Rivers & Mileage

7 Bridges Boats & Bikes rentals

CHENA RIVER

Description: Close to populated area, along main road.

Challenge:
Upper Chena: offers Class I canoeing, good moose sighting and fishing.
Lower Chena: is through the center of town and offers the finest restaurants.

Time: Trips range from a few hours to 3 days for entire river.

Fishing:
Arctic grayling, northern pike, round whitefish, humpback whitefish, sheefish, burbot, king and chum salmon.

Wildlife:
Moose, beaver, muskrat, migratory waterfowl.

Maps: Circle
A-5; Big Delta D-5, D-6; Fairbanks D-1, D-2

Mileage

From
To
Miles
2nd Bridge
1st Bridge
2.5 miles
1st Bridge
90 Mi Slough
2 miles
90 Mi Slough
Hodgins Slough
11 miles
Hodgins Slough
Bailey Bridge
16 miles
Bluffs
Chena River
Dam
8.5 miles
Chena River
Dam
Nordale Slough
15.5 miles
L Chena River
Badger Slough
3.5 miles
Badger Slough
Wendell Street
10.5 miles
Wendell Street
Peger Road
3 miles
Peger Road
University Avenue
2 miles
University Avenue
River Mouth
6 miles

 

CHATANIKA
RIVER

Description:
More remote with
both wilderness and some cabins along riverfront.

Challenge:
Upper river is swift,
shallow and challenging, due to sweepers and log jams. The midriver and
lower river are very slow with much paddling required. The wildlife is
everywhere and fishing gets better the further downstream one travels.

Time: Trips
can range from one day to 10 days.

Fishing: The
Chatanika River supports a wealth of fish year round, including grayling,
sheefish, and northern pike.

Wildlife: Caribou,
brown and black bear, Dall sheep, migratory waterfowl.

Maps: Circle
A-6, B-5, B-6; Livengood A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, A-6; Fairbanks D-4, D-6.

Mileage
From To Miles
Cripple
Creek
Steese
Hwy Bridge
26
miles
Steese Hwy Bridge Elliot Hwy Bridge 19 miles
Elliot
Hwy Bridge
Pipeline
Crossing
9
miles
Pipeline Crossing Murphy Creek 24 miles
Shovel
Creek
Hard
Luck Creek
20
miles
Hard Luck Creek Murphy Dome Road 2 miles
Murphy
Dome Road
Goldstream
Creek
14
miles
Goldstream Creek Tolovana River 32 miles
Tolovana
River
Tanana
River
75
miles
Tanana
River
Manley
Hot Springs
35
miles

BEAVER RIVER

Description: Wild and scenic, the scenery consists of contrasting mosaic green vegetation, trees, towering limestone peaks, and colorful exposed rock cliffs along
the gentle meandering river.

Challenge: This trip can be accomplished by novice canoers, and has a class I rating.

Time: One to three weeks, depending on how much of the river you wish to float.

Fishing: Arctic char, arctic grayling, northern pike, whitefish, sheefish, burbot, slimy sculpin, long-nose sucker.

Wildlife: Caribou, grizzly and black bear, Dall sheep, moose, wolf, lynx, beaver, peregrine falcon, golden eagle, bald eagle.

Maps: Livengood B-1, B-2, C-1, C-2, D-1; Circle B-6, C-6, D-5, D-6.

Mileage
From To Miles
Nome
Creek
Victoria
Creek
127
miles
Victoria Creek Dalton Hwy Bridge 272 miles
View of the river curve

Hand drawn bearPLANNING
YOUR TRIP

Some helpful links for planning your trip follow. If you’re looking for a place to stay before or after your
trip, consider our inn. Check out our homepage at www.7gablesinn.com

A wealth of information from the Alaska Public Lands Information Center is found at http://www.nps.gov/aplic/center/