Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0 0.0 |
The Seward Highway Alaska's National Scenic Byway |
Few roads in the United States can offer the diversity of scenic landscapes and unique natural features so concentrated in one area. This 127-mile road, linking Anchorage with Seward, passes through some of the most spectacular scenery in the country. The landscape varies from the muddy waters of Turnagain Arm to the icy blue glaciers that hang almost to the sea. |
| 0.0 0.0 |
Coming Soon |
This highway travel guide is under construction, available, in one week. |
| 0.0 0.0 |
City of Anchorage - Junction of The Glenn Highway |
East to communities of Eagle River, Alaska, Big Lake, Alaska, Wasilla, Alaska, Palmer, Alaska, Glennallen, Alaska. For highway travel east to these communities See - Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guide - City of Anchorage to Glennallen for driving directions / highway photos. |
| 2.1 3.4 |
Services fuel at highway - East 22nd Ave |
Access to RV Park campground. Access to Lodging. |
| 2.3 3.7 |
Services fuel at highway |
Gas, diesel, west side of highway. |
| 2.5 4.1 |
Highway Exit - Benson Blvd. |
|
| 3.5 5.7 |
Highway Exit - Tudor Road |
|
| 3.9 6.3 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Campbell Creek. |
| 4.5 7.3 |
Highway Exit - Dowling Road |
|
| 4.7 7.5 |
Photo view from highway |
Driving south on The Seward Highway. |
| 5.3 8.6 |
Highway Exit - 76th Ave - City of Anchorage, Alaska |
|
| 6.0 9.6 |
Highway Exit - Dimond Blvd. |
West side of highway. Access to Fred Myers and shopping mall. |
| 7.4 11.9 |
Highway Exit - O'Malley Road |
Access to The Alaska Zoo, Anchorage Airport. |
| 8.5 13.7 |
Highway Exit - Huffman Road |
Services off highway gas, diesel. West side of highway. |
| 9.6 15.4 |
Highway Exit - DeArmoun Road |
|
| 10.0 16.1 |
Access to the Old Seward Highway - Rabbit Creek Road |
|
| 10.3 16.6 |
Photo view from highway |
Driving south on The Seward Highway. Access to Potters Marsh, Alaska. |
| 11.1 17.9 |
Photo view from highway - Photo looking at Potters Marsh |
Driving south on The Seward Highway. Potters Marsh is part of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge which extends from Point Woronzof southeast to Potter Creek, a distance of 16 miles, but is best known for that portion located between the Old and New Seward highways called 'Potter Marsh.' Potter Marsh was created in 1917 with construction of the Alaska Railroad embankment.
|
| 12.1 19.5 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic Wildlife View Area |
Paved and gravel turnout. Esat side of highway. |
| 12.2 19.6 |
Point of Information |
Dial 511 for travel information. |
| 12.9 20.8 |
Potter Road |
|
| 13.0 20.9 |
Access to Chugach State Park Information Center |
West side of highway. |
| 13.4 21.5 |
Truck Weigh Station |
|
| 13.4 21.6 |
Photo view from highway - Photo looking west at The Turnagain Arm Inlet |
Driving south on The Seward Highway. Turnagain Arm Inlet is part of Cooks Inlet. The inlet was first explored in 1778 when James Cook sailed into it while searching for the Northwest Passage. |
| 14.9 23.9 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Paved turnout, no services. West side of highway. |
| 16.2 26.1 |
Roadside highway turnout - Rest Area - Scenic View Area |
McHugh Creek, Chugach Alaska State Park. Facilities. Toilets, picnic tables. Views of Cook Inlet and Turnagain Arm. East side of highway. |
| 17.8 28.6 |
Beluga Point - Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Area |
Paved turnout with telescopes for viewing Turnagain Arm. West side of highway. NOTE: Turnagain Arm is one of only about 60 bodies of water worldwide to exhibit a tidal bore. The bore may be more than six feet high and travel surge at 15 miles per hour on high spring tides. Turnagain Arm sees tides of more than 30 feet, second in North America to Canada's Bay of Fundy. At low tide, silty bottom mudflat are exposed. These mudflats are also very dangerous to walk on, exhibiting quicksand-like characteristics, and have claimed many lives. |
| 18.1 29.1 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Paved turnout, no services. |
| 18.6 30.0 |
Point of Information |
CRossing Jottahamma Creek. |
| 18.8 30.2 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Paved turnout, no services. |
| 19.2 30.9 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Area |
Paved turnout, no services. |
| 19.4 31.3 |
Roadside highway turnout |
With hiking trail. East side of highway. |
| 19.6 31.6 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Access to Rainbow Hiking Trail. |
| 19.7 31.7 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Paved turnout, no services |
| 19.9 32.0 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Long paved turnout, no services. East side of highway. |
| 20.2 32.5 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Long paved turnout, with information sign. West side of highway. |
| 21.0 33.8 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Area |
Long paved turnout. West side of highway. |
| 21.2 34.1 |
Roadside highway turnout |
No services. East side of highway. |
| 22.1 35.6 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Access to Falls Creek Hiking Trail. East side of highway. |
| 22.6 36.3 |
Photo view from highway - Photo of Moose |
Driving south on The Seward Highway. This Cow Moose is not concerned with vehicle traffic as she feeds on the wild flowers along the ditch. |
| 23.6 38.0 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Paved turnout, no services. West side of highway. |
| 24.3 39.1 |
Community of Indian, Alaska |
Access to lodging. East side of highway. |
| 24.9 40.0 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Indian Creek, Alaska |
| 24.9 40.1 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Point Area |
West side of highway. |
| 26.2 42.2 |
Photo view from highway - Photo looking at Bird Creek Inlet, Turnagain Arm, Alaska |
Driving south on The Seward Highway.
