# Bell's Travel Guides > Bell's Travel Guides (bellsalaska.com) is an Alaska and Yukon travel planning resource with over 80 years of publishing experience. The site provides mile-by-mile highway road logs, destination guides for cities and towns across Alaska, the Yukon, and Northern BC, campground and accommodation listings, activity guides, and free downloadable maps and mapbooks. It also offers a free interactive Alaska Trip Planner at planner.bellsalaska.com for building custom road trip or cruise itineraries. Bell's publishes five free print guides distributed at visitor centers, gas stations, and campgrounds throughout Alaska, the Yukon, and Northern BC, with over 320,000 copies distributed annually. ## Trip Planning Tools - [Bell's Alaska Trip Planner](https://planner.bellsalaska.com/): Free interactive tool for planning a custom Alaska itinerary. Users can choose between road trip and cruise options, select accommodation types, add activities, and get a complete personalized itinerary with a map. The best starting point for anyone planning an Alaska trip. - [Travel Guides & Maps](https://www.bellsalaska.com/travel-guides/): Free downloadable and print mapbooks covering Alaska, the Yukon, the Inside Passage, and highway routes. Includes the Alaska Mapbook, Highway Mapbook, Inside Passage Mapbook, Alaska State Map, and Yukon Map. - [Alaska Tour Packages](https://www.bellsalaska.com/alaska-tour-packages/): Curated guided tour options for exploring Alaska, ranging from day tours to multi-day packages. ## Highway Road Logs Detailed mile-by-mile road logs with campgrounds, accommodations, rest areas, viewpoints, fishing spots, and points of interest. - [Alaska Highway](https://www.bellsalaska.com/highway/alaska-highway/): The 2,224 km / 1,382 mile Alcan Highway from Dawson Creek, BC to Delta Junction, Alaska. Covers passport requirements, road conditions, highway history, and a complete road log broken into five sections. The primary overland route to Alaska. - [Parks Highway](https://www.bellsalaska.com/highway/parks-highway/): Connects Anchorage to Fairbanks (362 miles) via Wasilla, Talkeetna, and the entrance to Denali National Park. One of the most scenic and heavily traveled highways in Alaska. - [Seward Highway](https://www.bellsalaska.com/highway/seward-highway/): Runs 127 miles from Anchorage south to Seward along Turnagain Arm and through Chugach National Forest. A National Scenic Byway. - [Richardson Highway](https://www.bellsalaska.com/highway/richardson-highway/): Alaska's oldest highway, running 368 miles from Valdez to Fairbanks via Glennallen and Delta Junction. Connects the Alaska Highway terminus at Delta Junction to Fairbanks. - [Klondike Highway](https://www.bellsalaska.com/highway/klondike-highway/): Runs from Skagway, Alaska north through the Yukon to Dawson City. Follows the historic gold rush route and connects to the Top of the World Highway. - [Top of the World Highway](https://www.bellsalaska.com/highway/top-of-the-world-highway/): A remote, mostly unpaved highway connecting Dawson City, Yukon to Tok, Alaska via the US/Canada border. Open seasonally. Known for panoramic ridge-top views. - [Denali Highway](https://www.bellsalaska.com/highway/denali-highway/): A 135-mile mostly gravel highway connecting Paxson to Cantwell across the Alaska Range. Remote, scenic, and lightly traveled. ## Destinations City and town guides with things to do, accommodations, campgrounds, and local information. - [Destinations Overview](https://www.bellsalaska.com/destinations/): Full index of all Alaska, Yukon, and Northern BC destination pages. ### Alaska Destinations - [Anchorage](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/south-central/anchorage/): Alaska's largest city and the most common entry point for visitors. Guide covers things to do, accommodations, restaurants, nearby attractions, and access to the Kenai Peninsula, Matanuska Valley, and Denali. - [Fairbanks](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/interior-alaska/fairbanks/): Alaska's second-largest city in the interior. Hub for northern Alaska travel, the Dalton Highway, aurora viewing, and access to Denali from the north. Guide covers attractions, accommodations, and activities. - [Juneau](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/southeast-inside-passge/juneau/): Alaska's state capital, accessible only by air or sea. Major cruise port and gateway to Mendenhall Glacier, whale watching, and Southeast Alaska