Things to do in Taylor Highway
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Fortymile River
River Historic Fortymile River, designated as Fortymile National Wild River, offers an excellent escape into scenic wilderness for paddlers experienced in lining their canoes around rapids. It's also a step back into Alaska's gold-rush era; the river passes abandoned mining communities, including Franklin, Steele Creek and Fortymile, as well as some present-day mining operations.
The best place to start paddling is at the bridge over South Fork, because the access points south of here on Taylor Hwy are often too shallow for an enjoyable trip. Many canoeists paddle the 40 miles from South Fork bridge to the bridge over O'Brien Creek, at Mile 113 of Taylor Hwy. This two- to…
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Chicken Creek Café, Liquor Store & Saloon
In retrospect, naming Chicken 'Chicken' was a savvy move: Nowadays, folks flock here for 'Go peckers!' coffee mugs and 'I got laid in Chicken' ballcaps. Profiting the most seems to be the Chicken Creek Café, Liquor Store & Saloon , on a spur road 300 yards north of the bridge. Their gift shop is extensive, the saloon has hats from every corner of the world, and the café, unsurprisingly, features lots of chicken on the menu.
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Jack Wade Junction
The Top of the World Hwy meets Taylor Hwy at Jack Wade Junction. From here, the route north to Eagle isn't for the faint of heart. Almost immediately it becomes washboarded, cliff-clinging and crazily twisty; in places it's so narrow the phrase 'one lane' seems generous. It's the worst stretch of highway in Alaska, requires at least two hours to safely negotiate, and should be avoided by RVs.
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Jack Wade Dredge
On the roadside at Mile 86 is the decaying Jack Wade Dredge, which operated from 1900 to 1942. When we were there you could climb inside the guts of it, but safety fears may soon put an end to this.
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