07/25/2019 Travel Day – Destruction Bay RV Lodge
Start Location:
- Sourdough Campground & Cafe
- 1 Prospector Way, Tok, AK 99780
- (907) 883-5543
Start Time:8.06 a.m.
Mileage: 54,863.1
End Location:
- Destruction Bay RV Lodge
- Mile 1083 Alaska Highway, Yukon, Canada
- (867) 841-4332
End Time: 2:23 p.m
Mileage: 55,091.2
Cost Per Night: $40.00 USDWeather: 41-57 F Overcast at Park Rainy Drive
Route:
- Tok Cutoff Highway (1 East)
- Alaskan Highway (2 South)
Even though we did not get to bed until 11:00 p.m., we managed to leave Tok at a decent time. Everyone told us that the road to Destruction Bay would be horrible and contain several delays. Also, it was raining pretty hard, so we were prepared for the worse. Again, we were pleasantly surprised. The roads were rough but not too bad; we made good time.
We crossed the Canadian border in about two hours. There was only an American building there and we did not even have to stop. The Canadian Customs was about twenty miles after the border. The customs agent was very friendly, and we were on our way after just a few questions.
Other than some amateurish driving from other RVs, nothing much happened. Paul did spot a Moose with her two calves. Since there was no traffic behind us, we were able to stop for a minute for some photos. The Moose was skittish while the RV slowed to a stop but paid us no mind once we were standing still.
We had the last spot in the Destruction Bay RV Park. A Caravan RV Group had reserved most of the small park (which was actually just a gravel parking lot with water and electricity hook-ups.) They had live music starting at 8:30, however, I had to get caught up on some computer work.
Wildlife Spotted: Swan, Ducks, Ravens, Moose with two Calves
We crossed the Canadian border in about two hours. There was only an American building there and we did not even have to stop. The Canadian Customs was about twenty miles after the border. The customs agent was very friendly, and we were on our way after just a few questions.
Other than some amateurish driving from other RVs, nothing much happened. Paul did spot a Moose with her two calves. Since there was no traffic behind us, we were able to stop for a minute for some photos. The Moose was skittish while the RV slowed to a stop but paid us no mind once we were standing still.
We had the last spot in the Destruction Bay RV Park. A Caravan RV Group had reserved most of the small park (which was actually just a gravel parking lot with water and electricity hook-ups.) They had live music starting at 8:30, however, I had to get caught up on some computer work.
Wildlife Spotted: Swan, Ducks, Ravens, Moose with two Calves
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| River on the Alaska Highway |
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| Crossing the Canadian Border |
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| Waiting for Our Turn at the Canadian Custom Stop |
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| Our RV Spooked Mama Moose at First |
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| Once We Stopped, They Just went on with their Business of Eating. |
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| Destruction Bay was named for a 1940’s severe windstorm |
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| View from Our Site |
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| Tok, Alaska to Destruction Bay, Canada |
