We took a 23 foot RV down the road just 2 weeks ago. The road was not that bad. It is really 1.5 lanes wide. It is rough in a few places, but overall we averaged 30 mph. We saw Eagles on the drive, a really cool bridge and a really old RR trestle. Just take your time and enjoy.

It wont save you much time if driving above 40mph but it do reduce the possibility of flat tire a lot if driving slower than 25; To be honest, the scenic view of the road itself was not as we expected but the experience to Kennecott and Root glacier was definitely worthy driving 6 hours on this gravel road especially... More

Everything we read and heard told us to be prepared for a terrible road. Advice included: bring two spare tires, carry a satellite phone, get extra insurance, don't use a rental car to drive, blah, blah, blah. I now think this advice is dispensed by some of the locals who want to keep the tourist away. The road was in... More

While planning a trip to Alaska, I found some pictures of the Kennicott mine and I immediately knew that I had to see this place in person. After reading some information about the McCarthy Road I was concerned about the prospect of getting a flat tire or having some other sort of problem. The only problem we had was self... More