Hotels in Delta Junction

Check at the visitor center for a referral to one of the many B&Bs. The cute, funny, and hospitable Kelly's Alaska Country Inn, at the intersection of Richardson and Alaska highways (www.kellysalaskacountryinn.com; tel. 907/895-4667), has rooms for $139 double in summer, $119 winter, right in the middle of town. The 20 rooms have TVs, telephones, Wi-Fi, microwave ovens, refrigerators, and coffeemakers; most are small and ordinary, but a funky few are an in old Quonset hut and have arched wood ceilings. This is a family-run business going way, way back.

Alaska 7 Motel, 3548 Richardson Hwy. (www.alaska7motel.com; tel. 907/895-4848), is a small, low-slung building containing standard rooms with lots of amenities, including refrigerators, microwave ovens, coffeemakers, Wi-Fi, and satellite TV for $99 double.

Camping

Alaska State Parks maintains five campgrounds on the rivers and lakes in and around Delta Junction and a couple of public cabins. Right on the highway near town, the Delta State Recreation Area campground lies among large spruce and birch trees, the sites well separated, some with walk-in privacy. It is among the most attractive campgrounds on the highway. The Quartz Lake State Recreation Area, 11 miles northwest of town on the Richardson Highway and down a 3-mile turnoff, has more than 100 camping sites on two fishing lakes. The camping fee is $10. For information, contact the Department of Natural Resources Public Information Center, 3700 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709 (www.alaskastateparks.org; tel. 907/451-2705).

To park an RV, or if you're tent camping and need a shower, Smith's Green Acres RV Park and Campground, 1 1/2 miles north on the Richardson Highway from the visitor center, at mile 267.9 (www.smithsgreenacres.com; tel. 800/895-4369 or 907/895-4369), has pull-through RV sites and tent sites among the trees. The place also has cabins, a small playground, laundry facilities, and Wi-Fi. Full hookup sites are $36, tent sites $18.