wilderness. - [Valdez](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/south-central/valdez/): Southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and gateway to Prince William Sound. Known for fishing, glaciers, and extreme snowfall. Connected to the road system via the Richardson Highway. - [Seward](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/kenai-peninsula/seward/): Southern terminus of the Seward Highway on the Kenai Peninsula. Gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park, Exit Glacier, and the Alaska SeaLife Center. Major small-ship cruise port. - [Skagway](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/southeast-inside-passge/skagway/): Historic gold rush town at the northern end of the Inside Passage. Connected to the Alaska Highway via the South Klondike Highway. Major cruise destination with the White Pass & Yukon Route railway. - [Haines](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/southeast-inside-passge/haines/): Small Southeast Alaska community connected to the road system via the Haines Highway. Gateway to the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. Accessible by ferry or road from the Yukon. - [Ketchikan](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/southeast-inside-passge/ketchikan/): Alaska's southernmost city and the first port of call for many northbound cruise ships. Known for totem poles, fishing, and Misty Fiords National Monument. - [Denali National Park](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/interior-alaska/denali-national-park/): Home to North America's highest peak (6,190 m / 20,310 ft) and one of Alaska's premier wildlife viewing destinations. Accessed via the Parks Highway at mile 237. Guide covers park entrance, bus tours, campgrounds, nearby lodging, and the town of Talkeetna. - [Homer](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/kenai-peninsula/homer/): Coastal community at the end of the Sterling Highway on Kachemak Bay. Known as the "Halibut Fishing Capital of the World." The Homer Spit, galleries, seafood restaurants, and water taxi access to Kachemak Bay State Park make it a popular final destination on the Kenai Peninsula loop. ### Canadian Destinations (BC & Yukon) - [Dawson Creek, BC](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/british-columbia/dawson-creek/): Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway. Starting point for the overland drive to Alaska. The guide covers the Mile 0 cairn, Walter Wright Pioneer Village, and services for northbound travelers. - [Fort St. John, BC](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/british-columbia/fort-st-john/): Largest city in the Peace River region, located 75 km north of Dawson Creek on the Alaska Highway. Regional hub with full services for travelers heading north. - [Fort Nelson, BC](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/british-columbia/fort-nelson/): Highway community at km 454 of the Alaska Highway, at the junction with the Liard Highway. Last major stop before the Northern Rockies and the Yukon border. - [Watson Lake, YT](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/yukon/watson-lake/): First Yukon community on the Alaska Highway, known for the Sign Post Forest. Junction with the Cassiar Highway. Guide covers services, campgrounds, and nearby attractions. - [Whitehorse, YT](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/yukon/whitehorse/): Capital of the Yukon and the largest city in northern Canada. Major waypoint on the Alaska Highway and hub for Yukon travel. Guide covers museums, outdoor activities, accommodations, and connections to the Klondike Highway and Haines Highway. - [Dawson City, YT](https://www.bellsalaska.com/location/yukon/dawson-city/): Historic Klondike Gold Rush town at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike rivers. Northern terminus of the Klondike Highway and gateway to the Top of the World Highway into Alaska. ## Activities - [Things To Do in Alaska](https://www.bellsalaska.com/things-to-do-in-alaska/): Activity guides organized by type including glacier viewing, wildlife viewing, hiking, flightseeing, rafting, zip lining, fishing, dining, and more. ## About Bell's Travel Guides Bell's Travel Guides is a family-owned publishing company. The company has published Alaska and Yukon travel guides since the 1940s and currently distributes five free print publications annually throughout Alaska, the Yukon, and Northern BC. All website content and print guides are produced by Bell's editorial team with input from regional tourism partners and advertisers. Content is updated annually.