The road from Fairbanks to Tok is bad, the good news is its better than the road to Dawson City
here is my Favourite poem about the Al-Can
"Winding in and winding out
fills my mind with serious doubt
as to whether the lout who built this route
was going to hell or coming out" !!!!
Beware the frost heaves!!!! These are like potholes on steroids!! You don't just gently dump into them you RIDE them. Also parts of the road can dissappear leading to long delays. the good news here is Ive never heard of people being hurt in these. They usually keep very close tabs on the roads.
Also watch for animals. bear Vs Car is not a pretty site neither is a sheep or worse yet MOOSE Vs car. This isnt that common but they are there.
OK now enough of scaring you
Ive driven much of the road myself or been in a car or bus for all of it. It *is* drivable but you need to be aware of what youre getting yourself into
I really dont mean dissuade you at all. Sorry if I sound so negative, I truly believe that if you want to see Alaska this is the best way to do it.
I just want you to be aware of the difference of driving in Alaska and driving elswhere.
It is a beautiful drive
You can pick up an RV anywhere, they are very common all over Alaska.
There is a guy that lives in Tok ( remember this rhymes with "joke" lol not as in tick tock lol) Anyway, this guy makes art out of Burrils. Its actually quite amazing!! ( Burrils are the bumps in trees ) he makes the most beautiful bowls there!!
Also I think its the same place that has a sled team and they give demonstrations that are some of the best you will see. We used to go and play with the puppies there lol.
In Fairbanks you can tour Gold Dredge #9 its pretty interesting if youre into that kind of thing. They also a KILLER Salmon dinner there
The things I would check into are if you can drop off anywhere ( if you dont have round trip tickets to/from Anchorage) most companies have multiple drop offs so if you would rather drop off in Fairbanks you can and fly out of there inseatd of back tracking or you could go to Skagway
and drop there, take the day boat (the Merriweather, usally a 4 hour amazing tour) or the Ferry ( this leaves at about 5 AM though)
to Juneau and get a completely different view of Alaska than the Interior.
OR you could hop on the Ferry and ride it all the way down the coast and drop off in Prince Rupert.
There are a hundred ways of doing it lol
Does that help at all?