|
| 26.3 42.3 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Access to Bird Creek Hiking Trail. Main trail follows creek up valley floor. Large trees, waterfall. East side of highway. |
| 26.3 42.4 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Bird Creek, Alaska. |
| 26.9 43.3 |
Services fuel at highway |
East side of highway. |
| 27.8 44.8 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Large paved turnout. West side of highway. |
| 28.5 45.8 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Paved turnout, no services. West side of highway. |
| 28.7 46.2 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Paved turnout with information sign. |
| 28.9 46.5 |
Photo view from highway |
Driving south on The Seward Highway.
|
| 31.2 50.2 |
Access to Bird Point Alaska State Chugach Park Campground |
Facilities: 28 camp sites with picnic tables, fire pits, water, latrines. Campground Host. Overflow camping area. Activities: Fishing, walking, sunsets and whale watching.
|
| 32.3 52.0 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Point Area |
Paved turnout with information sign. West side of highway. |
| 33.5 53.9 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Point Area |
Paved turnout with information sign. West side of highway. |
| 34.2 55.1 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Point Area |
Paved turnout with information sign. West side of highway. |
| 35.1 56.5 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Point Area |
Paved turnout with information sign. West side of highway. |
| 35.4 57.0 |
Roadside highway turnout |
No services. East side of highway. |
| 36.0 58.0 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Point Area |
Paved turnout no services. West side of highway. |
| 37.0 59.6 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Tide Water Slough, Alaska. |
| 37.2 59.9 |
Community of Girdwood, Alaska |
Girdwood, Alaska, was originally named Glacier City, it was founded as a gold mining town at the turn of the century with gold claims being staked on Crow Creek and Virgin Creek. |
| 37.4 60.2 |
Services fuel at highway |
Gas diesel. East side of highway. |
| 37.7 60.7 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Glacier Creek, Alaska. |
| 38.3 61.7 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Virgin Creek, Alaska |
| 41.4 66.7 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Access to Chugach National Forest, Alaska. |
| 43.4 69.9 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Peterson Creek, Alaska |
| 43.6 70.2 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Jottahamma, Creek. |
| 46.9 75.5 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Paved turnout, no services. West side of highway. |
| 47.2 76.0 |
Access to Prince William Sound Visitor Information Center |
Access to Alaska Railroad and Ferry Services. East side of highway. |
| 48.1 77.4 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Portage Creek #2, Alaska. |
| 48.4 77.9 |
Access to Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. |
West side of highway. |
| 48.5 78.1 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Portage Creek #1, Alaska. |
| 48.8 78.5 |
Access to the Community of Whittier, Alaska |
Whittier is at the head of Passage Canal, a fjord of Western Prince William Sound. The city town site lies on a delta on the south shore of Passage Canal. Whittier offers a number of day tours including kayaking, fishing and glacier cruises. |
| 49.1 79.0 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Placer River, Alaska. |
| 49.2 79.1 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Paved, no services. |
| 49.6 79.9 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Placer River Overflow. |
| 51.9 83.5 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Area |
Both sides of highway. |
| 52.3 84.1 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Ingram Creek, Alaska. |
| 52.6 84.6 |
Photo view from highway - Photo Kenai Penninsula highway welcome sign |
Driving south on The Seward Highway. |
| 53.0 85.3 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Long turnout. East side of highway. |
| 54.9 88.4 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Long paved turnout, no services. East side of highway. |
| 56.4 90.8 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Long paved turnout, no services. East side of highway. |
| 58.2 93.7 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Point Area |
Paved turnout, no services. East side of highway. |
| 59.0 94.9 |
Turnagain Pass - Roadside highway turnout - Rest Area - Scenic View Area |
Paved turnout, toilets, emergency telephone. Photo taken from viewpoint. |
| 59.0 94.9 |
Turnagain Pass - Roadside highway turnout - Rest Area  |
Photo taken from viewpoint. |
| 59.7 96.1 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Lyons Creek, Alaska. |
| 60.5 97.4 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Paved turnout, no services. East side of highway. |
| 61.5 98.9 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Gravel turnout, no services. East side of highway. |
| 62.0 99.7 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Bertha Creek, Alaska. |
| 62.0 99.8 |
Access to Bertha Creek Chugach National Forest Campground |
West side of highway. Bertha Creek Campground is at the confluence of Bertha and Granite Creeks. Camping: Small campground with 12 camp sites,
water pump, dumpster, picnic tables, fire rings. No R V Dump station. |
| 62.1 99.9 |
Roadside highway turnout |
No services. West side of highway. |
| 62.6 100.7 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Spokane Creek, Alaska |
| 63.6 102.3 |
Access to Johnson Pass Chugach National Forest Hiking Trail |
East side of highway. |
| 64.0 103.0 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Granite Creek, Alaska |
| 64.4 103.7 |
Access to Granite Creek Natioal Forest Campground |
East side of highway. Granite Creek Campground facilities. 19 camp sites, toilets, hand water pump, picnic tables, fire rings, no RV Dump station. |
| 65.2 104.9 |
Access to Granite Creek Recreation Area |
|
| 65.8 105.9 |
Point of Information |
Crossing East Fork Sixmile Creek, Alaska. |
| 66.7 107.4 |
Point of Information  |
Crossing Silvertip Creek, Alaska. Photo driving south on The Seward Highway.
