# Alaska off the beaten path places? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 22, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-off-the-beaten-path-places/940533 "2021-04-22T13:14:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-off-the-beaten-path-places/940533/1 "2021-04-22T13:14:07Z")
Probably going to AK in early September. I’ve been to Denali and Kenai fjords and probably will go back to them again. Looking for places that are not well known. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-off-the-beaten-path-places/940533/2 "2021-04-22T22:40:57Z")
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is the least visited US National Park. Go for it! ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-off-the-beaten-path-places/940533/3 "2021-04-23T00:06:54Z")
Aniakchak National Monument is amazing and really remote. Less than 100 people make it there per year. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-off-the-beaten-path-places/940533/4 "2021-04-23T02:55:01Z")
> [@ataraxy22](#): > > … Less than 100 people make it there per year. How many make it back out? 😉 Seriously … IANA Alaska expert, but after taking a typical loveboat cruise a few years ago I became interested in taking one of the itinerant ferries that run up/down the coast to all the small towns full of real Alaskans. Scenery is cool, but the people are what’s really wild. See **[Alaska Marine Highway System](http://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/)** for more. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-off-the-beaten-path-places/940533/5 "2021-04-23T19:56:08Z")
Might go to Wrangell St Elias NP which is not that crowded ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-off-the-beaten-path-places/940533/6 "2021-04-26T13:01:13Z")
We might do the ferries but not sure if we have enough time for that. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-off-the-beaten-path-places/940533/7 "2021-04-26T22:10:47Z")
Alaska has beaten paths? Huh. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-off-the-beaten-path-places/940533/8 "2021-04-28T17:38:45Z")
Denali NP is certainly a beaten path. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-off-the-beaten-path-places/940533/9 "2021-05-02T13:17:38Z")
Would like to take the train but it’s not cheap. Rental car gives a lot more options . ---
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-off-the-beaten-path-places/940533/10 "2021-05-02T13:34:30Z")
The Pribilof islands are unique and less visited. The Russian heritage is very evident. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-off-the-beaten-path-places/940533/11 "2021-08-16T14:37:26Z")
Going to Wrangell St Elias NP and maybe Kenai Fjords NP. Any other ideas? Any places in Anchorage like museums that are good to visit? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-off-the-beaten-path-places/940533/12 "2021-08-16T20:54:17Z")
Be careful not get lost and find yourself frozen inside a glacier. I have a neighbor who used to be a bush pilot in Alaska (he says), where he flew missions to rescue people who got lost in the wilderness. He says the rescues often were just recoveries where they had to chip frozen carcasses out of the ice. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-off-the-beaten-path-places/940533/13 "2021-08-17T13:41:39Z")
we are going to stay on roads and a few trails . I also have a GPS that can a send a SOS message via satellite if we run into a problem. It works anywhere in the world , made by Garmin. Costs $8 a month . I can also send texts to people via the GPS for non emergency info.