Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre

    The center tells the story of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in . Dawson City was their salmon fishing ground until the gold rush forced them to move a few miles away.

    A long gravel walkway leads to the entrance. All the displays are accessible. There are a few spaces in the back row of the movie theater where wheelchairs will fit.

    Parking for short RVs is available in front of the museum. Longer RVs can be parked along the street.  Centre
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Diamond Tooth Gerties

  There’s an admission charge to enter the casino and dance hall but since Gerties is a non profit  organization all of the ticket and gambling proceeds are invested back into the community. The admission tickets are good for entire summer season. There are three shows a night – a mixture of singing, comedy, and dancing.The slot machines are older reel type, pennies to quarters. Also black jack, poker tables, and roulette.

   There’s a good ramp to the entrance door and the seating for the shows and the slot machines are accessible but there’s a large step up from the street to the boardwalk. It might be possible to pull up close to the boardwalk and extend a wheelchair lift directly onto the boardwalk.

   Parking is across the street in a lot large enough for all RVs.  Dance Hall
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Dawson City Visitor Information Centre and Walking Tour

    Dawson City hasn’t become a completely pristine tourist town which makes it a pretty cool place to visit – lots of year round locals, falling down buildings, dirt and gravel streets,  and boardwalk sidewalks plus all of the usual touristy restaurants, bars, gift shops, and hotels.

  The visitor center has a few history displays, three short movies (worth watching), and stacks of brochures. Pick up a walking tour map.

   There’s a ramp at the entrance door without a landing at the top. The door opens out so entering is awkward. The displays and movies are all accessible.  The city and the walking tour are very poor for accessibility. The boardwalks have steps or high drops down to the streets. Many of the shops have steps at the entrances. Unless you have help, driving along the walking tour route is probably the best option.

The parking lot is large enough for most RVs plus there are numerous lots and street parking around town. Visitor Center
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Chicken Creek RV Park Dry Camping

   If you fill your tank at Gold Panner Gift Shop you can stay for free in the dry camping area which is just a rough dirt lot where some old equipment is stored. Our main reason for staying was the free WiFi which is relatively fast if you park in the right spot.

  Chicken is an old gold mining town founded in the late 1800s.  There are still small mining operations along the Chicken Creek but the old buildings can only be seen by taking a guided tour. The new Chicken consists of a small clump  of RV parks, gas stations, restaurants, hotels and gift shops.  Camping
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Worthington Glacier State Recreation Site

   Another roadside glacier – this one has an accessible paved loop trail with interpretive signs and viewpoints along the way.  A little rock scrambling will take you to the glacier edge.

  The parking lot has long RV spaces. Glacier
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Remembering Old Valdez Exhibit

   This is part of the Valdez museum but it is located in a separate building a few blocks away. Both museums are included in the admission price. Old Valdez takes a look at the town before the earthquake. Most of the floor space is dedicated to display cases with models of all of the old town buildings and other structures.  There’s also a movie about Valdez that concentrates on the earthquake and the aftermath.

   The entrance to the museum has a ramp without a landing and a door that opens outward so entering is awkward. Most wheelchair users with need some help. The exhibits and movie are accessible but the town display cases are at eye level for people in wheelchairs so it’s impossible to view everything.

   A large lot with long RV spaces is located across the street. Good curb cuts to the museum.  Old Valdez
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Valdez Museum

  The exhibits in this small museum cover the history of the Valdez area from the first humans, through the gold rush, the 1964 earthquake and the continuing research into the affects of the oil spill.

  The museum is fairly accessible although the entrance door is a bit heavy and threshold is a little high.

  The parking lot is large enough for most RVs but if you’re towing parking on the street would probably be easier.   Museum
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Matanuska Glacier Viewpoint

   There isn’t any public access to the glacier but the viewpoint has a large parking lot with long RV spaces, a paved overlook with railings, interpretive signs, and  accessible vault toilets.

   There’s also a mile long trail along a moraine (not accessible because of steep slopes and loose gravel) and a tent only campground.   Viewpoint
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Potter Marsh Boardwalk

   Potter Marsh is an accidental wetlands created when the railroad embankment caused a partial damming of three creeks. It’s supposedly a very good birding area. We didn’t see much wildlife but we’re not birders so we probably missed a lot. It’s a beautiful area but a little noisy because of the traffic along Seward Highway.

   The boardwalk is in good condition-all accessible. Do not take the ramp  leading to a gravel path that goes back to the parking lot. It has steps at the end without a ramp. The entire boardwalk out and back is about a mile long.

    The parking lot has long RV spaces.  Marsh
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Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center

   Most of the center is taken up by classes and labs for school groups but there’s also a very interesting section that tells the story of the  Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge– what it was like when the native people were the only human inhabitants, how it changed when the Russian fur traders arrived, the damage caused by WWII and the ongoing work to bring it back to it’s original state.

  The center is all accessible. The trail that goes to the slough and beach is not accessible due to loose gravel and a poorly maintained boardwalk.

 Update - this is in the comments but I copied it here so that everyone will see it. Thanks Marianne!

  Thank you for your review of Islands & Ocean and our trail. As I write this a contractor is replacing the failed sections of the trail with metal grating that will be sturdier and provide an accessible experience along the slough.

Marianne Aplin
Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge

  The parking lot has long RV spaces.   Center
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