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Freeman River RV Park and Campground is located
enroute
to Alaska. Whether you are visiting Anchorage or Fairbanks, Alaska,
or some other community in Alaska, Freeman River RV Park and
Campground is a wonderful must-stay destination during your travels
north. Freeman River RV Park and Campground is located along Grizzly
Trail Highway 33. Travel this historical route to Alaska and you will be
traveling the same route that the Klondike Gold Rush stampeders
travelled over 100 years ago! |
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Freeman River RV Park and
Campground is located near Barrhead, Westlock, Swan Hills, Fort Assiniboine. Camping only 5 km west of Fort Assiniboine,
Alberta, ideally situated enroute to Anchorage
and Fairbanks, Alaska. Freeman River RV Park and Campground offers facilities for all types of camping.
Whether you prefer camping in a tent or
a recreational vehicle (RV), this Alberta
campground has it all. |
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About the Route to
Alaska: |
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| Freeman River RV
Park and Campground is located along Grizzly Trail Highway 33, the
original route from central Alberta to Alaska. the more direct route, Highway 43, was built later. |
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| Grizzly Trail
Highway 33 is part of the original historical route from Edmonton to
the Klondike Gold Rush, which took place in Dawson City, Yukon
Territory in the years 1897/98. |
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| Fort Assiniboine,
a small community located only 5 km east of Freeman River RV Park
and Campground, originated as a Hudson Bay Company post in the early
1800’s. During the
years of 1897/98, Fort Assiniboine
supplied people who were stampeding north towards
the Yukon Territory and the Klondike Gold Rush. |
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the
Fort Assiniboine Friendship Museum, located on Main Street, Fort
Assiniboine, only 5 km east of Freeman River RV Park and Campground,
features information on the historical aspects of Grizzly Trail
Highway 33 and its use during the Klondike Gold Rush. the museum,
which is fashioned after the
Hudson Bay Fort that was situated there during the Klondike Gold
Rush, also
features many other wonderful exhibits. |
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To get to your overnight
destination of Freeman River RV Park: |
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From
Freeman River RV Park's driveway, turn left (west) onto Grizzly Trail
Highway 33. Go West on Grizzly Trail Highway 33 to Highway 658. |
6 km |
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Turn left
(south) onto Highway 658. Go Southwest on Highway 658 to Highway 43. |
59 km |
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Turn
right (west) onto Highway 43 (towards Whitecourt, Alberta). Go Northwest
on Highway 43 to highway intersection located near Valleyview, Alberta. |
200 km |
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Merge or
turn left (west) to stay on Highway 43. Go West on Highway 43 (towards
Grande Prairie, Alberta) to Highway 2. |
111 km |
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Merge or
turn left (south) onto Highway 2. Follow Highway 2 into Grande Prairie,
Alberta. Highway 2 becomes 100 Street / Highway 43. Continue following
Highway 43. |
5 km |
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Turn
right (west) onto 116 Avenue / Highway 43. Go Northwest on Highway 43,
crossing into the province of British Columbia. |
92 km |
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As you
cross the provincial border from Alberta to British Columbia, Highway 43
becomes Highway 2. Continue following Highway 2 into Dawson Creek,
Alberta. |
29 km |
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Turn
right to stay on 50 Street / Highway 2. Continue following Highway 2. |
10 km |
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Turn
right onto Alaska Avenue / Alaska Highway 97. Go Northwest on Alaska
Highway 97 (towards Watson Lake, Yukon Territory). |
960 km |
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At Watson
Lake, Yukon Territory, turn left (west) onto Alaska Highway 1. Go West
on Alaska Highway 1 to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. |
430 km |
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From
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, continue West on Alaska Highway 1 to
highway intersection located near Haines Junction, Alaska. |
151 km |
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Near
Haines Junction, Yukon Territory, turn right to stay on Alaska Highway 1
West, crossing into Alaska, United States. Continue Northwest (towards
Fairbanks, Alaska). |
465 km |
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Near Tok,
Alaska, turn left onto Interstate A1. Go Southwest on Interstate A1
towards Anchorage, Alaska. |
218 km |
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Near
Glennallen, Alaska, turn right to stay on Interstate A1. Continue
Southwest on Interstate A1 to Anchorage, Alaska. |
290 km |
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Total Distance: |
3,026 km |
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NOTE: these directions were
excerpted from
MapQuest. they are informational only. No representation is made or
warranty given as to their content, road conditions or route usability or expeditiousness.
User assumes all risk of use. Freeman River RV Park and its suppliers assume no
responsibility for any loss or delay resulting from such use.
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