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Open Roads Forum  >  Beginning RVing  > Taking the ferry to Juneau This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  RV5thwheelhappy • View posts home New Member Joined: 03/10/2010 View Profile Offline Posted: 03/10/10 11:44am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We are going to Alaska this summer and want to take the ferry over to Juneau. Does anyone know which location is best to use? And is it best to walk on, take our truck and leave our 5th wheel behind? Jay Pat • View posts Round Rock, TX Senior Member Joined: 06/03/2009 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 03/10/10 11:58am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Don't rule out flying (float plane) in.....If the price is right..... 2010 Ford F-350 SRW 2011 Keystone, Sprinter 310 enblethen • View posts Moses Lake, WA Senior Member Joined: 01/05/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 03/10/10 12:11pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I would choose either Skagway or Haynes. Leave your rig at one of those locations and do a walk on. http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/routes.shtml Bud USAF Retired Suzuki XL7 pushing Pace Arrow mpfireman • View posts Cook County Il Senior Member Joined: 12/26/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 03/10/10 12:27pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Check out the price of all of your options first. Some of these decisions might be $$$ driven. 1998.5 Dodge Ram Quad Cab Cummins 1998 Sunnybrook 27RKFS Fiver JUrban • View posts Delaware Senior Member Joined: 06/28/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 03/10/10 01:19pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Really depends on just what you're planning to do there. There's the Mendenhall Glacier, several gold mine sites that are great to go to, an active small boat harbor, salmon hatchery, The Red Dog Saloon, Cable Car, a number of museums..... You get the idea. We spent 4 days there and still didn't have any spare time. The only one leg way to get there is from Haines, but the ferry from Skagway goes to Haines and then Juneau. Camping in the Mendenhall area is great, but if you're on a shoestring, you can camp free in the Douglas City Park. Boondocking, but water and a dump is available right across the street. PM me if you need particulars as you need to register in Juneau. I'd take the rig and spend some time getting to know the place. Putting the rig on a ferry is no big deal and the guys directing you are great. Besides, you can then brag you did it. LOL Have a ball. We've been up 3 times in the last 4 years and will go again. John 2008 Tiffin Allegro Bus 40' QSP 2006 Chevrolet Colorado Toad BlueOx Aventa LX Tow Bar SMI Air Force One toad brake Copilot Live Laptop 10 GPS resmas • View posts Alaska Senior Member Joined: 05/05/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 03/10/10 05:21pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Definitely check the prices. You will be charged by the foot, and it will get expensive quickly. Loading/unloading is easy with a good crew, but I have heard horror stories about loading with inexperienced ferry crew members. It is worth the cost to visit all the "ferry only" accesible places, but you will definitely need to be sure to prepare your budget for it. 2012 Dutchmen Voltage Epic 3795 2010 Dodge 3500 DRW MC 2009 GMC 2500 DA CC 2012 Smart-for-two (sometimes hitches a ride in the Voltage!) 2005 Sundowner Sunlite 777 AWMIII • View posts Philly Senior Member Joined: 04/06/2006 View Profile Offline Posted: 03/11/10 08:17am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We parked our rig at the Skagway Airport and flew down to Juneau. Stay at the Alaska Wolf House in Juneau and tell Jeff that Bill from Philly sent you. Juneau is a cool place, but hardly worth ferrying your rig to. There is only like 40 miles of road there and town is fairly congested. www.alaskawolfhouse.com 1997 HR Endeavor 36 WGS 2007 Springdale 267 BHS w/ 2003 Expedition RV5thwheelhappy • View posts home New Member Joined: 03/10/2010 View Profile Offline Posted: 03/11/10 10:51am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We appreciate all the valuable input into our question. It will really help us in making a decision. Thank You Everyone. This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Open Roads Forum  >  Beginning RVing  > Taking the ferry to Juneau

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