Paxson
| Paxson Lodging |
 Archeological
finds would indicate that this area has been inhabited for at least 10,000 years.
The town began In
1906 when Alvin Paxson established the Timberline Roadhouse at mile 192.
Gradually different buildings were added, then the Denali Highway
was built in the 1950s from Paxson to Cantwell and the Denali National
Park, followed by the construction of the George Parks Highway.
Today, the Denali Highway also accesses the Tangle Lakes Recreation Area, Summit Lake, and the largest
active gold mine in Alaska. Five lodges with restaurants and
bars populate the Paxson area, as do several gift shops, grocery
store, post office, gas station, and bunk house. Income
for most of the approximately 30 residents in this area is generated during the
summer months, with hunting and subsistence rounding out the leaner
months. Temperatures in July range from 50 to 72 degrees, and January temperatures
range from -22 to -2. Annual precipitation is 11.3 inches. |
 Lodging |
Get off the Beaten Path and Explore the Alaska Range  Visitors
will join one of Alaska's most renown nature guides on their choice of any
number of exciting and fascinating trips in the heart of the Alaska Range.
Full and half day trips are available, and include everything from bicycling,
nature tours, guided fishing trips, canoe trips and glacier hikes to photo
safaris, birding hikes and wildlife float trips. The charming cabins
offer queen beds, full baths, TV/VCR, and decks for reading, barbequing
(barbeque grill available on request), or just watching the world go by.
Guests will find complimentary tea, coffee and cocoa in their cabin.
Pets may be boarded in on site kennels. Open year round. Ask for
PAT. |
Homer Travel & Tours
