filled with historical mementos and structures, you’ll get to experience how it was many years ago. And with its snow-capped and glaciated mountains as a backdrop, you’ll be taking more and more pictures than you ever thought you’d take.

Skagway which is a port of call on south east Alaska’s Inside Passage route has been designated as a historic district by the US National Park Service. Forty to fifty turn-of-the-century wooden structures, housing hotels, saloons and shops in the area along Broadway from First to Seventh Avenues were renovated to stir up nostalgia back on the days of the Gold Rush. An 1898 building was restored and now serves as the park’s service visitor center and start off point for walking tours that are conducted by park rangers.

Some of the most famous attractions in Skagway that you surely do not want to miss are the Skagway Museum & Archives, Gold Rush Cemetery, Lower Reid Falls, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, White Pass & Yukon Route Railway. You can go hiking to Lower Dewey Lake, to the AB Mountain, to Yakutania Point or stroll along Molly Walsh or Pullen Creek Park.

Various kinds of accommodations are available in Skagway. It even has camping grounds for RV camping and tent campers such as the Dyea Campground and picnic area-National Park Service. Just don’t forget to bring your Coleman portable heaters to ensure a good night’s sleep with enough warmth and comfort.

The perfect combination of Skagway's historical setting and magnificent environmental scenery make it one of the places you must definitely experience even just once in your lifetime.