2027 Denver, CO to Fairbanks, AK Trip
I am planning on driving from Denver to Fairbanks and back from August to September 2027. Travelling in late summer and early fall is best because of both the reduction on mosquitos and a better chance at viewing the 'Northern Lights'.
U.S./Canada Border Crossings
Driving from Denver to Fairbanks: Chief Mountain is located on Highway 17 in Glacier County, Montana, and is a convenient route connecting travelers to the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park in Alberta from Glacier National Park in Montana. Chief Mountain Border Crossing
Driving from Fairbanks to Denver: Oroville, WA
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Itinerarys: Long Drives through Canada
Itinerarys
- 9/20/2027: Denver to Dead Indian campground, 535 miles, 8 hrs, 19 mins
- 9/21/2027: Dead Indian campground to St. Mary campground, Glacier National Park, 494 miles, 8 hrs, 47 mins
- 9/22/2027: St. Mary campground, Glacier National Park to Lake Louise, Alberta 302 miles, 7 hrs, 2 mins
- 9/23/2027: Lake Louise, Alberta to Dawson Creek, British Columbia 469 miles, 8 hrs, 16 mins
- 9/24/2027: Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Liard River, British Columbia 470 miles, 8 hrs, 43 mins
- 9/25/2027: Liard River, British Columbia to Carmacks, Yukon 511 miles, 8 hrs, 43 mins
- 9/26/2027: Carmacks, Yukon to Engineer Creek Government Campground, Yukon 316 miles, 6 hrs, 39 mins
- 9/27/2027: Engineer Creek Government Campground, Yukon to Gwich'in Territorial Park, Inuvik, NT 313 miles, 7 hrs, 50 mins
- 9/2/2027: Gwich'in Territorial Park, Inuvik, NT to Destination Arrows Tuktoyaktuk, NT 117 miles, 2 hrs, 51 mins
- 9/2/2027: Destination Arrows, Tuktoyaktuk, NT to Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada 117 miles, 2 hrs, 51 mins
Itinerarys: Short Drives through Canada
Itinerarys
- 9/20/2027: Denver to Dead Indian campground, 535 miles, 8 hrs, 19 mins
- 9/21/2027: Dead Indian campground to St. Mary campground, Glacier National Park, 494 miles, 8 hrs, 47 mins
- 9/22/2027: St. Mary campground, Glacier National Park to Spray Lakes West Campground, Kananaskis, AB 233 miles, 6 hrs, 8 mins
- 9/23/2027: Spray Lakes West Campground, Kananaskis, AB to Jasper, Alberta 273 miles, 5 hrs, 16 mins
- 9/24/2027: Jasper, Alberta to McLeod Lake, British Columbia 302 miles, 5 hrs, 2 mins
- 9/25/2027: McLeod Lake, British Columbia to Trutch, British Columbia 334 miles, 5 hrs, 49 mins
- 9/26/2027: Trutch, British Columbia to Engineer Creek Government Campground, Yukon, 316 miles, 6 hrs, 39 mins
- 9/27/2027: Carmacks, Yukon to Engineer Creek Government Campground, Yukon, 316 miles, 6 hrs, 39 mins
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Directions
- Denver to Fairbanks via Dawson Creek, 3079 miles, 50 hrs
- Dawson Creek to Inuvik, Northwest Territories, 1633 miles, 33 hrs
- Inuvik, NT to Tuktoyaktuk, NT, 95 miles, 2 hrs, 30 mins
- Tuktoyaktuk, NT to Fairbanks, AK, 1427 miles, 30 hrs
- Fairbanks to Denver via Prince George, 3170 miles, 53 hrs
Highways in Canada
- Trans-Canada highway: The Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) is Canada's main transcontinental highway system, stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts, Approximately 7,821 km (4,860 miles).
- Alaska Highway or Alcan, 1568 miles, starts in Dawson Creek, BC, ends in Delta Junction
- Dempster Highway Dempster Highway stretches 740 km through the Tombstone, Ogilvie and Richardson Mountain Ranges in the Yukon, before entering the Northwest Territories. The route begins 40 km east of Dawson City, Yukon and ends at the Arctic Ocean in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories. Completed in 1978, the Dempster is the only public highway in Canada to cross the Arctic Circle.