🛣️ Parks Highway (AK-3)
Anchorage → Fairbanks
Statewide interior corridor traversing Wasilla, the Talkeetna Spur, Denali National Park & Preserve, Cantwell, Healy, and the Tanana River valley.
358 Miles6 hours 15 mins Approximate Drive8 Key Waypoints
🌲 Essential Gluten-Free Road Trip Tips for Anchorage → Fairbanks
- Stop in Palmer or Wasilla for grocery provisioning at Fred Meyer or Carrs before the long interior stretches.
- Take the 14-mile side trip into Talkeetna for Flying Squirrel Bakery Cafe.
- Healy and Cantwell offer limited GF dining during shoulder season; pack backup GF meals for Denali.
- The Crepery and Blue Roof Bistro in Fairbanks feature dedicated crepe plates and dedicated GF fryers.