|
| 67.0 107.9 |
Photo view from highway |
Driving south on The Seward Highway. NOTE: There is a great paved walking/bike path on the west side of the highway.
|
| 68.2 109.7 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Point Area - Photo taken from viewpoint  |
Paved turnout, no services. East side of highway. |
| 69.4 111.7 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Point Area |
Paved turnout, no services. East side of highway. |
| 70.3 113.1 |
Roadside highway turnout - Rest Area |
Paved turnout, picnic tables, toilets, access to hiking trail. East side of highway. |
| 70.5 113.4 |
Roadside highway turnout - Rest Area |
Large paved turnout, picnic tables, toilets information sign. West side of highway. |
| 70.5 113.5 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Canyon Creek, Alaska. |
| 70.7 113.8 |
Hope Junction |
Access to community of Hope, Alaska 17 miles NW of highway. Hope is located at the end of the road on the southern shores of Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, on the Kenai Peninsula. Hope was a gold rush town before Dawson or Nome. The buildings have flavor of the early days. |
| 72.3 116.3 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Large paved turnout, no services. East side of highway. |
| 73.4 118.2 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Point |
With information sign. East side of highway. |
| 74.2 119.4 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Long paved turnout with information signs. East side of highway. |
| 75.4 121.4 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Point |
Long paved turnout with information signs. East side of highway. |
| 75.6 121.7 |
Photo view from highway |
Driving south on The Seward Highway. |
| 76.3 122.8 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Paved turnout, no services. East side of highway. |
| 76.6 123.3 |
Photo view from highway |
Driving south on The Seward Highway. |
| 78.9 127.0 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Long paved turnout, no services. East side of highway. |
| 79.8 128.4 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Long paved turnout, no services. East side of highway. |
| 80.8 130.0 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Colorado Creek, Alaska. |
| 80.8 130.1 |
Access to Chugach National Forest Tenderfoot Campground |
East side of highway. Campground facilities: 27 camp sites, water, pit toilets, picnic tables, dumpsters, fire rings, Dolly Varden and Rainbow Trout fishing. |
| 80.9 130.2 |
Access to Summit Lake, Alaska |
Lodging. East side of highway. |
| 81.4 131.0 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Large gravel turnout, no services. East side of highway. |
| 82.3 132.4 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Large gravel turnout, no services. |
| 82.8 133.3 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Small gravel turnout, no services. East side of highway |
| 83.0 133.5 |
Roadside highway turnout |
Paved turnout, no services. |
| 88.6 142.6 |
Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Point Area |
No services. East side of highway. |
| 89.0 143.3 |
Junction of the Sterling Highway - Photo highway marker signs |
South to communities of Moose Pass, Alaska, Seward Alaska. NOTE: For highway travel via Alaska Highway #1 'The Sterling Highway' See Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guide. Junction of Alaska Highway #9 'The Seward Highway' to Soldotna, Alaska for driving directions and highway photos. |
| 89.0 143.3 |
Junction of the Sterling Highway - Photo highway marker signs |
North to communities of Cooper Landing, Alaska, Soldoda, Alaska. NOTE: For highway travel via Alaska Highway #1 'The Sterling Highway' See Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guide. Junction of Alaska Highway #9 'The Seward Highway' to Soldotna, Alaska for driving directions and highway photos. |
| 89.0 143.3 |
Junction of Alaska Highway #9 'The Seward Highway' |
South to communities of Moose Pass, Alaska, Seward Alaska. NOTE: For highway travel south via Alaska Highway #9 'THe Seward Highway' - See Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guide - Seward, Alaska to Anchorage, Alaska for driving directions / highway photos. Start / Finish of highway travel guide. |