Welcome to Tok, Main-street Alaska, and
Gateway to other northern destinations
Congratulations, you've dreamed and schemed, you've saved and planned, you launched your adventure and now here you are! It is an honor to welcome you to the Great Land here on Mainstreet, Alaska. That's right, Tok is the first community on the only year-round highway into Alaska.
Most of us here remember how excited we were when we first arrived in Alaska. The only difference is we decided to stay and make Tok our home. So before you rush off too fast to points far beyond, let us share a few reasons why we live here and why you just might want to spend a few days in our frontier community during your Alaska adventure.
First, Tok has a rich history and unlike many other Alaska communities that have moved away from frontier life, Tok remains connected to important and fascinating histories of the past as well as thriving life connected to wilderness.
From Tok trips to historic mining communities, excursions into the real wilds, fishing, and just exploring are all possible. After you make sure you have your binoculars and spotting scope along with your camera, and the right gear, its time to experience the real Alaska.
Four different directions yield four Alaska experiences each with their own geology, weather, and scenic vistas just minutes from Tok.
Just North: World famous Forty Mile Country
Countless miles of undulating hills and mountains form some of the richest Gold mining country in AlaskaÕs history. Active claims, miles of trails and the magnificent Forty Mile caribou herd of 50,000 animals are features of this region just south of the Klondike country of Jack London's and Robert Service's fame.
The Top of the World Highway puts you through the heart of the Forty Mile and gives travelers a trip back in time through some of the oldest geologic patterns in Alaska.
See a real mining dredge and pan for gold. Watch for moose, caribou, grizzlies, wolf and black bear. Historic Dawson City awaits you along the banks of the Yukon if you venture a bit north of Tok and Chicken.
Just South: Mentasta Mountains, bridge to the mighty Wrangells
Between two of the largest and most breathtaking mountain ranges in the world, the Wrangells and the Alaska Range, the Mentasta Mountains offer travelers very special wilderness opportunities. This mountain range is unique and beautiful with both time-worn rounded peaks as well as younger sky-piercing crags as well.
Just West: Delta Junction and the end of the Alaska Highway
Many visitors don't realize that the Alaska Highway ends at Delta Junction; the Alaska Highway was built to connect the Lower 48 states by road with the Richardson Highway, which gives access to Fairbanks to the north and Valdez to the south.
From Delta Junction, you can drive north to North Pole and Fairbanks, or turn south to Paxson and the Denali Highway or to communities in Southcentral Alaska, such as Valdez, Palmer, Anchorage, and the Kenai Peninsula.