Getting Here
Our business is our home. Reservations are required prior to your arrival.
Reservations must be made in advance. In-person reservations are not possible.
Reservations must be made in advance. In-person reservations are not possible.
Is transportation provided?
No. We do not provide transportation of any sort to/from our location. We strongly suggest you rent your own vehicle for getting here. Taxis and other ride-sharing companies are generally very expensive and unreliable for getting here.
No. We do not provide transportation of any sort to/from our location. We strongly suggest you rent your own vehicle for getting here. Taxis and other ride-sharing companies are generally very expensive and unreliable for getting here.
How long is the drive?
We are located about 45 scenic minutes northwest of Fairbanks. More drive times are listed below. Please do not arrive to our location more than 15 minutes early or 15 minutes late for your tour (that's a 30 minute window). When you take a tour with us, you are visiting our home. When we are not running tours we are doing chores, eating meals, or spending time with our loved ones. Please respect our privacy and allow us time to prepare for you by arriving at your scheduled tour time only.
Fairbanks: 45 minutes. North Pole: 1 hour. Cleary Summit: 1 hour, 15 minutes. Chena Hot Springs: 2 hours. Denali National Park: 3 hours.
We are located about 45 scenic minutes northwest of Fairbanks. More drive times are listed below. Please do not arrive to our location more than 15 minutes early or 15 minutes late for your tour (that's a 30 minute window). When you take a tour with us, you are visiting our home. When we are not running tours we are doing chores, eating meals, or spending time with our loved ones. Please respect our privacy and allow us time to prepare for you by arriving at your scheduled tour time only.
Fairbanks: 45 minutes. North Pole: 1 hour. Cleary Summit: 1 hour, 15 minutes. Chena Hot Springs: 2 hours. Denali National Park: 3 hours.
Please plan ahead!!! The drive to our location from Fairbanks is actually very easy, but you will need reliable access to both our driving directions AND GPS technology. We highly suggest printing or taking a "screen shot" of all the necessary driving directions before you begin your drive. Cell phone signal may be weak en route to our location.
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Do I need a 4WD vehicle?
Most of the time you can get a small, compact rental car and make the trip here just fine. However, a four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive vehicle is always a good idea when driving anywhere in Alaska! In winter our rural neighborhood roads may get icy, snowy and wind-drifted. (Scroll to the bottom of this page for winter driving tips.) During spring, summer and fall, these same roads can be wet, muddy and bumpy. A four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive vehicle offers that extra level of safety and comfort in all seasons.
Most of the time you can get a small, compact rental car and make the trip here just fine. However, a four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive vehicle is always a good idea when driving anywhere in Alaska! In winter our rural neighborhood roads may get icy, snowy and wind-drifted. (Scroll to the bottom of this page for winter driving tips.) During spring, summer and fall, these same roads can be wet, muddy and bumpy. A four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive vehicle offers that extra level of safety and comfort in all seasons.
Some more helpful winter driving tips:
Go slow! Even locals know driving on ice and snow is tricky, and they are pretty respectful to each other. If someone thinks you are driving too slow for their liking, they may drive very close to you. If this makes you uncomfortable, just pull over and let them pass.
Stay away from the edges of the road. Road shoulders in winter often look solid, but are actually very soft. If you get a tire into the shoulder you will probably get pulled right into the ditch. Stay closer to the center line of the road than to the edge of the road.
Keep your eyes on the road. Most of our visitors are traveling with other people. Use your passengers to help you navigate. They should be reading the driving directions and looking for road signs. The driver's eyes should remain on the road at all times.
Brake early and lightly. Give yourself plenty of time to stop at lights and stop signs. When you touch the brakes, touch them lightly. If you start to lose control, let off the brake pedal and let the vehicle come to a slowed, more "relaxed" position.
Accelerate slowly. When taking off from a stopped position, or accelerating uphill, push the gas pedal gently. If you feel yourself starting to spin out of control or lose traction, let off the gas, but do not slam on the brakes. Let the vehicle return to a slowed, more "relaxed" state, and try gently accelerating again. Many vehicles now have traction control, and interior buttons to turn this feature off. Some people do find it helpful to turn this off. Also, if your vehicle is equipped with four-wheel drive: use it!
Keep your gas tank full. This is Alaska -- things are far apart, and gas stations are only located in urban areas. Make sure your gas tank stays on the full side if you are venturing out into rural areas like Black Spruce Dog Sledding, Chena Hot Springs, Denali National Park, etc.
Stay away from the edges of the road. Road shoulders in winter often look solid, but are actually very soft. If you get a tire into the shoulder you will probably get pulled right into the ditch. Stay closer to the center line of the road than to the edge of the road.
Keep your eyes on the road. Most of our visitors are traveling with other people. Use your passengers to help you navigate. They should be reading the driving directions and looking for road signs. The driver's eyes should remain on the road at all times.
Brake early and lightly. Give yourself plenty of time to stop at lights and stop signs. When you touch the brakes, touch them lightly. If you start to lose control, let off the brake pedal and let the vehicle come to a slowed, more "relaxed" position.
Accelerate slowly. When taking off from a stopped position, or accelerating uphill, push the gas pedal gently. If you feel yourself starting to spin out of control or lose traction, let off the gas, but do not slam on the brakes. Let the vehicle return to a slowed, more "relaxed" state, and try gently accelerating again. Many vehicles now have traction control, and interior buttons to turn this feature off. Some people do find it helpful to turn this off. Also, if your vehicle is equipped with four-wheel drive: use it!
Keep your gas tank full. This is Alaska -- things are far apart, and gas stations are only located in urban areas. Make sure your gas tank stays on the full side if you are venturing out into rural areas like Black Spruce Dog Sledding, Chena Hot Springs, Denali National Park, etc.